Simply enter the word you wish to find and the search engine will search for every instance of the word in the journals. For example: Fight. All instances of the use of the word fight will show up on the results page.
Using an asterisk (*) will increase the odds of finding the results you are seeking. For example: Fight*. The search results will display every instance of fight, fights, fighting, etc. More than one wildcard may be used. For example: *ricar*. This search will return most references to the Aricara tribe, including Ricara, Ricares, Aricaris, Ricaries, Ricaree, Ricareis, and Ricarra. Using a question mark (?) instead of an asterisk (*) will allow you to search for a single character. For example, r?n will find all instances of ran and run, but will not find rain or ruin.
Searches are not case sensitive. For example: george will come up with the same results as George.
Searching for a specific phrase may help narrow down the results. Rather long phrases are no problem. For example: "This white pudding we all esteem".
Because of the creative spellings used by the journalists, it may be necessary to try your search multiple times. For example: P?ro*. This search brings up numerous variant spellings of the French word pirogue, "a large dugout canoe or open boat." Searching for P?*r*og?* will bring up other variant spellings. Searching for canoe or boat also may be helpful.
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| Year, Month, & Day | Single day |
| Year & Month | Whole month |
| Year | Whole year |
| Month & Day | 1600-#-# to 2100-#-# |
| Month | 1600-#-1 to 2100-#-31 |
| Day | 1600-01-# to 2100-12-# |
It was that silent time between 1 and 3.
Afternoon, about 3 1/2 o'clock, it begins to snow.
Jan. 1, '80 .
May 1, '81 .
July 28—to Long Branch .—8 1/2 A.
1 COME, my tan-faced children, Follow well in order, get your weapons ready; Have you your pistols?
In the bed above, also, amputation of the left leg; gave him a little jar of raspberries; bed No. 1,
I saw him this morning about 8 1/2 coming in to business, riding on Vermont avenue, near L street.
The Wards are either letter'd alphabetically, Ward G, Ward K, or else numerically, 1, 2, 3, &c.
March 1 st. —Plenty more butternut or clay-color'd escapees every day.
E, 93rd Pennsylvania Died May 1, '65— My letter to his mother.
1 COME, my tan-faced children, Follow well in order, get your weapons ready; Have you your pistols?