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20  August 1862.
[[underlined]] Tuesday 26.[[/underlined]] I commenced a Landscape N. 81. representing the Depot, Machine shop &c of Ashland.
[[underlined]] Wednesday 27. [[/underlined]] I painted all day on N. 81.
[[underlined]] Thursday 28 [[/underlined]] I painted most of the day on N. 81. also numbered several hundred Bank-notes for Charles
[[underlined]] Friday 28. [[/underlined]] This morning I took a walk to the Cimetry and walked all through it even up to the the small house on the highest part of it and returned another path home, the view was very grand shewing Shamoken in the valley, surrounded by lofty mountains although the walk was long I bore it admiraby well.
[[underlined]] Saturday 29. [[/underlined]] I commenced another small fruit piece N. 82. and painted a little on N. 80.
Sunday 30. I spent the most of the day in reading 
[[strikethrough]] Then telegraph dispatch received via N York 3 [[/strikethrough]]
[[double underlined]] Monday September 1st 1862.[[/double underlined]] "The telegraph dispatch via n. york Aug. 31st. 10 am. The battle of saturday was faught in Hay Market a few miles west of Bull Run
Heintzelman came up with the enemy at this point at 10 P.M, and found Jackson fighting with McDowell or Seigles or both - The battle was faught with success on the part of our forces until 4 P.M. when the enemy was routed and driven to the mountains where they are now pursued by Fitz John Porters fresh corps - Jacksons force numbered 60 thousand being all of Lees army that could get to them - we have in our hands 16 to 17,000 of his killed, wounded and prisoners. The enemy are exausted, seperated, running and surrounded.
Another dispatch. Aug 31. 9 oclock P.M. Genl. Pope has fallen back to Centerville reinforced by Franklin and Summer - He occupies a strong position. The fight was renewed today - have not heard the result. 
Mrs. Peale, Mary, May and Mr. Tathan accompanyed me to the Furnace, quite a pleasant mornings walk for us after I went to the head of the spring that supply this part of Shamoken with water, and made a sketch from it shewing the furnace &c. at a distance, but was driven home by a sudden shower. Painted a part of the day on N. 81. A dispatch this evening reports that our army has [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] defeated Jackson force and taken him prisoner. The Papers received conferms the Telegraph report of this morning, with all the particulars of the fight. our loss is supposed to be over 8,000 killed & wounded. 

Transcription Notes:
No questions or concerns, just wanted to comment on the way that information was received about the battles: it's really interesting that people could receive a telegram, essentially a daily/hourly update, with all sorts of details like how many killed, who was fighting, and what was happening. The optimism of the first telegram is also interesting as it reflects the confidence of the Union that the Rebellion would quickly be ended. In the second telegram, "Have not heard the result" makes it sound like he is waiting on the final scores in a football game. (new reviewer) The author when writing a word that has the letter S two times in succession will capitalize the first "S", and lower case the second "S". Confirmed this by looking at page 26, where he uses about four words with the double "S" in word. confirmed that the commander with Jackson is Sigels.