December 1
Met Archbishop Gibbons of Baltimore at the 10:30 train and drove him to Donaldsonville to the church. He comes - it is said - as "lagate a latere" from the Pope to examine into the church difficulties at Donaldsonville. He is a most agreeable man and charming companion and I was very glad to make is acquaintance.
December 7
Went with Mr. Beirne to examine new breakwaters and new levees at Orange Grove. He seemed pleased with both. Sent Nancy's and Suzy's school reports back, endorsing on them my regret and hopes for improvement.
December 15
Cold 28 degrees. Went to New Hope with Col. Sanders. All working well. Standing cane perfectly sound. Wrote Mr. Chiapella sending cheque for $139.10 for cigars, beef and fish. Wrote Richie with argument in favor of duty on sugar.
December 22
Wrote John H. Fraley, in reply, that there were no vacancies on the plantations. Mr. Chiapella came from New Hope to dinner. Mr. Beirne and Nanny and Chiapella went to New Orleans on the 4:30 pm train. Mr. Beirne says he will return Christmas Day.
December 25
Clear, bright a beautiful 46 degrees. Wrote Mr. Lynch Hamilton thanking him for a quantity of Mr. McIlhenny's preparations of Tobasco Pepper. The Sauce - the ground pepper and the Pepper Vinegar.
December 31
Wrote Alfred Buckner to drop us a line to let us know how he is getting on and when he expects to finish. Drove with Nanny in afternoon. Mr. Burns of Wheeling, W.Va. spent the night with us.
For the month of November 1885
November 1
Walked on levee with Hamilton and looked at breakwater and talked with contractor. Second one well advanced. He assured us that they would be very permanent and rapidly form a batture.
November 8
Sugar market very low. Hanging Audubon birds until dinner time. Robert did everything well and quickly. Gave him $1.00. They look remarkably well as they hang around the dining room. Canvas Back Ducks - Grouse - Blue Jays - Mocking Birds. Put Baltimore Oriole's in Mrs. Beirne's room. And hung Doe & Faun also in the same room for Mr. Beirne.
Walked on levee with Hamilton and looked at breakwater and talked with contractor. Second one well advanced. He assured us that they would be very permanent and rapidly form a batture.
November 8
Sugar market very low. Hanging Audubon birds until dinner time. Robert did everything well and quickly. Gave him $1.00. They look remarkably well as they hang around the dining room. Canvas Back Ducks - Grouse - Blue Jays - Mocking Birds. Put Baltimore Oriole's in Mrs. Beirne's room. And hung Doe & Faun also in the same room for Mr. Beirne.
For the month of October 1885
October 1
Reached New Orleans between 8 and 9 A.M. To office all morning. Sent telegram to Sarah, "I'm alright." Joe Haskell talked with me in evening at St. Charles Hotel. He is superintendent of the Avery salt mines, an excellent position, I imagine.
October 3
Went to mule stables and bought 12 (broke) mules from Martin for $200, fine ones, and 8 (green) mules from G.T. for $195. Back to Houmas on 4:20 P.M. train.
October 5
Very cool, 46 degrees. Can very fine on all the places, but green. Corn crop very good - also hay.
October 13
Wrote Scribner & Walford for books - enclosing cheque for $13.40 "The Book Hunter" - "Old World Idyls" - "Ballads in Blue China" - "Confessions of an Opium Eater" - "Vicar of Wakefield".
October 15
In New Orleans. Took Audubon's (6 plates) of Birds to Blessing to be framed. He is to frame them for $55 in handsome gilt frames. Returned home on 4:20 P.M. train.
October 19
Commenced grinding on the 13th. Everything working well. Told them to put more weight on rams as bagasse might be improved. Wrote Gelpi with cheque for $67.25 for Claret, Champagne & Whiskey.
October 26
Wrote J.B. Lippincott for Biographical Dictionary of Russia with cheque for $15.
October 27
Lynch Hamilton came from Avery's Island to pay me a visit. Met him at the 7 P.M. train. Much pleasant talk about Carolina and old times.
Reached New Orleans between 8 and 9 A.M. To office all morning. Sent telegram to Sarah, "I'm alright." Joe Haskell talked with me in evening at St. Charles Hotel. He is superintendent of the Avery salt mines, an excellent position, I imagine.
October 3
Went to mule stables and bought 12 (broke) mules from Martin for $200, fine ones, and 8 (green) mules from G.T. for $195. Back to Houmas on 4:20 P.M. train.
October 5
Very cool, 46 degrees. Can very fine on all the places, but green. Corn crop very good - also hay.
October 13
Wrote Scribner & Walford for books - enclosing cheque for $13.40 "The Book Hunter" - "Old World Idyls" - "Ballads in Blue China" - "Confessions of an Opium Eater" - "Vicar of Wakefield".
October 15
In New Orleans. Took Audubon's (6 plates) of Birds to Blessing to be framed. He is to frame them for $55 in handsome gilt frames. Returned home on 4:20 P.M. train.
October 19
Commenced grinding on the 13th. Everything working well. Told them to put more weight on rams as bagasse might be improved. Wrote Gelpi with cheque for $67.25 for Claret, Champagne & Whiskey.
October 26
Wrote J.B. Lippincott for Biographical Dictionary of Russia with cheque for $15.
October 27
Lynch Hamilton came from Avery's Island to pay me a visit. Met him at the 7 P.M. train. Much pleasant talk about Carolina and old times.
For the month of September 1885
September 1
Wrote Mr. Jne. Dymond by Mr. Beirne's direction that Mr. Beirne would subscribe $100 per annum for 5 years for establishment of "experimental sugar station" Company beginning to leave the Sweet pretty rapidly. 24 left this morning.
September 5
Wrote Chiapella in reply returning two drafts for $10,000 & $8,000 respectively, signed. This exhausts $100,000 to my credit with Mr. Value and will carry plantations to end of this month. We will need $15,000 to $20,000 more to carry us to sale of sugars. Showed Mr. Beirne who said he would provide funds in time.
September 12
Wrote Mrs. Lefebere children would be with her next Tuesday night, about 12 o'clock.
September 15
Left Sweet Springs at 9 A.M. in carriage for Alleghany Station with Jeanie, Sally, Betty, Nancy, Suzy & Linda. Sleepers all crowded, even had trouble securing sitting room. Just before reaching Manassas Junction we found the truck obstructed by a wrecked freight train & had to get out & walk some distance to a passenger train which had stopped at Manasas for dinner. We all crowded with difficulty into this train. We had to lie over in Washington some 2 hours and did not arrive Baltimore until 2 A.M.
September 18
Went to Peabody Library with Sally & Wardie. Sally went out driving in afternoon with Mrs. Henson Thomas.
September 22
Went over for the day to Washington with Judge McGowen. Mrs. Pringle Smith on the train en route to Charleston. Much pleasant conversation with her. Called with the judge at the Louise House on Mrs. Taylor. Then called with him on Mr. Corocran. Then on the President. He was holding a Cabinet Meeting - so could not see him - but left our cards. Visited the National Museum and Smithsonian, returned to Baltimore on 7:10 P.M. train.
September 28
After dinner left the Gordon's & took train to Charlottesville where Willy met me from the Sweet.
Went with Willy to the University. Chairman of Faculty, Dr. Harrison, very polite. Called on Professor Holmes. Willy will study Chemistry & Physics & Modern Languages (at present on French). Dr. Harrison thinks these will amply occupy his time.
September 29
Left Charlottesville on 4 P.M. train for New Orleans via Atlanta.
Wrote Mr. Jne. Dymond by Mr. Beirne's direction that Mr. Beirne would subscribe $100 per annum for 5 years for establishment of "experimental sugar station" Company beginning to leave the Sweet pretty rapidly. 24 left this morning.
September 5
Wrote Chiapella in reply returning two drafts for $10,000 & $8,000 respectively, signed. This exhausts $100,000 to my credit with Mr. Value and will carry plantations to end of this month. We will need $15,000 to $20,000 more to carry us to sale of sugars. Showed Mr. Beirne who said he would provide funds in time.
September 12
Wrote Mrs. Lefebere children would be with her next Tuesday night, about 12 o'clock.
September 15
Left Sweet Springs at 9 A.M. in carriage for Alleghany Station with Jeanie, Sally, Betty, Nancy, Suzy & Linda. Sleepers all crowded, even had trouble securing sitting room. Just before reaching Manassas Junction we found the truck obstructed by a wrecked freight train & had to get out & walk some distance to a passenger train which had stopped at Manasas for dinner. We all crowded with difficulty into this train. We had to lie over in Washington some 2 hours and did not arrive Baltimore until 2 A.M.
September 18
Went to Peabody Library with Sally & Wardie. Sally went out driving in afternoon with Mrs. Henson Thomas.
September 22
Went over for the day to Washington with Judge McGowen. Mrs. Pringle Smith on the train en route to Charleston. Much pleasant conversation with her. Called with the judge at the Louise House on Mrs. Taylor. Then called with him on Mr. Corocran. Then on the President. He was holding a Cabinet Meeting - so could not see him - but left our cards. Visited the National Museum and Smithsonian, returned to Baltimore on 7:10 P.M. train.
September 28
After dinner left the Gordon's & took train to Charlottesville where Willy met me from the Sweet.
Went with Willy to the University. Chairman of Faculty, Dr. Harrison, very polite. Called on Professor Holmes. Willy will study Chemistry & Physics & Modern Languages (at present on French). Dr. Harrison thinks these will amply occupy his time.
September 29
Left Charlottesville on 4 P.M. train for New Orleans via Atlanta.
For the month of August 1885
August 1
Very warm. To office. Bought ticket for Alleghany station, via Kennesaw route, for $28.80 & berth in sleeper (to Waynesboro) for 7.00.
August 2
Very warm. Packing. Chiapella called in morning & sat a long time with me. Left for Sweet Springs at 7 P.M.
August 4
Did not reach Alleghany station until 11:30 P.M. Spent the night at Mann's hotel.
August 5
Reached the Sweet at 11 A.M. All children remarkably well and delighted to see me.
Ballroom with children at night. Talked all evening with Mrs. Hanson Thomas of Baltimore, who is here with her handsome daughter Mrs. Carroll.
August 6
What a change of climate. Slept under two blankets last night and coverlet & found them hardly enough. And then to be relieved from mosquitos.
August 8
Hard rain. Frank and Jeanie and Sarah came at 7 A.M. Spoke with Frank all the morning.
August 11
Judge McGowan and Mr. Carpenter - one of the editors of the "Baltimore Sun" came over from the White Sulphur and dined with us.
August 15
Cool - delightful. Tub Race in afternoon. Mr. Beirne forbid Sally, Betty, Nancy, Suzy & Linda from goin, as being rather too nude & vulgar an exhibition.
August 21
Wrote Mary thanking her for copy of proposed amended Prayer Book & sending her cheque for $100.
August 30
Rainy. Reverend Mr. Richards of Philadelphia preached in Ball Room in the morning.
For the week of July 28, 1885
Tuesday. Saw Major Brown about line of new levee at Orange Grove. Mr. Bateman told me it was to stop short of Mr. Kenner's pump house and would join our old levee at a weak point where there was no batture - leaving us as much endangered as ever.
Wednesday. Spoke with Major Brown, levee will extend 100 feet lower down that Mr. Kenner's pump house, where there is plenty of batture.
Thursday. Mr. Byrne (levee contractor) said his instructions were to stop the levee above Mr. Kenner's pump house. Which is contrary to what Major Brown told me yesterday. I will go to New Orleans to discuss with Major Brown immediately.
Friday. At office, spoke with Major Brown about levee work to be done. He assures me the levee will be extended past Mr. Kenner's pump house.
Saturday. At office in morning. Bought ticket for Allegheny Station via Kennesaw route, for $28.80 and berth in sleeper (to Waynesboro) for $7.00.
Sunday. Packing. Mr. Chiapella called in morning and sat a long time with me. Left for Sweet Springs at 7 P.M.
Wednesday. Spoke with Major Brown, levee will extend 100 feet lower down that Mr. Kenner's pump house, where there is plenty of batture.
Thursday. Mr. Byrne (levee contractor) said his instructions were to stop the levee above Mr. Kenner's pump house. Which is contrary to what Major Brown told me yesterday. I will go to New Orleans to discuss with Major Brown immediately.
Friday. At office, spoke with Major Brown about levee work to be done. He assures me the levee will be extended past Mr. Kenner's pump house.
Saturday. At office in morning. Bought ticket for Allegheny Station via Kennesaw route, for $28.80 and berth in sleeper (to Waynesboro) for $7.00.
Sunday. Packing. Mr. Chiapella called in morning and sat a long time with me. Left for Sweet Springs at 7 P.M.
For the week of July 21, 1885
Tuesday. To new levee at Clark and Orange Grove, will lose some 10 acres of land, but security levee brings is cheap at that.
Wednesday. Sent The Nation (by request) names of Ascension people to whim to send specimen copies of paper.
Thursday. Wrote Mr. Loving acknowledging cheque of J.R. Peebles on Peoples National Bank of Lynchburg for $391.02 - my share of tobacco of 1884. Wrote cashier Canal Bank New Orleans sending cheque to be collected and placed to my credit.
Monday. Wrote "Nation", "Churchman" "Southern Democrat" to change address to Sweet Springs.
Wednesday. Sent The Nation (by request) names of Ascension people to whim to send specimen copies of paper.
Thursday. Wrote Mr. Loving acknowledging cheque of J.R. Peebles on Peoples National Bank of Lynchburg for $391.02 - my share of tobacco of 1884. Wrote cashier Canal Bank New Orleans sending cheque to be collected and placed to my credit.
Monday. Wrote "Nation", "Churchman" "Southern Democrat" to change address to Sweet Springs.
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