Brig Halcyon News Today

1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before seven, cut an orange and read the President’s message before breakfast. Afterwards read Caldwell. Mr. Torrey yesterday dismissed his suit

1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at dawn and commenced reading Caldwell on Arbitration. Felt badly and took a dose of salts. I felt quite unwell the

1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at dawn and read some cases respecting the validity of awards. Oliver O’Hara and Mr. Torrey came to my office to

1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at a quarter to seven and wrote to Mr. Willis and send him one of the pamphlets containing all opinions. The

1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before the sun. Captain Joseph Swiler sailed this morning for Mobile via Tallahassee by him I sent Mr. Willis a Ticklox

1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary. Rose at sunrise and read the “Acts” until ten when I went to court where I remained until one at which time

1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary. Rose about half past five, before the sun made his appearance and read the “Acts.” The cargo of the Brig Halcyon was

1830: William Hackley recorded in diary: Rose before dawn and read the “Acts.” The arbitrators in the case of the Brig Halcyon have brought in (as I understand) a third

1830: William Hackley kept a diary from 1829 to 1857 about his life in Key West. Some of the earliest surviving entries are form the Fall of 1830. Following is