Biographical Notes 9 



June Leave of absence granted to go to Washington as 

 Secretary of the United States Sanitary Commis- 

 sion, which he helped to organize, and of which he 

 was (under the Presidency of Dr. Bellows) chief 

 executive officer until 1863. Connection with 

 Central Park still retained. 



Oct. 28 Daughter, Marion Olmsted, born at Mt. St. Vin- 

 cent. 



1862: Considering possibility of securing post of U. S. 

 April Commissioner of Agriculture and Statistics (bureau 



proposed) as alternative to landscape gardening 



business. — F. L. O. letter to J. O. 



c t ' r In New York to work on the Park, "object and 



only justification for being away from Washing- 

 ton." 



Offered office of Street Commissioner by the Mayor 

 of New York. Accepted "on condition that I am 

 not to be trammelled in appointments, etc. " Not 

 consummated. 



Dec. 15 Frederick met his father in New York. "Fredk's 

 Washington address, 185 South B St., corner of 

 W. 9th, back of Smithsonian. Office San. Com., 

 Adams House, 244 F St." — J. O. 



1 8 6 2 - Joined with Dr. Bellows, Wolcott Gibbs, and 

 1863: others in the formation of the Union League Club, 



to perpetuate the ideals of the United States Sani- 

 tary Commission, 



