Jervis McEntee Diaries

Saturday August 11, 1877

Jervis McEntee Diary Entry, Saturday, August 11, 1877, from the Jervis McEntee papers, 1850-1905, in the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

My father and mother received a very charming congratulatory note from Geo. Wm. Curtis today to which I replied for them. We finished the well yesterday, took off the top cornices and laid them anew in cement and painted the joints inside the mason working until after dark. I worked so hard that I had a headache today but have been able to keep around. Received a letter from Morris & Schwab one from Mathews the Auctioneer regarding the St. Louis exhibition both of which I answered. We also had a letter from Mary Gifford. It has been a perfect day after a shower yesterday.

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