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court martial. He had been gone some time and she had not heard from him but once and that the day he arrived there. There was also a letter from Alice and a note from Mary Gifford who is in Brooklyn. It was raining when I came to my [[?]]

Wednesday Jan 18th 1888. Cold again this morning and the rain froze on the side walks. Mary told me of her anxiety about Calvert whose symptoms have been very alarming. I walked up to see Ortgies to see if he had heard anything about getting the law, forbidding auctions in the lineup changed. He was not in but I saw his clerk who had heard of nothing definite having been accomplished. I went down to the Tribune Building to see Philips + Wells the real estate agents who have our place for sale. They had had no inquiries and apparently had not thought of it since I put it into their hands. I saw one of the firm who said they would not push it unless we advertised it and proposed spending a hundred dollars in advertising to be deducted from their commission if sold. I dont think it wise to do so but told him I would think about of it. Then I went to see Mr. David G. Francis about our Miles Registers. He was not in but a man representing him said as it was not a full sett he did not think he would care for it. I came to my room and went to work cataloguing my sketches & studies, outside of those to be included in my sale with a view of having them insured as I cannot paint. In the evening I called upon Mrs. Brownell and Miss Sheffield in 53" St and went from there to the club where I saw Shirlaw, Butter & Perry. Whittredge came in in his dress suit but did not seem to be genial. Collins came in and Whittredge immediately left me and joined him. I wish Whittredge were a little more loyal. 

Thursday 19" Still very cold. It must be cold up at home and I think of Sara there alone. I count the days until I go back there for I feel lonely and isolated here. Calvert is getting well but is irritable and difficult to manage. I saw by the Post of last night that the bill to allow auction sales of works of art after sunset had been introduced into the Senate and now I hope it will pass quickly. I busied myself assorting, measuring and cataloguing my studies and sketches and mean to keep at it until I have a list of all of them At 3 o'clock I started for Brooklyn to call on Mary Gifford but found a note from her in the office asking me there to dinner at Mrs. Van In[[?]]s at 6 as she was going up town to lunch and feared she would not be back by 3. I left here at 5 and went over the bridge in the cars 3/4 of an hour being ample time. I had a very pleasant evening with Mary Mr & Mrs Van In[[?]] and Mrs. Brucker formerly Miss Leggett. Came back to the club for a little while and went to bed finally pretty tired and lame from being on my feet all day 

Friday 20" The severe cold continues without abatement. John Johnston called. He said he had heard a few of us were supporting Mrs. Winter and he thought either his family or his uncles ought to do that and as his uncle did not he would see they did their duty. I went to see Brown who told me we had paid her expenses up to Jan. 1 and that from that time her nephew would pay for her, but as he worked for a salary and had a family it would be hard on him. I called to see Johnston twice but he was out. Have worked all day cataloguing my sketches. I arrange them in three classes. The best ones, the second class and those I consider worth nothing. In the evening I called up in 63" St to see the Sheffields but they were out. Then I called upon Mrs. Weeks in 24" St and went to the club where I saw Collins.

Saturday 21 The cold continues 

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-18 16:08:50 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-19 10:38:00 It is year 1888, I see several mentions of "called", but telephone was not invented until 1927. Also I see mention of "sidewalks", did those exist in that year? ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-19 12:07:56