NOTES AND DIARIES OF CHARLES SEDAM HEERMANCE

(Originals in the possession of Dorothy Heermance Oram)

(Typed from a little black leather diary. Inside the front cover is "Hadley Heermance"

Next page "Hadley H. got this book from georggibhort?? Sunday feb 21 1875" and some other writing not legible. On the next page "Hadley Heermance" and a faded address in Albany, all crossed out and underneath "C. S. Heermance Albany N.Y U.S.)

May 14 1875

May 15

16 Pageform (then a grid, I believe showing the order of pages when run on a press. There are several more illustrated grids with numbers in them)

May 27 1/2-6oc PM

Lots of Work. Ben Working night til ten O Clock for A Bout Six month Plenty Stove Work And Patent Dupliex tickets for all the rilroads in the united States I have the Colored Part and Henry Barrett the Black. One Day i have Pink and the next Day wash up and put on blue ink. Some Days Red same day yellow and green.

Sat. June 5, 1875

Press Room w Poco(?) 10 Stop Cillinders Preses 2 more comming 6 Drum cil and 4 Adam Presses. Worked every night for 2 weeks get $5 a week. Been hear about 2 years.

Fri. June 5, 1875

Veary warm weather Wednesday and Thursday Was so warm that some of our rollers melted in the press We hav had a verrey quear summer. Some nights is so cold that we have to have a fire som days is so warm that

July 7

4 of July came on Sunday and was celebrated Monday the 5th. Sunday was cloudy all day. Stayed in the house all day. Went to bed at 7-1/2 o clock got up at 12-1/2 oClock went out in the street had lots of fun about 15 fellers all went up Second Street and down lark St. ----- Clinton Av Firing off Cannons guns and pistols. Poleiceman chared(?) us twice and took a cannon away from a boy.

Tues'y June 12th '77

11 Stop cill 4 Adam and 6 cill presses

It has ben veary dull hear for a long time havnt had much work hear. Most all R.R. work lots of Red.

Aug 20th 1877

Veary Dull. 2 Wilks. Roarch, West, 2 Heermance, 6 Missis, Merham, Merill, Lawless, Carredy, Gibson, Corey, Hinbert, Bigg, Green, Whalen, McGaffrey, Davidson, 12. Scale Book $15 Job $16 Pressmen $18, Nevs $18 and $19 

Oct. 12th 1877

Veary Dull the Dullest, yet just enough to Crate(?) Barret Briggs 2 Heermance 2 Wilks 6

Jan. 8th Lots of Work 8 men 2 Boys, I an a gson of Will Rats

1878

March 7th 78

Rushing work last night get $15 a week.

Oct. 6th 1884

Very dul!

Barrett Brind Heermance Rush Biggs Feeley Heermance A. West Wilks McCallister

Those laide off are J. Cassley J. Corkell, J. McDermott. All have been to work again but it is dull again.

Nov. 22nd 1884

Laid off J. Cassley Corkell McAllister, McDermott.

Feb 20th 1885

Full force in pressroom veary dul in the Bindery

75,000 men out of work in N.Y City.

March 12th 1885

The first night work dull all over the U.S. and the whole Wourld

Sept 1885

J. McDermmott laid off

Oct. 2 1885

A McCallister, John Cassley and J. Corkell laid off total 4. H. Wilks sick a long time G. Gregory is sick The men were not off long this year 2 and 3 weaks

Dec 11th 1885

Veary buisy some are working nights

Oct 21 1886

Been busy this year. A. McCallister has retired is not able to work.

C. Sedam Heermance

1876

C. S. Heermance

and Friends

My 19th year

One year Pared

Tuesday Dec. 19, 1876

Having a lot of cards of diferent persons I thought i would begin with theiar names first.

C. S. Heermance

Frank M. Case

Frank E. eidman

Elmer D. Oshborne

Charles W. Sharp

Charles D. Comstock

Isaac Conklin

John O'Keefe

Edwin Sangford

James H. Hendrie

John P. Armstrong

Robert S. Armstrong

John C. Kennedy

James Kirkland

Austin Clark

Charles H. Bentley

James A. Smith

Rufus W. Billson

Sadies

Ida E. Wordon

Jennie Worden

Ella J. Nyland

Violet J. Hall

Alice D. Murphy

Esther S. Corey

Lilley M. Wilson

Carrie Rose Wilson

Nellie E. Sharp

Louise A. Hubert

Mary E. Teller

Fannie C. Collord

Mamie M. Healey

Friends

My Friends are

Frank Case

Prers Byers

Sadey's Friends

Ida Worden

Jennie Worden

Ella Nyland

Lilley Wilson

Violet Hall

Ester Corey

Jan. 2, 1877

Mar 15 -77

Meeting Committee of the Young Mens Association of the Sixth Presbyterian Church and Vice President of the Debating Club. Algie Laird is Pre't one of the Com'r to draw up a Constitution for the club. Will Davidson Cha(?) Friday Friday Sic C.S. Heermance is the Committee. Wednesday the 14 over at Butler Milk Falls as bad night a wet snow storm it did look wild thare.

April 1877

April 8 this is one weeks sport beginning with Sunday March the 29 whent up to the ----------- in Lumber St. to see Jennie Worden met her and Lill Wilson and took a good long walk to the water works. Had a veary good time in the afternoon Fred Colman and i took Jennie and Ida up to the cemetry stoned a snake in Pumpeley Vaults Door got in a scrape for it gave a man $1.35 and he gave it

(pages cut out)

Wels came over in the afternoon so i had to see him part of the way home went as far as the river Ida having sent word for me to come and see her i went got there 8-2/2 O'Clock going home i saw Jennie and Fred in front of her house had a little chat with them.

Sat. 5th

tok a walk on Pearl St. with Frank Case met Press Byers then Ed Day and Mr. Decker stoped in a few places i took cider and they took Lager they made fun of me for drinking cider but did not care left them 25 minits so I kept my engagement with Ida had a walk up to the park in Madison Ave.

June 13th 1877

From notes

I had my Picture taken and gave them tot he following persons Alida T. Van Amburgh, Ida Worden, Jennie Worden, Lill Wilson, Ella Gentry, Frank Case, Annie Fletcher, Addie Wilson, Fred Colman, Libbie Wels, Esther Cory, Press Byers.

Tuesday, May 15th 77

Out for a walk with Fred met Carrie Wilson on Clinton Ave. she asked me to lend her one cent she had 2 and wanted to get a 3 cent stamp to write a letter to her husband. She showed me a letter signed "from your husband" wrote in red. She sed she was Married liked it veary much and has had it for about a month

Jad(?) Wednesday May the 16th S.Co

May 27th Sunday

Whent out to Normansvill Fred. - J. W.- J. W.

It is a pretty place i would hardly call it a village it so smawl its creek with it Iron Bridge and two dams rocky shores is something we don't see in Albany.

July 4, 1877

Last year on the night of 3rd of July i sent veary different then last night then i was with Frank Weidrman Charles Sharp and Will Stevenson. Whe whent around drinking got in the house about 2 1/2 o'clock got up at half past eight A.M. was as white as snow my Mother sed i looked as tho i was on a Drunk all night and it was not a veary pleasant day for me.

6.38 P.M.

Aug. 14 - 77

Aug. 14th From notes on the 4th of July whent up to Troy in the morning alone in the afternoon i took my Lady up to Troy on the Whitney. Fred was there and so was my Mother and Father. in the Evening i and Fred took our Ladies to the Opra to see Oliver Doud Byron i plenty of MOney. I like to do good when i can whe saw the Fireworks Made som little arangements on the 5th of July and perfected them on the 8th

One night i asked Frank Weidman if Lill was Wild i told him i heard so he sed it was a lie he told Lill about it and on the 18th of July when i had changed my books i was in front of the Church talking to Lidewen Lill called me to account for what i had sed i told her what i had herd but would not tel her who had told me she sed i sed that Family had not better talk about me i sed it was so i did say it she almost cried

Oct 4th 1877

Carrie Wilson her mother sent her to the house of Refuge about last May or June she is home again came back 2 weeks ago. That Family has sunk greatley since i have ben acquainted with them i got in with them about 1 1/2 years ago then i thought they was splendid so good and nice Carrie was bad but they rest i thought was nice i would write more but i Dartnot do it they always live in a back St. since i knew them they have lived in the Following St Second N of Lumber orange and Placer Now in Sherman.

September 27th 1877 (written crosswise out of order in the book)

it has rained a little but now it is clear overhead the moon is seem through the clouds and is pleasent 10.55 P.M.

Thursday Oct 4th 1877

it raines vearey hard harder then it did a week agow

Oct. 4th 77

The Business of the Countrey is veary dull but it looks better now it is vearey dull to the Shop the only Book is on the Press that is a Voll of American Pep(?) 21 we have a little Job work to do not mutch i have on the Press Red and Green Ink. For Mineral Soap Ester Corey, Emma Gibson is my Press Girls i ame a Prettey good workman for a boy

Oct. 6 77

Sunday Aug 26th i gave ring to the Belle it was rich in tone and clear in collor it had to be recast twice before it was perfect. Ida Sept 27 1877 C.S.H. to I.E.W. was cast up on it in plane sight.

Aug. 19th i was in the Countrey and got home on the 4th of Sept. Charity, Hannar Morrison Thomas S. Wylie, Delivan H. Wainright. Aderline Rinehart wher my Friends hopyards is a nice to have a good time i ran all over the place and had a nice time the men sweare in frunt of their children they dont care what they say they Girls are prettey bad ones and the hop pickers are a rough class in the whole i dont think theire is many Virtuous Girls out theire one out of ten would not be putting it to high had a Carrage one hour it cost me 20 Shil (pages cut out)

...that youre the Cloke of Religion to cover there Sins half of theire Church members are not good in their Hearts todays Laper speaker of a man who yoused the Religous garb to swindle honest People he was a Sunday School Teacher and led a veary good Life as all People thought but he Disipointed them all by Commiting Forgeries to the amount of 300,000 some of the Ministers are notwith he he dont sem to care who it is he will talk about her and her Folks i am a queare sort of a fellow i have a quick Temper get angrey veary early am veary Suspicious i like to do good when i cann i have a tender Heart if i can do aney one a kinkness i do it if i can

I like to have fun i go in for a good time when i can Don't Smoke Chew or Drink.

Sat. Oct 13th 1877

Ida goes away tomorrow at 6.40 A.M. i Spent the Evening with her i saw her Monday night Tuesday we visited my Aunt Alida spent a veary pleasent evening Wednesday i Whent to Prayer Meeting i whent to Mr. Ross and Miss Winnie wants me to go before the Session Sunday night Thursday with Ida Friday with Ida Jennie and Cittey Pedlo to Church Splendid

Oct. 13 1877

Ida E. Heermance

Oct 13 1877 I do this to please my own Dear Husband. I hope I shall not --so long away from him. I do this to pleas him and also too pleas myself

I asked my Wife to write something for me before she whent away we war Married on the 27th of Sep 1877 By the Rev. Geo E. Baldwin D.D. My dear Wife is agonter go away to Sing Sing in the Morning to be gon three Months i don't know what i will do while she is gon i know i will be Lonsome all the time she is gon but i will have to make the best of it so i must be content i youster say i would not go with any Girl to keep Company with but i did not know Ida then

Sun Oct 14th

Ida left for Sing Sing this morning at 6.40 A.M. so i am left all alone.

Nov 11 1877

Been five times to see Mr. J. Bennett Anderson once at the Garet in Station Fore times at the Grace M.E.'s is a long time since I have herd such a interestin Servon as I did tonight he spoke about the Brooklin Theater Astabula Brige the Wreck of the Schiller Collery Accidents and a lot of others his way is diferent then aney other Minister that I ever heard in his Sermon he will break out and Sing Some evening he will Sing about Sin Songs or more last Sunday the Fourth and Thursday the 8th he had wat he caled a Song Servon all Singing and a little reading This afternoon I was at Martin Halls to hear Mr. Doutney the Temperance Mam a veary plain speaking man he asked for a Bible and they was 3 Ministers on the Stage and not one of them hat a Bible, Reynolds Kelley Morse

Nov 17 1877

Saturday Nov 17th Was in the Barbor Shop about an Hour then I took a Walk on Perl St. then inv Martin Hall to hear Mr. Doutney I Signed the Pledge and a Ladey pined a piece of Blue Ribbon on my Coat Herd Mr. Doutney Wednesday night with Will Stevenson I have ben to the Grace Church Three times this Week Tues'y and Thu'y with Jennie W Friday with my Sister Jen I know a big Sg-nash(?) that is making a big Fool of him self trying to get a Girl that whont have him F.C.----

Nov 23rd Friday

Mr. J. Bennet Anderson leaves tonight I have heard him 4 times this Week and about as much last Week I have taken Great Delight in hime he is veary interesting he leaves for Cohose(?), then for her home -- in Cannada then to New Orleans to Preach the Gospel I could listen to his Preaching and Singing all Night if he would do it he knows Hims and Songs by the Hundreds I believe.

For a long time I have had Dreams about Snakes getting Shot I don't know what to think about it last night I had a Dream and I saw a Snake and tried to run past it but it came for me I ran back and it came after me some nights me getting Chased and cant see who it is some times. I was Shot in the heart I awoke with my hand on my head fealing for the wound I dont know what to think about it if it is a Warning or not I dont know I think it is Esther Corey ses I have an Enemy and it is a gonter Conquer me

Dec. 1st

I whent to Sing Sing Wednesday Nov 28th At 1.50 P.M. it was a veary Glomey Ride down stoped at Poughkeepsie 30 Minits the Cabman was enough to set you Deaf Got to Sing Sing at a little before 7.00 O'Clock

Dec 16th 1877

in front of 106 Second St. Ben Ada Mr. Wilson you get in the House Ben I want you to get away from hear you come around to much I wont have it aney more it must be Stoped

Mrs. Wilson Stoke veary Kind to him Just like aney Deacent Woman would

Dec 18th

Ben told me to Day Noon that it was all right that Mr. Wilson was good as Pie to him and that he had ben up to see her last night Ben Tinney

Dec 19th

One Year has pased since I commenced this book it has pased veary quick and I must say it has ben a veary Pleasant One for me. I am Satisfied I have don things which I had not ought to do I know but then we cant be Perfict in every thing

I hope Every Person's whoes Name I have in this Book can say as I can that this has be a Happy Year for them Some things has come to pass as I thought and some has not Some things has happened that I would rather not have that is the Letter that I received on the 17th if I was told a Year ago of it I would not Believe it for it would seem unreasonable I never hed such a thing before the Idea of a (Ladey? scratched out) writing such a letter I dont know what to make of it

One Year ago to Night it was a Cold Night to Night it is a veary Damp one no Snow yet I have written things in this Book which I often Wish I had not Don for they bring up some veary painfull Thoughts Which would like to forget if I could Some of my Friends that was has turned out Bad while I have ben better then I was one year ago then I did not care Where I whent or Did then no one could Dare me to go aney Place but I would go now I dont believe that I Would go in to a Saloone with them I have don nothing that I am Ashamed of that I know of but I have don some things that I wish I had not don

I have don One thing that I will not regret that has made me veary heppey for I have found a Precious Diamond with a Dimple in her Chin who is away from me at this moment but will be with me in 2 Weeks if nothing hapens

During the Past year I have enjoyed my Self to Parteys Sosciables Walks taking rides in the Steam Boat up to Troy in the Country for a Week out at Meddleburgh one day down at Sing Sing that was the best of all

If I am alive this time Next Year I will trie and Write some in this Book perhaps it will be better than I have written to Night I hope I will Enjoy next Year better then the Past I guess I had better Wait until after New Years and write some more about the Past Year for there is a lot to write about which I may see Clearer then all my wishs is that it will be a Happey New Year for us.

(Newspaper clippings with occasional handwritten inserts)

(The first one is a partially destroyed announcement of Charles' and Ida's marriage, I will only type the remaining words)

"RRIED: -----Troy, Sept. 27th,---------Baldwin, Charles S.-----------Albany, and Ida E. Worden of"

(Handwritten inserts I'll show in italics)

Edger C. HEERMANCE--Nov. 25, at 1878 Bath-on-the-Hudson, a son to Charles S. and wife.

Orville L. Heermance was born April 27th 1880

HEERMANCE--on the 25th inst., Orville L., youngest son of C.S. and Ida E. Heermance, aged 4 months. Funeral on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, from 384 Broadway, East Albany.

Joseph Garfield Heermance was born December 2nd 1881.

PFORDT--WALDRON--Jan. 21, 1878, by Rev. Francis J. Maguire, Joseph B. Pfordt and Marcella, daughter of Mr. William Waldron.

COLE--Feb. 21st, Mary Frances, daughter of Catharine and the late James Cole, aged 16 years and 10 months. Friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, from No. 131 First st. Catskill papers please copy. Died a Catholic. Went to Parties and Danced, had an Abses under her arm.

A Laconic Will.

The following will was admitted to probate yesterday by Hon. P.A. Rogers, Surrogate: "In the name of God, amen! I, Fanny Cole of the city of Albany, hereby make my last will and testament as follows, to wit; I hereby bequeath to my mother, Catherine L. Prohn, all my personal property, and constitute and appoint my mother sole executrix of my will. Witness my hand this 14th day of February, 1878. Fannie Cole."

ALTAR.

ROBERTS--AUSTIN--Feb. 23, by Rev. Wm. Durant, Charles J. Roberts to Mrs. Carrie Austin, all of this city. Charlie got Married 22 Months after his first Wife Died.

March the 11th 78

ALTAR.

BARRETT-HUBERT--Feb. 25 by Rev. James Houghton, Mr. Henry J. Barrett to Miss Louisa A. Hubert, both of this city.

Barrett is a Pressman at the Shop. Louisa was a Press Girl in the Press-room.

ONDERDONK--March 10th, Mars S., aged 23 years. Funeral two p.m. Wednesday, from Reformed Church at Adamsville,

Mar. 29th 78

Albert P. Van Wyck left the Shop this Day he is to Start for Texas next Week.

MARRIED:

KENT-GIBSON--May 29th 1878, at the bride's residence. by Rev. D.M. Reeves, D.D., Mr. John Kent, of Hudson, to Miss Emma Gibson, of Albany N.Y.

MARRIAGES.

CRAVEN-KEMP--May 29th, 1878, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. H.C. Sexton, Mr. Thomas Craven to Miss Mary F. Kemp, both of Albany.

MULDER--On the 12th inst., John Nelson, eldest son of Jacobus and Clara Mulder, aged 20 years and 10 months. Relatives and friends of deceased and family are invited to attend his funeral on Friday afternoon, the 14th inst., at 3 o'clock, from his late residence, No. 73 Dove Street.

MARRIED:

ALLEN-MAGINNES,-- At the residence of the bride's uncle, Mr. Charles Sedam, on June 25th, by the Rev. W.S. Smart, D.D., Mr. Henry A. Allen to Miss Carrie I. Maginnes, both of this city.

MARRIED

DAVIS-HYMAS--July 17th, by the Rev. Dr. Darling, Robert W. Davis to Miss Alice Mary Hymas, both of this city.

MARRIED Oct

BIGG-DAVIDSON--On the 5th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Smart, Charles Henry Bigg and Kittie M. Davidson.

BARRETT--Dec. 28 1878 Louisa A, daughter of William and Catharine Hubert, and wife of Henry Barrett; aged 22 years. Relatives, friends and acquaintances are invited to attend her funeral on Monday at two p.m., from 44 Elizabeth Street.

WORDEN--March 28, at Clarkesville, Edith Albright, wife of George Worden. Funeral this afternoon at two p.m., from the Reformed church of Clarkesville.

FATAL RESULT.

SAD DEATH OF JOHN WILKES.

Paralyzed while Proceeding Home--Found Dying on the Street--Conveyed to the Station--Unknown to the Force.

The Altar.

SCHILLER--RICHARDSON--At Troy, N.Y., July 20th by the Rev. William T. Hanna, Mr. Charles Schiller of Lishaskill to Miss Libbie Richardson of Albany.

SILSBY--On Sept. 30th, Robert J., youngest son of Henry W. Silsby, aged 26 years, 5 months and 14 days. Funeral Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, from his late residence, No 329 South Pearl Street.

CASE--On Nov. 15th, 1880, Francis M. Case, son of Truman and Sylvia Case, in the 25th year of his age. Funeral from his late residence, No. 390 North Pearl Street, on Wednesday, Nov. 17th, at 3 o'clock P.M.

WILKES--On the 11th inst., Charles Wilkes, aged 31 years. Funeral from Holy Innocents Church, Tuesday at 3 o'clock P.M.

Small loose papers folded for form a notebook, 1877-1878

Nov. 7th 1877. Press Room Setting in my window. Esther ses that every Boy Eates to much.

Nov. 8th 1877. On Nov. 2nd started on a Calender Duplicate 24 plates Dubble Roll

Days

1 run good in the afternoon

2 Pretty good

3 Bad run in the morning good in the afternoon

4 good ini the Morning No work in the afternoon

5 Dany good

6 Good don't start till about 9 O'clock Black Ink Poster and Book let the Ink stand on the Biollers all Night

Callender on one Press and on the other Tomato Table 5 Collors Mean Job

7 good no trubble with Ink lots With Split Sheets other press Red

8 veary good

9 Veary good started 9:30

10 Splendid

11 Splendid

12 Best yet

Everything whent all right from the 12 Day to the 22 then the Sheets split in the creas and go on the roler yousing Price Book Inck

Calender is off this afternoon. Had a little trubble with it this Morning

Made the Studey and Infirm(?) Room into a Lecture Room and made the Lecture Room in two small Rooms on Nove. 5th

Nov 9, 1877. Anger is a shot Madm(?)

Nove 12 1877. This morning Wilks was scolding me about Beeding(?) I told him if I was Forman I would

Nov 14 Wednesday. Had it hot and heavey this morning with Wilks he has found a great deal of fault at me lately and we had it out this morning. I gave it to him and he wilted and petted me sed he liked me I was a good boy only I was Dam Sasey to him and that I had a Polite way of telling him that he Tried (Told him that I was mad enough to paste him in the Snout if I was only Big enough)

Nov 25, 1877. Rose up Promised to Pray tonight. Comenced a large Blank Book for the N.Y.C. and H.B.R.R. Friday Nov. the 23rd Finish the 28th.

Dick Nolan

Book Sunday

One Year makes a great Chance (change?) in us. I look back at the past for onley one year and O what a change I remember just what I did this time last year and then I did not then expect to have (words crossed out) did not if it was told to me I wouldn't Believe it but it is so I would rather not have had it but it is (words crossed out) to me to know that I

Dec. 20th. Yesterday 10 of the Girls whent out in the Hall and Sang In the Sweet By and By.

Nov. 28. in the Cars at Albany leavin for Sing Sing

1:45 P.M. Poughkeepsie

4:45 P.M. Waiting for the train

Hack Drivers

Nov. 29. Thanksgiving Sing Sing rain after 2:00 P.M. Now I am about to leave Sing Sing. 6:45 P.M. it has rained all Day altho I have had a pleasant Visit. Depot waiting for the Train for Albany ben in the Prison Grounds. Introduced to the Sargent sent to ----(?)

Dec. 3, 1877

11 3

Mr. Elmore

Wilks wanted me to work 2 forms of 8 Pages 25 copies each on 2 Presses so as to get it out in a hurrey just as tho I could do it any quicker

Dec. 6, 1877. A veary Dismile Day a great deal of rain lately on Day Warm the next cold.

Dec. 8th (Saturday) in Babes Anderson Barbor Shop three ahead of me 7:05 P.M.

Wilks is veary quiet lately since I gave it to him.

Dec. 9th. I have ben to Church three times today to the 6th Church. Once to the Grace the Sixth dos not have Service in the Evening insted they have a servic at 3:30 P.M., have a veary nice Chore (Choir?).

Dec. 11th. Esther has had a soft thing of it nothing to do all day yesterday or this morning all i have don is some porooving and a Flag Brite Red and Blue 250 cop. Not much to do. ven to a Meeting of the Arbor Hill Library Association. Was up for one of the Directors. Did not get it.

One day Esther Fell of the Press Stool and all with the Belt. got a letter from Charity yesterday the 11th Dec. after a Month waiting.

City of Liverpool

12,485 Prisoners

8,453 R. Catholic

3,884 Men

4,571 Woman

Dec. 17. Gred thinks that I am Telling Lies in the Morning Esther Corey came in Late Luie(?) tried to stop her but she ran pased him and he came after her but she got her things off before he saw who it was and he whent around to most every one in the Room to find who it was then he asked Esther if it was her she sed yes it is good to Forget if We Remembered Everything we Would Be Sorrey for it. Never be Shure of aney thing till you have it for you might be Disipointed

Dec. 25th Christmas Day in the Morn Setting on a Stone on the Highest piece of Ground around Albany under it Signil the Stone is marked on the West South N.Y. East S.S. the Signil is about 2 feet high can onley see about a quarter of a mile to the West it is a veary gllomey Day the Trees are covered with frost.

To the Ice Witch this afternoon. This is the Dullest Christmas I ever saw. Gloomey Cloudey Fogey Dismal

Dec. 30th 1877, Sunday. to the 6th Presby'n Church this Morn, this afternoon to the All Saints Church. This Evening to Grace Church. Last Sunday I did not go to Church. The 2 Sundays before I whent 3 times.

Happy New Year

Jan. 1st 1878, 12:24 A.M. Some People are Boarn Mean and trie to make all the trubble they can.

D.M. Kay

Postmaster General

6th of Jan. 1878

With Consent

Jan 11th 1878. Rain today.

Sleep takes away misery away Sleep Brings Misery to us

John F. Albright

Clarksville

From a folded together paper notebook

From the 22nd of July to the 29 of Oct Vol 1 Section 1 of C.S. Heermance NoteBook--To Pass the Time

New York, New York. September or August if not then i dont know when i will perhaps in the Winter i would like to sooner if i can.

July 19 to 22. Gloomey

Great Strike

July 24th 1877

July 28 1877. A Let my M---- b (crossed out word)

Flies were made for spiders

And spiders mad webs for flies

Sunday 29th 1977. Patience

Sunday Aug't 5th

Sunday Aug't 12th

Mon Aug 20 77

Luke VII 36-50

Good as well as ill

Woman's at best a contradiction still

Slingerland

A small loos(?) Place

Knowersvill

A nic Place

This Train's a veary slow one. Veary few par--

Unaker(?) St. A nice little Place. About 12 Houses

Esperence Schoharie

(The following seems to be cemetery inscriptions):

Sleep on dear one and take thy rest

God called thee home

She thought it best.

Peater All

DIED

Sept 7 ;1870

Aged 45 years and 9 mos.

Gone to rest

Schoharie

Thomas S. Wylie Clanverwie

Syman Seeley 1874 wife

Cari P. Sheldon 1861

Libbie Bouck 1863

Peater Bellinger 1859

Blessed are the pure in heart For they shall see God

Nancy Bellinger 1831 H

Peter Bellinger 1845 W

Freeman Stanton 1870 H

Maria Lawyer Stanton 1859 W

Charlotte C. Stanton 1878 Daughter

She has gon to the lovley

Charlots fled

To realms of bliss

Tho numbered with the dead

Eli G. Mattice 1878 3 yr.

Ira G. Mattice 1875 4 y

Ann Wilson 1866

John Wilson 1867

Mary C. Osterhout 1873

David P. Mattice 1870

Peter A. Mattice 1870

Pinder 5 20 y's 18 y's 20 y's

18 y's 60 y's

Wills 5 Bouck 1

Barber 67 yrs Carr 1870 38 y's

1866 11 mos. Winegar 3

Taraway 1872 8 y's

John J. Willman 1867 52

There are about 12 more pages of names and tombstone inscriptions similar to the ones above probably written "to pass the time" as he says in the front of this diary.

Oct 16, 1877. W. H. Shear, Sing Sing N.Y. in care of Perry and Co.

Expect Trubble from the men it Loks like A Strike Oct. 17 1877

Oct. 18, 1877. Jennie and Libbie came to the shop with me.

glad you enjoy Jennie Libbie M-W Shop. F. Leonard

My Names

Whitney

Oblige to Fish young F.

Steamer Whitney Sunday Oct 21st 1877 on the trip to Troy 9:00 A the scenery is splendid the treas are in their glorey so gourgous in color it is a rainey Sunday saw some wild ducks on the river. Cavenough is on board the (Big Ingin) letter to Ida C 1877 (21) at Sing Sing

Paul Andrew Fisher 1 yr. left in 75 John Mulder Hear about 3 yrs left in August 77. Oct 23rd 1877 John is about 6 feet in hight it is very hard to get a place in this shop to work so the boys find it WPO Co.

Oct 23rd 1877. John Mulder can lift 3 lbs on a broom i saw him lift a piece of coal that weighed 3 pounds on the end of a broom and i know he can do better

Charles Bigg(P)

Conrad Rorch (R.C.)

A mean Deceatfull Gnnman(?) he youster tell the Bosses on the men and Wilks allways speakes cross and ugley to him

Henrey Barrett (P) is a commical Chap one that likes his Lager fumett Beans 1 for a $

Hank Wilks Quiet dont raz mutch

Leving Mahan is a (R.C.) is not a veary pleasant not veary obliging

Maggie Neville (is a (R.C)) is a nice obliging Girl

Lizzie Lawless (is a R.C.) and is a veary mean girl. a Little Old Maid is what i calded her today for her Sass her and i quarel once in a wile she is a little Deaf but she tries to hide it but cant one time 4 of us did not speake to her one time we did not speake for about 5 months

Emma Gibson (P) is one of my Press Girls she is a veary bould girl veary Sassey i have a fight with her pretty often we dont agree is not a good feeder she is a great flirt Runs with every Feller she can Winnie youster swear at her when she fed for him she got Discharged from the ticket Room for being sasey to the Forman she can give i good setting oout to any one for she is the sasseyest girl i ever saw

Esther S. Corey (P) is the best girl in the Shop is so plesant and kind is a good Feeder and nice to talk to i have meney nice talks with he she is my Press Girl

Meria Bigg (P) is a good Feeder

Mary Green (is a R.C.) is not a good feeder i the livliest girl in the shop I Fleshey she must be veary Happey for she is always Singing

Jame Whalen (is a R.C.) a good woman a good feeder veary Religious Maden Ladey

Squark

Press

Mennie W--

Note to Sattie

paper

Come down

Mother Money

send your letters to Libbie

Emma Winnie told Press --- about it on the 23 of Oct 1877 he did nothing but laugh at it

10. 27. 77. Down St met Press had a Promanade with him and Tom McGee

20 Pills eh Aloes and Myrh

4 before going to bed

6th Presbyterian Church ---infant Baptism Mr. Durant

Oct. 28 Pleasantness

12611467

Prayer Meeting

Steamer Whitney Hudson River Oct 28 up to Troy. Deaf and Dumb Language as i came Down Pearl St. i met Annie McCabe she bowed to me and i tiped my Hat before I thought or i would not have done it they say Annie is Bad

The trip was a cool one lots of fun on board the Little Boys wher playing on the Shaft

20 Aug /77 Norton Bellowe learers, 8 Prayers asked Mr. Bristol speaking was the fastest speaker i ever heard in Prayer Meeting

Wsmon(?) Prayer Meeting at the 6th Pre'n Church 65 Present. Is veary interesting Nicely Conducted good singing more remarks than prayers

Mr. Patterson

Aug 5

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29

Sunday

Miss Winnie is a veary active worker for Chr.

Let my M-- grow since the 13 of Oct

6 10-28-77

Oct. 29, 77 Monday I have on the Press the State Ticket i ame having a soft thing of it setting in the Window watching the Press with a rope on each side of it so no one can pass in frunt of the Press and then they cant steal the Ticket no one is alowed to see the Back of the ticket this morning the men had a Meeting upstaires and it was expected they would be trubble but everything is a

Another little notebook

Jan 21st 1878. (1:30 P.M. Monday) Strike in the shop of Weed(?) Parsons Co All the Pressmen to Work but one Radfield is out

Biggs 2; Barrett; Heermance 1; Ward; West; Wilks 2; Rouck

Jan 22. 10:30 A.M. 5 Press Men out today Biggs 2; West; Barrett; Radfield

Jan 23. Printers out yet the Pressmen are all to work all but one They dont want Radfield one new Man on this Morning

Jan 24th. Printers still out a few Scabe at work. The Pressmen have left the Union. Those that struck signed a paper.

Jan 25th 1878. Printers still out (Friday)

Saturday Jan. 26. The Printers still out I got $15 this week

Jan 28th Monday The Printers are still out it looks as tho they will winn the Scabs do not work veary good Press Byers is in the Strike

Tuesday Jan 29th Strike yet

Wednesday Jan 30th I don't know if there is a Strike or it looks as tho it was Half and Half

Jan 31st Printers still out

Feb 13, 1878 Weed Parsons and Co. Shop is a Pat Office Most of the Plates are Electrotype. J. Wilks, Forman H. Wilks, W. Ward, H. Barrett, J.O. Heermance, Albert West, C.S. Heermance, Conrad Roesch, C, Bigg, F. Chandler, B.Bigg and 2 boys

Feb. 26th 1878. Last Wednesday 20th Louisa Hubert left and last night she got married to Henri Barrett

March 4th 1878. Evening Journal Almanac and Ellis Trial (up to the 1528 Page) Ben 3 Days at a job for Perrey and Co. After (I did?) the Sheet in ---- ---- they can work it

March 10th 1878 Sunday. Ida and I rode to Kenwood today Robins, birds. Frank Wiedman has a veary Bad Face Bad pimples and sore eye lids John Biridgford has gone out W----- I have no ill will against him

The Shop Strike

Frank Weedman; John Bridgfore, Let Hall, Carrie, Charles Bleker, Hence Barrett; Brothers and Sisters

Work Nights and Loaf Days

March 27 1878. 4 Page Job for the Peoples line -- Red ink first time this season 10,000 one lot 5,000 one lot

March 30th 1878. Albert P. Van Wyck left last night he came around all of us to bid us good Bye

No man knows what death is yet men fear it as if they knew well that it was the greatest of all evils. which is all ignorance the conceit of knowing what you do not really know. Life of Socrates

March 4 1878. R.W.D. to A.M.H.

4-8-78

W. Davison Left for the West last Night the 10th of April 1878

1 Pail 2 Soap 1 Package of Washing Cristol (11th 1878)

Wm M. Tweed He Dies in Jail He was not afraid to Die. He stole his millions he was a Bad man and he made others Bad to Died yesterday the 12th of April 1878

Joined the 6 Pres Wife and I Last Week today was Communion 4-14-78 Mr. B.B. Loomis D.D. Preached his Farewell Sermon tonight at the Grace M E Church Little

----- April 14 1878

Keeping House at 94 Second Street April 17 1878 Supper 4-19-78

Young Man from Munsels last Thursday with me not here today John McDermot April 27, 1878

May 8th 78 Charles Biggs Press Duplex Tickets 4 col's 2 at a time Red and Blue Some Plaster in the center of the Fountain to keep the ink seperated Next two col Duplex Ticket Green and Orange at once First Red Yellow Blue Green Massachusetts R Stongington O Rhode Island B Narragansett G

Sunday May 78 Hadley Ike Conklin Will Stevinson Press Byers (Pleasant Time)

Emma Gibson left last Sat the 18th of May 1878 She was my Press girl about 4 1/2 years 5-20-78

Whe have lost our darling hoss and we deeply mourn his loss

Last Night to class meeting at the M.E. Grace Mr. Rice asked each one to say something I spoke May 24th 1878

5-25-78

Emma Gibson got married last Wed night the 29 5-31-78

Amanda was in for a week left 29 June 78

June 30th 78 J. Heyworth Stationer Kings St.

August 38th 78 LMW Talk

8-29-78 Carrie Henshaw has a Baby Boy

Moved to Bath on the Hudson Saturday Sept 14th 1878 Mother Father Brothers Sisters Alida Heermance Charles S. Heermance Hadley J. Heermance John S. Heermance Orville J. Heermance Jennie Heermance Margret Joseph O

Oct 30th Wednesday West laid off Mr. Connels Discharged and some girls laid off kinder slack

The Black Hills Daily Pioneer Deadwood City Black Hills

Jan 25th 1879 The Baby is 2 months old today Edger C Heermance

Got a Truss from Mr. Ward last night Monday Feb 3rd/79

Charles Bleeker told us a yarn about having a Baby at the Hous Henry Barrett and Billie Bigg went to see it and found that is was not to come for a month yet He sed how she was veary sick unto death

Another little notebook

Feb 9th 1879. Last Night (Friday) Ida and I shent over to the 6th Church the Meeting was veary interesting after the Service Mr. Durant spoke to us

Next two facing pages are two smudged to read

Moved from Bath on the Hudson Monday Apr. 28th 1879 to 19 Wilber St., Albany N.Y.

Ida had Edger Babtised July 6th 1879

Mrs. R. J. Silsby

Robt. J. Silsby

Mrs. Smith 762 Br Way

Mr. Shaler

Payd Uncle Fred Albright $8.75 July 27/79

Tallman and all

Fadden

Philadelphia

Saw in a Dream

(drawing that doesn't represent anything I can tell)

Next two facing pages too smudged to read, however the following words came through in sequence but with many words left out in between

was my it doesn't I was so I out into serve God then I have done before

will my prayer will me and bless and keep me from all temptation and to do right sight through Jesus Christ who died might live beleave in him

Feb 10th 1882. One weeak ago today I was home sick a bed so weak that I had not strength to set up in a chear and hardley able to move or turn over in bed but I was Happie as a bird for all that I could sing Jesus Lover of my soul and I sang with all my Heart. My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus blood and righteousness

I dare not trust the sweetest frame

But whooley lean on Jesus name

On Christ the solid rock I stand

All other ground is sinking sand

All other ground is sinking sand

I as Born Jan 22 1857 in Orange St. lived there 2 years. Lived in Swan St. 2 years then in Second St. till I was 21 years of age then I borded to Mr. Wards with my wife a few months before we whent to keeping house at 94 Second St. for a few months then we moved over the river to Bath-on-the Hudson till the Spring of 1879 then we moved back to Albany and lived at 19 Wilber St for a year then over the River to East Albany (Greenbush) at 384 Broadway

April 1882 we moved in the country at Clarksville till October then back to Albany City again our home is at 237 Third St how long we will live there I dont know

In April 1883 we went up Nigra Falls Canada Came back in a few month in August moved to 13 Lexington Ave.

In May 1885 we moved to 138 First St. In the house with Mr. Dearstyme friend of my Mother a nice room from the back of the house

March 1886 Moved to 243 First

(1882)

The day the corner stone of the New Capitol was laid the of June 1871 I first whent to work in H.H. Zumdick's Candy store in S. Pearl St where I stayed 10 months it was a hard place to work altho they wher kind to me and I did all I could to please them

In April I whent to work for B Lodge Clothing store the work was easy ram(?) events but it was not a pleasant place worked there 14 mounths

Then I worked for Joseph Fearry at his Broadway Shoe Store I was to have 3:00 a week the first day that was Saturday. I sold $62.00 worth and Mr. Feary was so pleased that he gave me .50 more on the week I was there just 3 week when Mr. Parsons sent for me to come and learn my Traid That was in June 1873 when I was 16 years old

Next little notebook

Folded tissue paper in the front of the book with the following note

July 4, 1885 July 3 to the 5 Charles Waggoner; Eddie Waggoner; 4 of July Uncle John Rarrick; Aunt Mary A. Rarrick; Howard Rarrick; Grandpa Albright; 4 of July to the 7 Will VanDusen; Parade and Fireworks

The first pages of the book look like a grocery account, I will not copy it hear but it is fairly clear and is interesting for the items and prices. This accounting runs from 1882 to July 10, 1885 Then comes a log of visits from doctors Perry and Snow which I won't copy all the entries as it just has a date and the name of the doctor, but I will copy the entries that have any other comments. A year isn't mentioned, just month and day.

June 11 Perry took the splint off today and bound up the leg with cloth

June 13 Perry Joseph swoled a ring the size of a cent (tracing of ring)

June 25 Perry and Snow came and changed the bandage and splints

June 29 Perry and student changed splints and weight

June 30 Perry --last night Joseph was veary wild the worst yet I had to go to the Doc at 12 O'Clock He gave me a powder which quieted him some Today Dr. Perry order Peregorick

July 1 Perry came today and Ida had him change Joseph from the foot of the bed to the head he is much better

July 14 Perry and Snow took the frame and the splints of and put on a plaster bandage

Jul 15 Perry came today and took the weight of se we could move Joseph about on the bed

July 24 Dr. Perry put on a Bandage

July 26 Dr. Perry came and put on a new Plaster bandage which came out of place the next day. On the 27 Ida took the Children in the country at Adamsville. Dr. Perry sent for Joseph once and Ida came in with him

Aug 24 Dr. Perry came and we whent out

a folded piece of paper with this note

Baby June 12 1886

Edgar at Clarksville

BiCentennial

Sunday June 18-22 1886

Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia one day Edds one day and night

Wednesday July 21 Edgar broke his arm

Back to notebook

Bi-C-----

Wednesday July 21:1886. Edgar fell from the loft in the Woodshed of Mr. Anderson and broke his right arm

July 21 Dr. Cook

22 Dr. Cook

24 Edgar was out

25 Cook and Hales fixed his arm in a sling

31 Dr. Hales

Aug. 7 Dr. Hales had Ida take Edgar to the City Hospital and before the students against her knowledge

a wish

Sep 2 Dr. Cook came today and took the splint off Edgars arm

This notebook starts March 21, 1886 and is all notes of sermons mostly from 6th Presbyterian Church. I will type anything else of interest.

Sunday June 13, 1886. Stayed in the house this A.M. with Ida Baby Boy born last night at 11:06 O'Clock it weighed 8 lbs.

The first 4th of July that I have everseen with out aney Rain and not a cloud in sight all day. Sunday July 4th 1886 Went to Round Lake Celebration on the 5th Cloudy not a sign of Rain

Sunday June 13, 1886. Stayed in the house this A.M. with Ida Baby Boy born last night at 11:06 O'Clock it weighed 8 lbs.

This next notebook starts Nov. 28 1886 and appears to be notes taken from sermons and lectures from churches. I will not type all the sermon notes, but if I find any family history I will insert it. Most of the sermons are from the 6th Presbyterian Church by Mr. Countermine.

Tues Feb 15 1887 6th P C This was the 3 business meeting of the church some wants to have the Pastor resign so the Church have reduced his salery from $2,000 to $1500/

Friday Feb 25, 1887 This newspaper clipping is pasted in "--The Rev. and Mrs. Countermine of the Sixth Presbyterian church were tendered a surprise party last evening by a number of parishioners at Mr. Countermine's home on Clinton avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Countermine were presented with a handsome crayon sketch of the latter. Mrs. Countermine was presented with an elaborate birthday cake, which was prepared by Mrs. Prudence Bailey. The visitors were hospitably entertained until the small hours of the morning.

Ida and I we had a pleasant time

June 9, 1887. There has been a great deal of truble in the Sist. P Church over Mr. Countermine one would say this and an other would say something else so I got tired of hering so much talk as I was friendly to Mr. Countermine. it made me feel sad to hear so much talk In January there was 2 meetings in the church to try and have Mr Countermine except less pay or force him out of the Church I dont know which for when he consented to take $1800 then to $1500 there offer which was excepted by the Church but not by the Trustees I knew that some of the members when to ask for there Letter so I asked Mr. Countermine to give me mine when he left In the mean time I told Mr. Leitcht that when Mr. C. whent that I was going to and he told me that quite a few was gointer do that quite a few. April I received my Letter and two weaks after I gave it to the Clinton Ave. Congregational Church Over 100 asked for Letters from the 6th C

April 24 Clinton Ave. Congregational Church (alone) 316 Clinton Ave. Rev. Mr. McNair of E. Albany. Prayer Meeting at 7.30 P.M. (Ida and Edgar)

May 1, 1887, etc. a record of meetings and sermons from the Clinton Congregational Church and also First Presbyterian Church

First P C Mr. W. D. Nichlas

June 26 1887 A.M. J. Ida and I Communion 5 joined Ida and I wher received into the Church as members from the Sixth P.C.

First P.C. (A.M.) E. J. G. I. I

July 3 1887. We had Joseph and George Baptized Did not stay to the Sermon Edgar stayed alone

July 10 1887. Mrs. Oathout was buried today did not go to church. was with Luie all morning. was one of the bearers.

July 17 1887. In the Country

Sometime after Feb 12, 1888 (last sermon entry) the following notes are started undated

Lecture of E.H. Rudd Trip to Salt Lake City

Languages Mormons Denver 80,000 all improvements Rocky M. 40 and 50 miles Heat and Cold Salt Lake City R.G. and D. R.R. Prairie Dogs Owl and Snake Cyotes Bones anamals and harmain One Rockey M--10,000, 11000 Marshal Pass Snowshed Wigwam Utah Lake Biblical names Adobe Desert sagebrush Adobe house Promis of home S.L. City 90,000 acers B-Young City is Sgn not get lost St 130 f mid running streem in every Street A wall around City Tabbernacle Temple 150+120 Granat Endowment house (secret) Winter house 15000 people in Tab

Crush out ale(?)

Sacrament Water

Woman and Children Singing musicians veary attractive Preaching Bible text Mormon Nortrim(?) Tithing office 10th pay wages Lion house Beehive Amelio house Beehive 17 wives Eagle gate Z.C.M.I. and Z.C.M.I. Farmer in Town wild unkept stooped home dul life

$1,000,000

Camp Duglas

salt Lak 19 Salt 1 of 5 bar Salt Bathing No energy Sunset in Lake

Mission Mormon strength Plates buried

Ontorn(?)

1785

Emeline Wells

it is unclear to me if these were notes from a lecture or a trip he took himself. The next entry is Feb 18, 1888 from the First Presbyterian Church, so I guess the last was a lecture of someone who had visited Salt Lake City.

End of this notebook

This is another little notebook

Note Book of little Items Begun in life

There is no discharge

In Gods own time

Not by might nor by power but by me spirit sath the Lord of host

Albany; Bath; Albany; East Albany; Clarksville; Albany; Niagara Falls (Drummondsville); Ontario; Albany

S. G. Cornwell; Sattie Cornwell; Aunt Louisa; Mrs. Morse; Mr. Wolner; Mr. and Mrs. G. Risdayle and there little Girl who was so kind to Ida; Mr. and Mrs. Saul Daves; Mr. Chas Davie; Lawrence Davis; Baron Davis; Jim Marr; Angus Reid; The photographer at Fable Rock House; Mrs. Parkson; Mrs. Fields; (alot of colled people); Maggie; Tilley; Molley; Jeff Smith; collerd diner; Mr. Gasby collerd hadkd who had such big Feet; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and 2 d; Lundeys Lane; Lundeys Hill; Lundeys Tower.

There are a few newspaper clippings next:

WILKES--At Bath-on-the-Hudson, March 3, Henry Wilkes, aged 42 years. Funeral Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock, from the M.E. Church at Bath.

--The funeral of the late Henry Wilkes accurred yesterday afternoon from the Methodist church and was largely attended by members of the G.A.R. Greenbush lodge. F. & A. M. attended in a body and performed the last rites of their order at the church; the services being conducted by W.M. John Cooper. The Rev. J. C. Simmer delivered a short but vrey impressive address. The remains were interred in the vollage cemetary.

THE LAST OF THIRTEEN.

Death of Henry Wilkes of the Crew that Blew Up the "Albermarie" in 1864.

Henry Wilkes died yesterday at his home No. 4 First street, Bath-on-the-Hudson, aged forty-one years. He had been employed as a pressman by the firm of Weed, Parsons & Co. for a number of years, and few would have suspected that the quiet, unassuming man had seen active service in the war of the rebellion, and had gone through an episode that demonstrated his courage, daring and devotion to his country. This episode was the destruction of the confederate ram, "Albermarie" in 1864.

When Lieutenant Cushing called for sailor volunteers, Henry Wilkes was one of the first to respond. Lieutenant Cushing, with a crew of thirteen men, on board "Pilot boat No. 1," to which was attached a torpedo, and on the bow of which was mounted a howitzer gun, entered the Roanoke river on the night of October 27, 1864, and passing close to several confederate boats, ran against the side of the rebel ram "Albemarie," then lying at the dock at the town of Plymouth, and then blew it up. After the explosion the crew of the pilot boat jumped into the river and attempted to escape by swimming, but only Lieutenant Cushing and one of the crew succeeded. The others, including Wilkes, were taken prisoners and sent to Salisbury prison, Wilkes remained in confinement for four months. Medals of honor were prepared by the Navy department and presented to him and others of the crew, Commodore Montgomery presenting the medal to Wilkes. It is believed that he was the last survivor of that crew of thirteen. His funeral will take place from his late residence in Bath on Wednesday afternoon.

I included these funeral notices because Wilkes is a name appearing somewhere in our Genealogy and I don't know if it is him or any relation to him.

Wednesday March 7, 1888 3 P.M. he never talked about the war unless you asked him to do so.

Wednesday March 28, 1888. Went to New York to meet Elder James H. Hart and have him Baptize me in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

There continues to be entries of attendence at the First Presbyterian Church and a newspaper clipping about that church's anniversary and mention of Edgar and Joseph among others receiving prizes for attendance.

May 22, 1888. Joined the Albany Pressmens Union Times are so uncertain that I don't want to run the risk of getting out of work and not have a Card. Not because I wanted to only because I felt as though I ought to do it for my own protection

There appears to be some random notes about Utah and Mormons.

Sometime after Dec. 30, 1888 these random notes:

Cornelious J. Heermance.

D Sept 5th 1867. 74 years

Anne Bame wife C J. H.

D Jan 14th 1867 71 years

Charles S. Heermance Died at Bennet(?) Carre La.

Sp 22 1863 21 yers

A member of Co B. N.Y.S.V.

Cyrus C. Heermance

Died Mar 12 1859 at 26

James R. Hadley d May 23 1875 at 59

Alida J. Heermance Hadley

Oct 26th 1888.

Charles Sedam

Born Feb. 25 1812

Caroline Sedam 1852 1857

Charles Sedam 1829 1862

Fredrick Sedam 1850 1851

Harriet Sedam 1855 1856

Josephine 1848 1880

Salt Lake City

$68.75 First $16 Sleeper extra

50.75 Second

50.00 In with California encrusion furnish your own pilow and blankets

45.00 Via N.Y.

Next little notebook

Friday June 1, 1888. To J. H. Hart, Box 18 New York (Bloomington Idaho) (Bear Lake Co.)

June 4. To J. W. Summerhays

Consenting

Aug 2. 3 papers to J. H.H.

Aug 3 2 papers to J. T. Caine. Note to P.C. Echardt

Aug 8 2 papers to J. W. S.

Aug. 10. Letter to Elder c/o Gruion(?)

Aug. 13 To Elder J. W. S. for book tracts and cards and song. Letter from Mr. P. C. Echardt

Sept. 7th 1888. I have received letters Books (Pamphlets) tracts papers from the church office and from Elders 5 dozen of Morgans tracts from J. W. S. Juvenile I. and newspapers Over 20 pamphlets and between 75 and 100 speaches from J.T. Caine, M.C. for Utah

Aug. 16, 1888 Three papers to J.E. Hart.

Aug 22. Letter to J. S. Heermance. Letter from J. S. Heermance with 4 small add. cards.

Aug 28. Letter and part of a paper the Sunday Express Aug. 26, 1888 article on Utah marked to M. J. Fornham Secretary, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. 2 1/4 papers to Elder J. H. Hart the 1/4 paper had an article marked stating Elder Hart had changed the the Emagrants yet. An order to the Deseret News Co. for 3 months subscription for the weekly.

Aug 31. One paper to S. G. Cornwell. Burns monument.

Sep 6. Letter from J. W. Summerhays

Sept 7 Book tracts cards and song from J. W. Summerhays

Sept 10 Postal card from Deseret News Co.

Sept 18. Letter and circular from J. J. Hornbam Sec. of Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce

Campayn papers and cards from John S. Heermance, Pittsfield Mass

Sept 14. Letter to J. W. Summerhays consenting to do as he wants me to. 2 Papers to Elder J. H. Hart. Journal and Burlsshire(?). 2 Papers to Elder J. W. Summerhays. Journal Sunday Press 1 page of Sunday Express marked letter on Utah.

Oct 3. Tracts No. 1 and 3. and Palantic Leaflet No. 1 and Articles of Faith to Mrs. Vrooman and Aunt Amelia Smith. Two Journals to S. G. Cornwell Lockport Niagara Co. c/o American Express Co. N.Y.

Oct 5. 2 Papers to J. W. S. Jou and Ex

Oct 10. 1 Jan 2 Deseret News 2 Articles of Faith 2 Palantic Leaflet to J. S. Heermance Pittsfield

Sept. 17. One copy of Deseret Weekly News.

Oct. 1. J. W. Summerhays. Sunday Express Utah letter sent back to me with 25 copies of Palantic Leaflet No. 1 Mormonsism Exposed.

Deseret Weekly News

Oct. 8. Deseret Weekly News.

Oct 10. 20 Cards Leaflets and Documents on the Tarif Free Trade and English wages and workmen and workwoman from J. S. Heermance.

Oct 17. 2 Journals to J. H. Hart

Oct 18. 2 Papers to J. W. Summerhays

Oct 27. Letter for Ida to her father S.G.C.

Nov. 1 Letter to S. G. Cornwell, for Ida

Oct 17 Deseret Weekly

Oct. 22. Deseret Weekly. Paper and programme from J. S. Heermance.

Oct. 30. Deseret Weekly. Deseret Evening News from J. W. Summerhays. Article marked.

Nov. 5. Weakly New. Letter from S. G. Cornwell asking me to see Mr. J. M. Barleys corner of State and Pearl about enlistment age discharge and Co.

Nov 7. 2 Documents: Replys of Ho. F. S. Richards to statements to the opposition to the Admission of Utah as a State in U.S. Senate Speach of Hon. J. T. Caine of Utah House of Representive Polygamy in Utah--a Dead Issue From J. H. Hart of Idaho.

Nov. 8. Letter to S. G. Cornwell with slip of paper from the Adjutant General's Office stating time of enlistment Muter in and out of service and age at time of enlistment.

Nov. 9. Two papers to J. E. Hart, Idaho

Nov. 10. Letter to John Hand Libbie Hoffman Syracuse N.Y. One Journal Leaflet No. 1 Articles of Faith to J.H.H. Syracuse N.Y. 27 Tral Ave.

Nov. 22. One Journal to J.N.S.

Nov. 12. Deseret Weakly News

Nov. 14. Letter from S. G. Cornwell. Locksport Niagara Co. N.Y. thanking me for sending him the dates of his enlistment discharge and Muster out of Service. Letter from John H. Hoffman. John Libbie and Ada are all well Percy has a bad cold.

Nov. 19. Deseret weakly news

Nov. 26. Deseret Weekly

Nov. 30. Schngler Duryee. Patent Soliciting and Patent Law. Pacific Building 624 F St N.Y. Washington D.C.

Dec. 7. Juvenile Instructor S.L. City. Office for Millian Star and cost of some kind of Sunday School Lesson paper that was in use there.

Dec. 15. Law Journal to J. H. Hart.

Dec 24. 4 Callenders to J. H. and J. E. Hart. (Weed Parensf Co.) Law Jour to J. H. Hart. 3 of W. P. and Co. Callenders to J. W. Summerhays. 1 of W. P. and Co. Callenders to J. S. Heermance

Dec. 3 Deseret Weekly News

Dec. 10 Deseret Weekly News this one came beyond my subscription

Dec. 24. L.D.S. Millennial Star and Catalogue from Juvenile Instructor Office S.L. City. Letter and Programme from J.S. Heermance, Harvey and Heermance, Variety Combination Burbank Hall. One night only Jan 5th 1889.

Jan. 2, 1889. Letter to J. S. Heermance

Jan. 3. 2 WP and C Callenders to J. T. Caine, Washington D.C.

Jan 7. Letter Cabinet picture of J. W. S. as a new year gift and the Christmas number of the S.L.City Dilly Herald, from Elder J. W. Summerhays He wants me to

Jan. 9. A Letter to J. W. Summerhays consesnting to do as he directs me. One Journal to J. W. S.

Jan. 15. Ida wrote to Elder Summerhays asking him to stay away from me. I wrote a long letter to him stating what I thought and felt about the letter and other things. One Journal to Elder J. H.H.

Feb. 11. Letter to J. W. Summerhays Boston Mass Mailed a letter for Ida to J.W.S. inviting him to come and visit us.

Feb. 14. Valentines to Ida and the children.

Feb. 21. Paper to J.W.S. Boston Mass. Law Journal to J. H. Hart.

Feb. 7. Letter to me and Idas returned to me as she requested from J. W. S. Letter and Views of Utah to Ida from Elder J. W. Summerhays at Boston Mass.

Feb 14. Valentines from Ida and each of the Children

Feb. 19. Letter from J. W. Summerhays Boston Mass accepting our invitation to visit us.

Mar. 6. Evening Journal and Almanac to J.W.S. Boston Mass

Mar 19. Letter to J. W. S. Boston

Mar 26. Evening Journal Almanac to Elder J. H. Hart.

Apr. 16. Eighty cents money order to Deseret News Co. for Weekly.

Apr. 17. C. Tracy, M.C. 1116 Vermont Ave. Washington D.C. for some Doc.

Apr. 21. Mr. Harris. c/o Elbert Soper, Rockvill Center Long Island

Apr. 22. Paper to Mr. Harris, Rockvill. 2 papers to J. W. S. Utah. Sent a small pamphlet to J.W.S. as he requested that I had received from J. T. Caine, M.C.

Apr. 29. 2 papers to J. H. Hart.

Mar. 16. Arguments in favor of the Admission of Utah as a State Jan 12-22 1889 Public Doc. J. W. S. Boston Mass.

Mar. 18. Letter from J.W.S. Boston

Mar 27. An encouraging letter from J. W. S. Boston Mass

Apr. 8. 2 copies of the Deseret News J. W. S. Boston Mass.

Apr. 18. Telegram from Boston stating that J. W. S. would come.

Apr. 24. Arguments of Hon. Jeremiah M. Wilson. Jan. 19-22 1889. C. Tracy. Postal card from Deseret News.

Apr. 27. 3 copies of the Deseret Weekly.

May 2. 1 Copy Deseret Weekly

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