FRIDAY 15
A cool day, chilly wind, but not freezing. It is colder tonight, freezes some. No Comisr in our office yet, and no particular news about town. The great Gaines Lawsuit was decided yesterday by the Supreme Court which is the end of the Law. Over two Millions of property goes to Mrs Gaines by this decision. Went the round of the Hotels with Brother this Evening, “Willards,” “National,” “Browns,” & “Kirkwoods,” a good crowd in all of them. Came home before 9, read the papers, and talked of Williamstown Matters & People till after 11 o’clock.
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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.
