Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, Novbr. 4th 1873. | ||
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Novbr. 4th Tuesday. |
Election, with Theo & Abt at farm, Albert discharged Merrit & Smith yesterday, sell Schubert two lots on Steinway Ave opposite brickstore. Palmer called on me yesterday, I decline to pay anything for Bülow. In store in eveg, writing, at LK. |
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Novbr 5th Wed. |
Splendid day, at farm with Theo. & Albt, the latter measures the logs from Kilty, rejecting 1/3 thereof. At Alberts in eve'g, with wife, playing cards |
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Novbr. 6th Thurs. |
Splendid day, Gold down to 6¼%. Theodors birthday, eat uptown at noon, work in Store til 7½ P.M., at L.K. B. of Trustee Meeting, afterwards Zieglers | |
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Novbr 7th friday. |
Eat dinner Uptown, work like a beaver all eveg. drawing deeds +c til 11 P.M. Wife to German Theatre with Albert +c, has .. . .. .._ . .. ... . ... | |
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Novbr 8th sat. |
Raining all day, looked at House near on Gramercy Square yesterday, call on Equitable Life Ins. Co. Mr. Pierson thinks chances of loan favorable, Capt. Willigerod Luther, Albt & Wife take dinner & spend evening with us |
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Novbr 9th Sunday. |
Work forenoon & eveg hard to draw out all deeds, take supper uptown | |
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" 10th Mond. |
fine clear cold day, tel on Sat. Franz Liszt, Pesth "Unsere Huldigung dem Meister der erhabenen Tonschoepfungen welche so oft in Steinway Hall erklangen" Steinway + Sons In eve'g Quartett party, present Carl, Adolf + Paul Goepel, Reck, Steins Garlichs, Engelhorn & Albert + wife, very jolly sing quite well, lasts til 12½ A.M. Jette Brunn has little baby girl |
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" 11th Tuesd. |
Receive letter from Henry A. Hurlbut 11 West 20th street, that our application to the Equitable Life Insurance Comp. will be perfected in a few days With Luther, Theo & Abt at farm splendid weather, wellpipe all covered in. I work in Store, at L.K. afterwards, wife, Albt & wife at Dr. Gardners. |
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Novbr 12th Wed. |
Rainy day. Mr. Hurlbut calls on our application of Equitable Life Ins. Co says it is O.K. Home in evening, writing. | |
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Novbr 13th Thurs. |
Am Sore under pad of Truss again, at home in eveg, writing | |
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" 14th friday. |
deliver all Documents to Riker to be recorded. At home eveg | |
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" 15th sat. |
Theo. Julia, Albt + wife supper at my house, playing cards afterwards Dr. Dowling calls at store to talk of Exchange of property | |
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" 16th Sunday. |
In forenoon work at Store, walk uptown with children, in evg Albt & Wife, Theodore, Julia Ziegler at my house, supper & cardplaying the three boys also there | |
November
4
1873
