Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, Febr 2d 1879. | ||
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Febr 2d Sunday. |
Cold clear day. Feel quite well. With George & Paula to Store. Lecture Behr & Robert Stephens Kroeger & Stegemann also there, look at crude invention of short double string for bass part After dinner return to Store and work all the afternoon. At 6 P.M. to Zieglers, find Bam & Baby there, stay for supper, play 66 with Chas. Steinway win $1. Home with Children at 10 PM | |
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Febr 3d Monday. |
To Store early. Constantin Schmidt comes, is almost beside himself, at 11½ down to Bureau of Assessments via Bleecker street, get correct bills for paving 4th Ave. Lunch at Rathskeller with Mr. Ottendorfer At 8 PM to German Savings Bank, hand Otto Ernst check for notes discounted by him, attend Meeting with Otto Ernst at Runkels, home before 10 PM. |
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Febr 4th Tuesday. |
Cold bright day. At Store early, am quite well busy all day, writing to Louisa A. Steinway & R.R. +c.+c. letter from Mrs. Zielfelder brought by her little boy that she is very sick. At L.K. in eve'g preside at Mask Session & Society Meeting Home at 11 PM | |
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Febr 5th Wed. |
To store early, telegram from Maxwell £1000. Take lunch at U. Sq. Hotel. In afternoon at our Pattern Room, receive delegation of our casemakes, explain to them the necessity of a slight reduction in their department not to exceed 10 pr. Ct. order 50 Cts. addition to each little Grand in Regulators department, order that |
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| Weber said to have returned from Florida | ||
February
2
1879
