WEDNESDAY 13
A little rainy this morning but it cleared off and it has been rather a pleasant day. Pat office crowded as usual with strangers and the Number of applications for patents is increasing. No Comr of Patents yet appointed. No news stirring today, but the crowds at the Hotels continues very great. All anxious for office. Some side scenes occur of course. Was down to Willards with Bro and saw numerous friends fr various parts of the country. Came home before 9 o’clock, took tea & ready to retire at 11 o’clock.
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.