Louis Weichmann

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(09-14-2015 12:34 PM)Pamela Wrote:  George Townsend's "sarcastic review" of Weichmann

I don't have the entire text, but I have this much in my files from Townsend's notes. Source: Joan Chaconas' article titled "George Alfred Townsend's Papers" in the October 1980 issue of the Surratt Society News:

"Surratt laborious, was brilliant, good conduct. An exemplary Society of the Angels. Weichmann never good enough for it. No war papers allowed there: Everything secession. Surratt haughty.

In July 1862 both left. W. and S. same day. Surratts farewell: Jenkins president, small, thin, once great fop. Surratt cries.

W. then came to Philadelphia, 2 months staid. Sep. '62, W. accepted Professorship in Borremeo College, Md. 4 moths staid left Dec. '62. then went on Northern Central RR to Ellangowan (or Little Texas) all Catholics, 2000 lime burning town, staid two weeks there in December. Taught there voluntarily Schoolhouse burned two nights before Christmas. Two days after Christmas 1862, went to Washington, taught in St. Mathews College."