January 1 through January 6, 1866
At place. (Paid Mrs. Fulton $50.00 for October rent.) [Editor's Note: Diary entry the same for each day.]
January 7, 1866
Sunday.
January 8, 1866
At place. Saw Syberg. He is _____ Recorder. He said he would do all he could to get me a license. Wrote letter to [my cousin] James Hollister [at] Memphis, and to [my sister] Augusta.
January 9, 1866
At saloon.
January 10, 1866
At saloon.
January 11, 1866
Got license.
January 12, 1866
At place.
January 13, 1866
At place. At Dane Rice’s Circus.
January 14, 1866
Sunday. Rainy and disagreeable.
January 15 through January 27, 1866
At place. [Editor's Note: Diary entries for each of these days is the same, except for noting "Sunday."]
January 28, 1866
Wrote letter home. Rather pleasant but cool. Theater still running. Read Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Business dull.
January 29, 1866
At place. Down town. Sent letter home. Warm & pleasant day. Reading a work on Civil Engineering. Took a long walk up town to see if I could get a house. Nothing new.
January 30, 1866
At place. Harry Van Houten at place. Business dull.
January 31, 1866
At place. Cleaning up. Went to theater. Saw Harry Van Houten. Drank with him. Alice Kingsbury played Camille — very good for her.
