[M Kehoe]

Miss Leavenworth.

That name rings a bell.

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Miss Leavenworth.

That name rings a bell.

I thought the same, so I did a simple Bing search, which turned up nothing. From the index I learned that Annie Leavenworth appears eleven times in Strong's entries between October 1857 and November 1859, in connection either with a social gathering or a musical event. One of the former also names an "old" Leavenworth, presumably her father. I don't know who he is, either.

She must be a pretty close friend if she is joining the family at their vacation resort in Massachusetts.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Curiosity piqued, I examined the index in the other 3 volumes of Strong's diaries. Annie L. only has 3 other entries, all in 1860. The last hints at how interesting this project shall become. On the night of October 5, 1860, Leavenworth joins Mr. and Mrs. Strong and one other gentlemen at

"Tiffany's shop in Broadway, where I had engaged a second story window. We inspected the grand National Wide-Awake torchlight procession. It was brilliant and successful. It was more than two hours in passing. . ."

The Wide-Awakes were Republican activists who marched to raise interest and support for Republican candidates. This one is barely a month before Lincoln's election as President.