Day in the Life

Jul 4, 1881

Journal Entry

July 04, 1881 ~ Monday

4 Independance Day we had made great preparations for the cel
Keys crossed A crown An arrow ebrations of this day but the attempted assasination
of President Garfield broak it all up for as a people we did
not consider it proper to be celebrating the day while the
President of the United States lay in the agaonies of Death by
the hand of an Assasine I went to the office & wrote 4
A hand pointing to the right Letters to Sarah McAllister O Jacobson & Peter Johnson
I sent P Johnson a recept for $69 in cash

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Jul 4, 1881