Hey guys
I copied Robert Melrose's diary yesterday, and took a quick preliminary look at it. Quite honestly, I don't know how helpful it's going to be, and I'm not sure why "no student of history should be without it." For example, the entries for one month (March 1855??) consist of "rain" every day, and that's it. I'll read through it tonight and let you know if there is actually anything of use in it.