Today in Keys History Dec. 26
1855: William Hackley, a 50-year-old married attorney, recorded in his diary: Rose at 5 and walked, returned home and bathed. At 8:30 a.m. barometer 29.60, thermometer 81, winds south 1, clouds 7. Read papers. Dined at Alexander Pattersonâs. Finished volume one of Hucâs âTravels in Chinaâ and sent it over to James C. Clappâs. 1896: May Johnson, 20-year-old single school teacher, recorded in her diary: Bright Sat. Dec. 26, 1896 I arose at 8 oâclock, Pearle and I got up, dressed, had breakfast and cleaned my upstairs, washed head, wrote two or three letters, had di...
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