Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Wednesday, March 5, 1862

Went down on to the Av^e this evening, had a talk with Judge Edmonds, Com^r of the Land office, at the National. Called into “Willards.” Saw Mr Stillson there, was introduced to Mr Wills, a lawyer of Chicago, who is engaged in the great Land suit against the RR Company at Chicago. He appears to be a “smart one.” Called on my return home at the office of Maj Williams on 11^th st. Saw VanMaster, just from Lyons. Nothing new from there. We are all much attached to the place. I have spent most of my life there.

SOURCE: Horatio Nelson Taft, The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865. Volume 1, January 1,1861-April 11, 1862, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington D. C.