Monday, January 23d, 1899
Manila, Luzon Island –Entry made in parlor of No. 2 Calle Santa Elena, Tondo. Cloudy and dry. To me a busy day. Was troubled with… Read More »Monday, January 23d, 1899
Manila, Luzon Island –Entry made in parlor of No. 2 Calle Santa Elena, Tondo. Cloudy and dry. To me a busy day. Was troubled with… Read More »Monday, January 23d, 1899
Manila, Luzon Island –Entry made in parlor of No. 2 Calle Santa Elena, Tondo. I am forty-seven years of age today. Was born in Houston,… Read More »Tuesday, Jan. 3d, 1899
Manila, Luzon Island –Entry made in parlor of No. 2 Calle Santa Elena, Tondo. Last day of 1898. Unto the Lord my God be the… Read More »Saturday, Dec. 31st, 1898
Camp Santa Mesa –Entry made in parlor of No. 2 Calle Santa Elena, Tondo. Christmas Eve on a foreign shore, but our environments are radically… Read More »Saturday, Dec. 24th, 1898
Manila, Luzon Island –Entry made in parlor of No. 2 Calle Santa Elena, Tondo. Another day of rush, thank God. Have had to work at… Read More »Tuesday, Dec. 20th, 1898
Manila, Luzon Island –Entry made in parlor of No. 2 Calle Santa Elena, Tondo. Yesterday was exciting because of expected fight with the Filipinos; less… Read More »Friday, Dec. 16th, 1898
Manila, Luzon Island –Entry made in parlor of No. 2 Calle Santa Elena, Tondo. Much rush. Prayer & bible reading to start the day as… Read More »Tuesday, Dec. 13th, 1898
We received our pay today. Our company went on out-Post Duty. There are 4 Posts. (Editor’s note: At some point in November, Briggs wrote detailed… Read More »November 7, 1898 (Monday)
This morning, at 6 o’clock, I went on shore with a comrade. We visited the markets of Binondo and San Miguel. There is an enormous… Read More »Monday, May 30, 1898