Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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“House in tolerable repair and convenient, shall move in tomorrow.”—Horatio Nelson Taft

September 30, 2011

Diary of US patent clerk Horatio Nelson Taft.

MONDAY 30

We have been all day hard at work getting ready to leave our residence on L St. I have rented a house on 9th St next door to Comodore Smith, No. 346, having 9 rooms and back buildings, rent $200.00 pr year. House in tolerable repair and convenient, shall move in tomorrow. The House belongs to the old “Douty Estate” and is one belonging to “Douty Row” betwen Mass Ave and L St, West. Weather is delightful.

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The three diary manuscript volumes, Washington during the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865, are available online at The Library of  Congress.

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