THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1861.
News seems to be quite scarce just now, nothing of importance having occured today that I am aware of. But we are in expectation of hearing of fights, or battles, in various directions. Doct King has been sick for the last three days and I have been nearly alone in the office. I am suffering from a severe cold with sore throat and some cough. Went down to the Parade of the 12th with Julia and Miss Hartley, then down to Willards and got the NY papers. Got some groceries at Whites, and came home early.
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The three diary manuscript volumes, Washington during the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865, are available online at The Library of Congress.