A word from 16 January 1884: Unprecedented?

A word from 16 January 1884: Unprecedented? Hardly! Since Trump's election, we have been treated to media discussions featuring such terms as "unprecedented," "abnormal," etc. Some of what we are experiencing, however, our ancestors faced 134 years ago.

For example: Greed. While researching an artist for our "Best of" Collection, [ https://goo.gl/W2pHmP ] I came upon this entry: [ https://goo.gl/ZCnL24 ]
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collection-features/jervis-mcentee-diaries/diary-entry?date=18840116

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