Title

Jane Bigelow Diary, 1868-1869

Description

The diaries of John Bigelow's wife, Jane Tunis Poultney Bigelow, make up the majority of the Diaries and Journals series. Just as respected and loved as her husband, Jane was an important figure in the New York literary and social scene. Her diaries detail their life and travels.

Date

June 19, 1868 - August 9, 1869

Creator

Bigelow, Jane Tunis Poultney

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[Front cover] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] 1
1868
Highland Falls Orange co
Wednesday June 10th -
My husband bought me this book
Thursday - June 11th - the 18th
Anniversary of our wedding -
Cousin George & Cornelia came up with me yesterday in the
[Coach?] - Mrs Fellocos [?] & the Dudleys were on their way to Casy's Cottage at Newburgh - Grand St - We had tea as soon as we arrived - then drove at once to parade - it was a lovely evening but has [-ocered?] ever since- Letters from Patty Jones & Carey Ellicott - [May?] Hogan [?] and Annie - Grace & Jenny - [Gars?] Jenny has french dolly intended for her birthday present from me - she is delighted - Annie wants one 2
Expected William Isham [?] & wife - Storm must have prevented -
Friday June 12th
Very rainy still [?] our Cousins would have left in the afternoon
boat - Cornelia has just arrived - to spend the night.
Sunday June 14th
Went down in the boat yesterday with our visitors - Mr & Mrs Titus were on board - agreable [sic] people - fine looking - Mrs Fellows was also there - Saw Cousin Cornelia at the side walk & stopped at
Flora Isham's a moment before going to McLean's - did a dozen errands in the carriage before dinner at 2 1/2 - Mrs Viele was with us - We drove to the Park late - Charles Isham & wife came in the evening Today left before 8 in the boat - Met Mac[-]e on board - 3
Lovely morning - read all the papers I could find & then looked about for amusements - found Captain Bonaparte -handsome & agreable [sic]
No [ca----st]- on the dock - Sorry I had asked him to dri[--] up with us - [Kri----] brought us in his wagon & poor Bonaparte we left alone on the wharf with his trunk - All well at [ko---] The Macedonia Saranak [?] & Dale [?] arrived about an hour before us - with the Mid-Shipmen on a visit to the Cadets - Letter from Boales[?] of Springfield - sick in bed & cant come tomorrow - as intended - Ward Burnet is here to tea & will drive up to parade with us - fine looking boy 16 - [Bos-i--] (Sunia's [?] Sister) is here for a couple of days - I have invited her to share Legette's[?] bed - 4 Mrs Viele' seems hopelessly in love with Jen Heasanton - a dangerous position for a married woman - but it would be more so if she were prettier - Making an addition of a library & two chambers above [?] - be[ga--]
Monday June 15th - lovely morning - Uncle has gone - I feel tired & sleepy - Mr Forbes came home with me late last evening from Cozzens - At Boe's bach [?] a chat [illegible-crossed out] Jen and Mrs Grant - they are very composed and affable and happy - She has a pretty hand - her Sister was with her - Mrs [----body] - Fred seems quite a nice boy & the two younger children do very well - 5 Rosina (Emma's Sister) called yesterday & I invited her to stay here a couple of days - She has dressed my hair beautifully
Flora Isham has arrived - Letter from Henry Fernandis & Beckie [Brue--] - Written the latter [sic] & Mrs Eames -
Thursday - June 18th -

Mrs McLean & Ella came Monday [N-]

Sunday June 21st

The graduating Max Monday last was very well - We all went down the next morning in the boat - To the races in a terrible storm with Max McLean, Mr Penniman & Robert McKim - in a charming dog cart - in the evening to "Leon & Kelly's Minstrels" Next day to the races with the McLean's beautiful phaeton - 6 Came up Thursday with Ella - [-ace] the Middies parade - band much finer than ours - Friday young [Clas--] & Ward to bed [?] Went to the Hop on board the Squadron - treated with the greatest attention - Capt Mallheus [?] was introduced - Gillen & Franklin - Luce we already knew

And the fishes beginning to Sweat
And Damn it, how hot we shall be.

Yesterday Mr B dined at Cozzens with the West Point & Cozzen's officers We went over afterwards, the band played all the evening. Mr Pendleton has just called - Mr Knower - Booth & Thomson - the Sculptors - Raining has L - Jenny 9 years old today - have given her a french dolly - & Chape[?] Jems -Jane Kirby sent her a fan - I gave her also a bottle of cologne 7 Monday June 22d
Our friends left this morning with Mr B - At 5 we heard a great [fri---] & music - We were saluted by the Squadron - it had rained terribly - We rushed to the [S------cer] house & with Mr B's wrapper over my nightgown - having No [m---hoir] I pulled off my
stockings & [ec--ed] them - Mrs Michle & [Jar-et] - the cook & Kolish [?] - Miss McLean was in scarcely better costume but we saw two of the ships drift slowly by us - & friends on deck fluttering linen farewells to us - The Paranah had passed - the music had died away - through the silent damp we wended our way back to bed for an hour - 8 Have driven down the road with Ella - am sleepy still - Hack coachman has called wanting 30 dollars a month.
Tuesday June 23d 15 E 25th St Came in the afternoon boat yesterday - took tea at William Isham's with Judge Isham - William on crutches - had been thrown from his wagon a week ago - Called at Grays & Weed's - & dentist's - fine Morning, rained all the evening.
An hour with Mrs Hutchins - goes Saturday to Saratoga - to Europe in the fall - I wish my baby was as old as hers - Dr Hoffman has brought me a beautiful magnolia - 9 Sunday July 5th 1868
Monday last the Busdach's [?] came from Newburgh - hot tiresome day - they left in the evening boat. Tuesday Cornelia & Mrs White came left at 7 in the evening - The Grays took tea with us Sunday last -
all as ugly as [-res] - Thursday I went to town with Mr B - Eagle up to Weeds with Mrs Macanley - attended to a few errands - the heat intense - I remember Nothing like it in Paris - I had but few clothes on, & they were dripping wet even when sitting still
In the afternoon went out to Taylors with Mr Taylor & Captain Judkins - Next morning all over town again in the toasting sun Lunched & bathed at Flora's - brought up a laundress on the boat - a terrible crowd - 11

It has been fearfully hot - is still so - [illegible] 3 days 75 cts a day -Mrs Stewart - [?]eymous & Frank Blair [?]inated by the Democrats -

Sunday July 19th Went down with the Branens [?]Tuesday last - to Bailey's country place in the afternoon, pretty houses - & sip [?] as fine children as I ever saw - a happy family - Amelia looks young - but was never[?] pretty - Minsey [?] is a great tall sallors [?] American looking girl - [?oes] face [?] of the rosy face English type one sees here Wednesday I dined at Trimble's - Thursday the Brewer's went home - so did I - with Mary Black's Margaret & 12
a neer [?] Irishman Friday a Mrs Burvet [?] came to dinner & I left last evening - Aunt Jenny & the Farnandi's children also came Friday - Yesterday Mrs Garrison & the Walkers staid to tea - W B spent the day in town - expected young Edward but he did not come Still very hot - I drove down to Satterlees [?] & Nearas [?] after tea & for a half hour to Cozzens to see Mrs Begh [?] & They - such a baby - poor distressed little mite [?] - it made me sick to touch him yet the dear Mother said he had improved so.