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head to foot, also attack of Bright's disease -- right leg badly swollen and right arm useless -- near to death's door -- Showed letter to Jewett Adams by wife's request -- Bed 11 -- colder -- Wrote & sent page letter to wife by evening train -- Frost in the early morning wilted tomato & cucumber vines, etc -- Sam's regular salary in the University is fixed at $1,000 a year --

Sunday Sept 8

Same -- Telegrams say Prest slept 4 hours this AM, and his condition is very encouraging and satisfactory to his doctors -- 1st bullet hit his breast bone and glanced off without penetrating -- second entered 5 inches below left nipple & 1 1/2 inches to left of median line, passed through stomach & lodged in muscles of back -- They sewed up the two holes in stomach with silk thread, and will locate and extract ball with assistence of X ray -- Mrs McKinley is with & attending him -- Met Billy Cann at morning train going to Va -- says has found negative and will send me picture of Gold Hill -- this evening sent page letter to wife -- Bed 11 -- Strong frost

140 -- Wife -- Frost -- Jas M Leonard -- Tribune $1.64
Wm Nelson -- Jas H Kinkead -- Landlady on a Drunk
Commercial Writing up Govt Report -- Leon M Hall
Gould & Curry Mill Photo

this morning nipped squash & potato vines, etc --

Monday Sept 9

Same -- Worked figuring on my job -- PM visited Supt Colcord at Mint & got items from him -- President improving -- Bed 11 -- letter from Jas Leonard