Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
Steinway & Sons Records and Family Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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| New York, Decbr. 23d 1875. | ||
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Decbr 23d Thursday. |
Very warm mild day. First Centennial grand comes to Store, and in the afternoon another. Am down town and lunch with Tafelrunde where we have a good deal of fun. At 3 PM Mrs. Ottendorfer and Mrs. Schalk visit me in regard to Widows and Orphans Concert At Bk of Met. at 4 P.M. Recommend a dividend of 3½ pr. Ct. which is adopted unanimously by the Board Gave wife in all $300 extra for Christmas Sent to James M. Freeman the seven Coupons No 74-80 due Dec 1/75 and also No 87-90. as a gift to the Comp In eve'g, Reck & H. Ziegler are fixing the Christmas Tree, while Chas. Steinway and Hermann Cassebeer & I are playing Skat, I lose 95 Cents |
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Decbr 24th Friday. |
Orders coming in pretty well, but money is fearfully slow in being collected Am at Tafelrunde, see Willard Bartlett, no letter from Candidus, so I telegraph at 3 P.M. Wilhelm Candidus Hamburg "Telegraph today to Willard Bartlett New York" Papers received no objections Answer paid ten Words" William Steinway. I then buy Capgun for Georgie, Magnetic fish for Paula, little popgun for Alfred, Colts Revolver for myself. The three boys and Reck with us for Supper | |
December
23
1875
