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feet & legs -- Evening Lodge -- Acted as Warden -- Bed 12

At Reno House Hunting Banjo head New Minstrel troupe

Sunday April 7

Clear & pleasant -- AM train to Reno -- found Alfie much better and able to be about, and out of doors -- Evening I killed & dressed a young pullet for him, sent by a friend -- Bed 9

Monday Apr 8

Cloudy -- 1 or 2 showers laid the dust -- About town most of the day, house hunting, as our landlord wants his house -- PM Bessie, Sam & I went to Opera House -- [McNish, Ranza & Arno's Minstrels?] just arrived by evening train from the East -- good house -- good show -- Through at 1/4 to 11 -- 10:45 -- Bed 11:30 -- cloudy --

Tuesday April 9

C & P -- left on the morning train, late, at 8:45 AM for Va -- arrived 11:30 -- PM odd jobs about room -- Sammy's banjo head arrived all right by express a day a day or 2 ago -- prepaid -- Evening about town -- Bed 12 --

Banjo French Polish Banjo McHardy Ranza & Arno's Minstrel Co Rain

Wednesday April 10

Cloudy -- PM strong thunder -- 6 PM a few showers laid dust -- PM took my two banjo necks -- Sammy's & mine -- up to Jose Salinas, bet B & A sts, on Taylor & staid with him & saw him French polish the finger boards of each -- Evening at Opera House

Notes and Questions

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Traveler

A heads up for final editing: April 9 entry feels disjointed at the end. I wonder if some lines were transposed when the transcription was made.

Special Collections

Yes, good observation! the phrase at the end was supposed to be inserted in the middle of the entry (indicated by an arrow in the original. It's been corrected in the transcript.