— Cincinnati
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Document date
Thursday 28th of September 1916
Transcription Notes
Finished off packing then went to the station to buy tickets for Cincinnati. Home again & found telegram from Campbell about offer of Child for 75 dollars. Decided to buy it & wrote to Glenn & Campbell accordingly. Went round to Mr Ben Burgess to try & get tune to The Three Ravens. Got the tune but he could not remember how to fit the words. Went round again to Burgess and got some more but not complete information. Called on Mr [Alphonso] Smith & take typed words of songs collected in Virginia & to say good bye. Wrote letters to Campbell & Glenn concerning copy of Child’s ballads for $75. Caught 5.30 train for Cincinnati.Location
USA : Virginia : Charlottesville [38.0293059,-78.4766781]
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