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ESTELLE 'STELLA' JACOBOSKY later WITMERBiblio.com

1899 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING THE LIFE OF A 2nd GENERATION JEWISH WOMAN THE DAUGHTER OF GERMAN JEWISH IMMIGRANTS CHASING THE AMERICAN DREAM

18990007021WILKES-BARRE PENNSYLVANIA WYOMING CANYON COALFIELD. Good. 1899. On offer is an interesting diary written at the turn of the century by an educated woman in a major American industrial city. Measuring 4.75 inches by 3 inches this diary is in good condition. It contains 122 pages of entries plus and extensive memoranda section of 72 pages. The memoranda section includes contacts cash accounts as well as notes. The handwriting is legible. Also included are to very small newspaper clippings. One which appears to be dated July 14 1899 is an ad for a teacher. Estelle Stella Jacobosky is a 24 year old woman who is beginning her career as a teacher. She was born in 1875 in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Her parents were Jewish immigrants from Germany coming to America about the year 1861. Wilkes-Barre is located adjacent to the Wyoming Valley coalfield - the largest coalfield in the United States in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Her parents were part of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants that flooded into the area from Europe to meet the demands for an expanding workforce. Wilkes-Barre flourished and grew into an industrial and economic powerhouse. Local newspapers record her success in elementary and secondary school and her early years in education. She worked in Philadelphia New Jersey and Long Island as a substitute or supply teacher before returning to Wilkes-Barre where she assumed the role of teacher and head teacher/principal in Carnegie Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh In 1904 Stella married Harry Sumner Witmer. They made their home in Aspinwall PA where he worked as an accountant. They had had three sons. Stella passed away in 1955 at the age of 79. The diary is a record of her work as a teacher as well as her social life. Got up at 7:30 A.M. Went on 8:40 car. Home at 4:15 P.M. Dressed. Went sleighriding at 4:30 with Hal W Mrs. Witmer Mrs. Conner and Rose. Home at 6:00P.M. After supper to tailors. Came home and served. Hal called at 9 P.M. Retired 10:30 P.M. Jan 4 1899 Hal W is in fact the man she marries 5 years later. Got up 7:30 A.M. Taught school all day. Home 4:15 P.M. First day in school since I got back from N.Y. Home all evening and write letters. Retired 11:30 P.M. Mar 7 1899 Taught school all day. . Home 4:30 P.M. Went up town after school. In evening went to see Mable Edgar then took a walk. Had company May 19 1899 Arose 8:30 A.A. Started "A Tent of Grace" by a Jewess. Mrs. Taylor called in morning. Mrs. Conners Mrs Barrosti Rose and I went to matinee. Caught in rain . Home all evening. Sept 19 1899 Her cash accounts reveal things like her earnings $45.00 for the months shown the costs of many daily items such as streetcar fare 10¢ tooth powder 25¢ and thread 28¢. There is an extensive list of the people with whom she socialized with and called upon. For a genealogist this is an excellent record of many different family names all situated in a particular place and time. It is valuable cross-reference tool for family research. More generally a historian would find this daily record a fine source of details of day-to-day living in this bustling industrial city with its multi-cultural population.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF STELLA JACOBOSKY ESTELLE JACOBOSKY WITMER WILKES-BARRE PENNSYLVANIA WYOMING CANYON COALFIELD TEACHING IN THE PENNSYLVANIA COALFIELDS HARRY SUMNER WITMER JEWISH IMMIGRANTS EMIGRATION FROM GERMANY ECONOMIC REFUGEES JUDAISM JEWS IN AMERICA AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

for SAMUEL W COMSTOCKBiblio.com

1833 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT SHIP'S LOG OF A 155 DAY VOYAGE FROM THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO TO NEW YORK CITY

18330002344SHIP MCLELLAN MAZATLAN TO NEW YORK. Good. 1833. On offer is a fascinating original 1833 logbook for the Ship McLellan later purchased in 1846 and refitted as a whaling ship from Mazatlan on the Pacific coast of Mexico to New York City. The volume is dated March 6 1833 to August 8th 1833. The 8 x 13 inch book produced specifically for the trade states: "Published and Sold by E. & G. W. Blunt 154 Water-street corner of Maiden-lane where is constantly for sale a complete assortment of the most approved Charts Nautical Books and Instruments. Nautical instruments Repaired. / June 1827". A lovely woodcut illustration of an American Clipper Ship under full sail graces the cover. While unknown the author the log has 74 pre-printed pages of charts to be filled in and all 74 pages have been used with a loose leaf tucked in at the end for August 4th through August 8th thus completing the entire journey from Mazatlan to New York. Typical of a log kept by the First Mate or Captain the log details all the technical data; daily charts contain information on positions weather currents longitude and latitude wind direction and force and the various sails used. Fairly extensive use is also made of the blank space provided to make longhand notations regarding the passage of the McLellan. The writer also uses this space to note both the daily and whole "distance run". The odd note regarding particular currents off the River Plata or meetings with other vessels and the gossip punctuate the journal. Here are some snippets: On March 6 1833 The Ship McLellan departs Mazatlan bound for New York. ".with the assistance of the Ship of War Rattlesnake crew got our anchor without difficulty. The three Marias Isles at meridian were to the northward of us from 15 to 25 miles." Distance run the first day: 100 miles. On April 7 1833: ".spoke whaling ship Amethist of Nantucket - 70 days out with 300 blls. of sperm oil - reports 80 ships in the neighborhood upon the same business but with indifferent success." On June 20 1833: ".unusual quantities of whales seen for these 2 days." and on July 4th the McLellan crosses the equator having been out for 121 days and run 11262 miles. On Thursday August 7 1833 ".at 6 took a pilot at 10 came to anchor outside the bar - at 8 a.m. wind N.W. weigh anchor and made sail - Friday at 1 p.m. having worked almost up to the narrows was taken in tow by a steam boat and came to anchor at Querantine at 4; Subjected to 48 hours Querantine". This ends the 155 day 14038 mile voyage of the McLellan." The covers are intact and are comprised of marbled paperboard. Overall VG. HISOTRICAL NOTES: one online source provides: Samuel W. Comstock started in the trading business in 1833 on the Ship McLellan with a cargo shipped by G. G . & S. Howland later Howland & Aspinwall consigned to S.W. Comstock supercargo on board "for Valparaiso and a market." The value of the cargo was $121435.38 and it comprised: "Satin crepe and Florentine shawls ribbons of all descriptions satins for dresses foulard silks horseskin gloves open worked white silk hose ladies' and men's white kid cloves handkerchiefs Irish linens Russia sheetings printed Jaconets and muslins fancy prints striped seersucker ginghams burlaps letter paper scissors guns gunpowder assorted marbles Richmond flour Havana wax Russia wax fancy and yellow soap English iron steel Spanish lead old Holland gin wine cordials Havana tobacco Kentucky tobacco manufactured tobacco snuff pepper pimento sperm candles cream of tartar pilot bread white lead paint turpentine rope yarns crockery German tumblers mahogany veneers mahogany plank rosewood cane seat chairs Malaga raisins."; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SAMUEL W. COMSTOCK SHIP MCLELLAN MAZATLAN TO NEW YORK NAUTICAL AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP COMSTOCK FAMILY BUSINESS BAKER LIBRARY HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL G. G . & S. HOWLAND HOWLAND & ASPINWALL SHIP OF WAR RATTLESNAKE MARINE MARITIME OCEAN GOING COMMERCE MERCHANT VESSELS CARGO SHIPS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown

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FRANCES M SIMMONSBiblio.com

1914 - 1918 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 5-YEAR DIARY OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO MOVES TO NYC TO BECOME A RED CROSS NURSE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WAR EFFORT IN A HOMEFRONT HOSPITAL

19140009048HILLSBORO TX TEXAS NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK NY. Good. 1914. On offer is a five-year diary of Ms. Frances M. Simmons of Hillsboro Texas beginning in 1914 and ending in 1918. The diary is a fantastic artifact of the years of a homefront nurse in NYC during the First World War. It presents a thorough and comprehensive life both of work and of play for a young woman nurse treating returning soldiers ravaged by the brutal war in Europe. For the most part 1915 is the year that is written in the most and provides the most comprehensive look into Ms. Simmons life. Though there are many many entries though they are less consistently written. The entries start in Texas with family "calling" ordering and receiving gloves and glove cases picnics etc. By 1915 Simmons has moved to New York City either training or fully working as a public health nurse in Willard Parker Hospital on East 16th Street. The year or so in New York is quite interesting. Not only does it have medical significance references to hospitals tuberculosis cases even a good new "Scarlet" fever case but also social from the low visiting tenement houses to her vibrant and fascinating social life. Wanamaker's department store is one her favorite places to visit illustrating a middle-class salary for her work as a nurse as was as frequent trips to the Metropolitan Opera where she writes down what she saw and who was singing. March 5. 1915. Fri - aft. off. M. Butterfly: Farrar Scotti - Fornia. Botta Bada Rossi etc. Il Trovatore: Destin Ober Martinelli Amato.. She sees lots of movies too--everything from "Birth of a Nation" to "Baby Peggy." She goes often to the theater skates in Central Park and mentions regular trips to Brooklyn and the Bronx. Examples: May 18. 1915. Saw Naval Review of Pres. Wilson from Mayflower as Atlantic Fleet passed out to sea - past Statue of Liberty - N.Y.; May 20. 1915. Thurs. Hard night @ tubies Miss Flannigan a hard little worker. Very pleasant to work with.; July 5. 1915. Mon - Got up at 2:30pm. Went out to Bronx - saw Christine at Mrs. Gs about 20 - Letter to her from Will - plans for Mamas trip.; October 25. 1915. Mon - Left Bronx Went to Met. Life bldg. Miss Robins nurse. Society for Prv. of Cruelty to Animals. Henry St. Settlement. Neighborhood Playhouse. Pub. Lib. Seward Pk. Br. The other significant time period is 1917 where she mentions "Unrestricted Submarine warfare declared by Germany" 2/1/17 watching Naval reviews and even buying $100 the equivalent of over $2300 today! worth of Liberty Bonds Simmons is very active in the war effort as her cousin Will who also lives in NYC is in the army. She mentions in a December 1917 entry that he was made 1st Lieut. of his company. Throughout the diary there are many references to "auto drives" and "calls by phone." She travels quite a bit--to various parts of New England New Jersey esp. Sandy Hook back and forth from the North to her childhood home in Hillsboro Texas. Her family travelled a lot too including "by sea" indicating that the family had some money. There are also times where it seems she is the primary nurse of single patients. One named Mr. Sawyer takes up a number of weeks in 1916 until the entry May 25. 1916. Thurs. Mr. Sawyer died - 4:10am. Julian & me at the time. Dr. Smith arrived directly after death. She attends his funeral the next day. Everyday of the diary has at least one entry written in it. As state before 1915 is the most comprehensive year but 1917 and 1916 come close. For reasons unknown the months of November and December are almost entirely devoid of any entries that are not 1914. Simmons writes each entry is exceptionally neat and legible handwriting and reading the short lines of text for each day is a delight. Despite the handwriting being very small each word is written clearly and legibly. The diary has some Front inner hinge weakening and the cover has a small tear on the top of the spine as well as some slight shelf wear. It is a Wards A Line A Day Book.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF FRANCES M. SIMMONS HILLSBORO TEXAS WORLD WAR 1 ERA AMERICAN HOMEFRONT RED CROSS NURSE TEXAS TO NEW YORK CITY WILLARD PARKER HOSPITAL NURSING IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY TREATMENT OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS NEW YORK CITY CULTURE HOMEFRONT WAR EFFORT TUBERCULOSIS SCARLET FEVER 20TH CENTURY MEDICINE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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Gertrude E WoodBiblio.com

1943-1947 Jam-Packed Diary of a Dedicated Teacher on the Home Front Chronicling Daily Life in the Boston Area During WW2

0012245Boston Massachusetts. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer is a very thorough 5-year diary written by a Massachusetts teacher who comments almost as frequently on the US war effort as she does on her teaching job about which she is passionate. The diary was written by Gertrude E. Wood of Boston Massachusetts b. 1909. There is minimal information available about Wood however we believe she was born in Maine and moved to the Boston area where she taught elementary school. Begun in 1943 her diary chronicles her day-to-day experiences throughout the war years. When people think of the involvement of citizens in WWII usually it's the men and women in uniform that come to mind immediately. However their incredible effort could not have been sustained and ultimately successful without the enormous effort of civilians on the home front. Gertrude is an example of someone keeping things moving in the US while also hawkishly watching and recording the war efforts as they had a big impact on her day to day life and the lives of those around her. Excerpts follow: Reported for surgical dressing work with a group much smaller than usual. Went to the movies with Doris M and Doris F. Fred Astair and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier Feb 2 1943. Was one of the few who reported for Red Cross work. Closing days are busy days. Paid $.40 for a cantaloupe. It was good! June 2 1943. D-Day at last! Not very complete reports yet but it seems that the opposition the first day was not too severe June 6 1944. Allied armies across the German order. Tremendous air attacks on Germany. How much longer can she hold out! Sept 11 1944. Attended War Relief work session at Womens Club meeting. Information comes that the Red Cross quota has been filled. Fewer casualties than expected Oct 25 1944. The new year dawns on a chaotic world. Victory and peace do not seem so near as they did a few months past Jan 1 1945. Japan still subjected to heavy bombing. Gen Eisenhower reported as saying unconditional surrender will be required of Nazis and not negotiated Mar 28 1945. Publication Club makes a good start. It looks like an interested enthusiastic staff. Laval of France has been executed Oct 15 1945. Pat received word that her brother Fred has reached home. She off to Bridgewater for weekend Doris to the School Follies I to church Mar 15 1946. Back to school for full session first day including a one hour teachers meeting. Gerald Kelly back on the job in Miss Taylors place. Miss Kelley carries on Sept 9 1946. Word comes that the execution of top ranking Nazis has taken place. Goering committed suicide by poison. C and I dine at the Blue Sea Tea Room Oct 6 1946. Pat and I go to the Open Night lecture at Harvard Observatory. Interesting lecture on the moon. We look at the moon and the Pleiades through the telescope Nov 21 1947. For a social historian this diary is a goldmine of information about daily life and attitudes in America during WWII. As one would expect from an English teacher the entries are well-written. Those with an interest in education would find her many remarks about her work and concerns like curriculum development interesting to read. A military historian especially one focused on the Home Front would find this an excellent record of how information about the reality of war on the battlefield was being understood at home. This diary would certainly be a good resource for a Womens Studies program as it chronicles not only the life and times of a single working woman but also the times when there was an entire social revolution taking place about the role of women in society. Measuring 4.0x5.5 inches it contains 365 pages and is 100% complete. The leather cover is in good condition as are the binding and pages. The handwriting is legible. Overall VG. ; Manuscripts; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 365 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover

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GRACE MERRITTBiblio.com

1903 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A LOVELY UPSTATE NEW YORK WOMAN

19030008094EVANS MILLS NEW YORK WATERTOWN. Good. 1903. On offer is a delightful diary of 18 yr old Grace Merritt of Evans Mills NY a small village in upstate NY just south of the St. Lawrence River. The cover has come loose but the binding of all of the pages is intact. The handwriting is clear and legible. The diary measures approximately 8 1/2 inches by 6 1/2 inches. It covers the period from January 1 1903 until July 25 1903. While most entries are short there are several that extend over more than a page. Grace's mother had passed away years earlier and she had assumed the role of homemaker for her father and younger sister Nina. The diary is replete with references to daily life and community happenings. ". Henry Drake and Mr. Kinney helped pa butcher today". Jan 16. ". Been to work all day at the meat and lard." Jan 19. ". Worked nearly all the A.M. Went down to Mrs. Kinney's in the afternoon and carried home the sausage cutter and a piece of spare rib". Jan 28. "Not a very pleasant day. I hung out the clothes to dry moped the floor and done all the other work and Nina helped do some of the work. Papa went to the village. Nina went up to Mrs. Bakers but did not go in and came back and staid to Jessie's the rest of the P.M. Nina and I went down to the I. O. G. T. We had a big time. We took in 2 new members. The Companions had a Sugar Social and invited the Foresters but papa did not go" Mar 28 . "Pa ployed ploughed part of the day. Bertha Lyons came down before we had breakfast to go with Nina to school. Papa helped Mr. Drake get off a rut hole out here. Nina took down 1 1/2 dozen eggs at $1.50/doz." Apr 15. Also included in the diary are several other items. Two postcards confirm the community - Evans Mills and her father's name - William. There is a label of Lincoln brand preserves in good condition. There is also a damaged cover of a poetry book titled Harvest of Thorns. Another interesting insert of a pamphlet titled How To Become A Member Of The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Accompanying it is a handwritten note dated June 14 1927 twenty five years after this diary was written in which Grace asks for application forms. Of note is that it is signed Grace Messina. Grace married in May 1918. There are a great many references to local people and this would be an excellent reference point for someone doing research on local families in Jefferson County NY. It is an excellent reference for gender studies as it shows clearly the day-to-day lifestyle and expectations on a young woman at the turn of the century in rural America. A social historian would find the diary a treasure trove of details among the web of relationships in this small community. Through the words of this diary a reader meets a lovely young woman growing up on the cusp of enormous social changes.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY 1900S GRACE MERRITT; GRACE MESSINA; EVANS MILLS NY; DIARY LIFE IN UPSTATE RURAL NEW YORK; GENDER STUDIES; SOCIAL HISTORY; GENEALOGY; WATERTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY RURAL LIFE IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PROGRESSIVE ERA INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT FARMERS EARLY 20TH CENTURY EPHEMERA DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION YOUNG WOMEN IN 1900s YOUNG WOMEN CONDUCT OF LIFE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN 1900s UPSTATE NEW YORK RURAL AMERICA AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

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GRACE WALDRON CALVERTBiblio.com

1909 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY THE DAUGHTER OF A PIONEER JOURNALIST AND ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE BOSTON HERALD

19090001698PORTLAND MAINE ME. Good. 1909. On offer is an original manuscript 1909 through 1913 diary handwritten by Grace Waldron Calvert the daughter of Colonel William H. Waldron a pioneer journalist and one of five original publishers of the Boston Herald. He was instrumental in developing several other publications but in 1872 he established the Lewiston Weekly Gazette and in 1876 his son-in-law Thomas E. Calvert Grace's husband entered into partnership with him and became editor of the Gazette. Colonel Waldron died in 1881. Grace and Thomas of Portland Maine belonged to a County Club took numerous trips to New York attend balls plays recitals and even a reception at the white house in 1912 and much more. She also belongs to a "Current Events" club. Grace's daughter was a soprano singer who studied under Alfred Brinkler. Ephemera such as newspaper clippings inside the diary mention her events. There is also a newspaper article which talked about an illness her other daughter Dorothy experienced and the diary also talks of this. Dorothy spends over a month in the hospital. Here are some snippets: 1909 "In all day. Tom and I went to see The Witching Hour. John Mason leading man. Great play. John Mason nearly spoiled the play by being under the influence of something.Telegram from O. W. L. that Dr. gives no hope asking me to go on. I telephoned in reply to know if I was needed immediately. Home all day. Sewed all day.Shampoo at 9. Had a woman to cook for us all day. Country Club P.M. with Grace. Home in Mr. Woodman's car. Mrs. Wilson and Elizabeth here to dinner. John Alden and wife here evening.Twenty three years ago today since our little Tommy died. Miss Mayer here sewing. Sewed with her.Downtown A.M. on business. Country Club P.M. Grace went to Bath in Government boat with some people from Mt. Williams.Grace and I had delightful day. Went down the bay with Mr. Brownell and a party in his motor boat. Dolly could not go not well. Had picnic on shore. Home at six P.M.Shampooed. Downtown A.M. on business. Took Lizzie to Country Club P.M. Went to Cushing's Island with a crowd at 10:30. Helen Phillips went away.In all day. Aunt Anna walked to Eastman's. We all went in to Mr. Brinkler's in evening. Grace sang and sang well. Jefferson theatre opened.Went to station with Gertrude's who went to New Harbor. Dr. Hull Meta and I went to Long Island for sail at 4 P.M. We three with Cleeland went to Keith's theatre in evening.Downtown A.M. Miss Reynolds fixing my lace gown. Charity Ball. Ross dined here. Dolly went to the Venus. Had fine time at the ball. In all went well" 1910 "Lovely day. Dolly and I walked part way to County Club P.M. Had "Tea" with Mr. Harvey Smith. T. E. C. and I played bridge evening. Mistake. In all day Sunday worked on business matters.I went driving with Aunt Anna. Pleasant. Went to see Dr. Thompson with Dolly. Went to La Fayette to see Mrs. Rice who has an opening. She was here in P.M. Mrs. R. in evening to show corset." 1911 "Graces wedding day. Weather perfect. Beautiful wedding. Reception very satisfactory. Grace and Percy went to Boston on 3:35 train. Masquerade party to which we all went in evening. Mr. Bishop went to New York.Dr. Ruffin came in to see Grace. She is in fairy good condition.In town A.M. Tried on my suit first time. Back to W. Medford. Dressed and we all came into Kittredge-Hamlin wedding. Very warm day.In all day. Mrs. Newman here finishing my gown. Went to Charity Ball evening. Fine Party. Downtown A.M. Nammie here all night. Mrs. Holland here. Shampoo and facial." 1912 Lovely day. Grace taken sick about 2 A.M. Baby came at 1:30 P.M. A beautiful little girl. Dorothy. Eleven and ½ hours she was sick. Did not expect her for 3 weeks. 8 ½ pounds.I went to the President's reception to the _____at the White House. Great crowd.Pleasant and spring like. G. went to dentist A.M. I took C. Denison to see Baby Mine and the Russian Dancers at the Bellosco . Then to Tea Cup Inn for cup of teaCloudy. Percy and Capt. Brigham went to S____in the machine. Grace and Mrs. Bingham went to see Officer 660 in evening. Girls went to tea at Elizabeth." 1913 "In the house all day. Molly asked to see me and asked me to read to her which I did. She does not want to see anyone.Gen. Tilden's father Col of the 16th Maine Regt. Called with Charles Gordon Sr. and Jr. They are on their way to Gettysburg. Auto ride with C. A. G. Jr. P.M.In all day. These days from the second day of July to the fourth are anniversary days of the Battle of Gettysburg.Dolly taken terribly ill about 10 A.M. upon coming in from downtown. Hurried to hospital by Dr. Operated upon at 2:45. Dr's Thompson and Brock. Ulcer had perforated stomach. I staid at hospital all night. D. wanted me about 1 A.M. Went in to see her." The 1909 has full handwritten entries for every day. The other years are about ½ to ¾ full. The diary measures 5" x 7 ¾" and is Overall G.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GRACE WALDRON CALVERT THOMAS E. CALVERT COLONEL WILLIAM H. WALDRON BOSTON HERALD ALFRED BRINKLER BOSTON PORTLAND MAINE JOURNALISM JOURNALISTS NEWSPAPERS NEWSPAPERMEN GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS BIOGRAPHY SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown

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H A LEAPHARTBiblio.com

1907 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN OVER ACHIEVING NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN ONLY TO DIE ONE MONTH AFTER GRADUATION

19070002223ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND MD USA US NAVAL ACADEMY. Good. 1907. On offer is a super original 1907 manuscript diary handwritten by Annapolis Maryland Naval Academy student H. A. Leaphart who wrote of his studies drills classes and daily life from January through June 6th. Casual research reveals that Midshipman Leaphart died one month later at home in Missouri. As the obituary below makes clear Leaphart's diary is a record of his formidable academic improvement in achieving 13th in his class. Please see the obituary that follows. A native of Brookfield Missouri his father C.H. Leaphart a railroad engineer at times H.A. writes a line often full entries detailing fire and steam drills sword exercise dancing math and the manner of daily life amongst the other plebes and midshipmen. The 2 days to a page 2¾ x 5¾ inch leather diary about 80% full has some marks on covers some discoloration spine cracked at front pages of book but pages are intact. Overall G. OBIT. KANSAS CITY STAR: July 5. Midshipman H. A. Leapheart who died while at his home in Brookfield Mo. was a member of the last year third class at Annapolis and had just taken the examination for promotion into the second class for the coming year. Reports of the June examinations which have just reached the department from Rear Admiral Sands superintendent of the Naval academy show that on the examination Leapheart made a notable record jumping over the heads of a number of his fellow classmen and reaching thirteenth place on the list. The reports show that Leapheart by the examination was advanced several numbers which makes for him a most creditable record considering that the class number 187 at present.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF H. A. LEAPHART ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND NAVAL CADET NAVAL ACADEMY BROOKFIELD MISSOURI MARINE MARINER PLEBE MIDSHIPMAN NAVAL TRAINING USN UNITED STATES NAVY BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN MARINE CORPS COLOR PARADE COMMISSIONING WEEK AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . hardcover

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James Donnell SullivanBiblio.com

1924-1927 Diary of a Young Civil Engineer and Student Dating and Coming of Age in Cambridge Massachusetts

0012236Cambridge Boston Massachusetts MA. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is a collection of three little diaries kept by a city of Cambridge Massachusetts civil engineer who served as a First Class Petty Officer in the US Navy during WWII. The author of this diary is James Donnell Sullivan 1907-1970. Sullivan the son of well-known lawyer Jeremiah S. Sullivan and Annie Taffe. He was a civil engineer and surveyor who worked for the city of Cambridge. He married Elizabeth A. Boylan d. 2004. Together they had four children: Nancy Maura J. Donnell Jr. And Barbara. Sullivan kept these three diaries in 1924 1925 and 1927 when he was 17 18 and 20 years old. However in some places he crosses off dates and uses the diaries out of order. During this time he was living at home and working in the Engineering Department at Cambridge City Hall and also attending school. While his diaries are small in size Sullivans words paint a very generous picture of the life of a boy on the verge of manhood. For example in the summer of 1925 written in his 1924 diary Sullivan in a relationship with Franbut making discreet phone calls to Dorothy: Talking to Dorothy Dwyer for two hours on the phone tonight. Fear not my Fair Fran Aug 14 1925. Frans mother said that Fran couldnt go out for a week because Fran and I stayed out so late last night. Talking to Dot Dwyer on the phone Aug 17 1925. Talking to Dorothy Dwyer on the phone. Yesterday was her birthday so I just thought Id call her at least. She said she was thrilled and surprised at my calling Oct 14 1925. The most fun part of Sullivans diaries is that he has created a coding system which he lays out in the Memoranda section of the 1924 diary using symbols to indicate what sort of a day he had. Some of the codes are easy to interpret such as a forward slash equating to him having a good time and a rectangle with checks equating to a fight. However some of the codes are more cryptic. He uses the coding system through two diaries. The following excerpts will give a flavour of his diaries: Well after a years hard work trying to be introduced to Frances Shea was introduced bu Bunny Reardon. The drama was punk but the dancing was great and I danced in a all night Feb 9 1924. Went to Dot Nagles dance at Larch Road Bungalow June 24 1924. Ted Johnson & I went to Ponds Tutoring School. Taking English Latin & Algebra. Bed at 11: 45 P. M. Oct 16 1924. Our department had a party for Mr. Davis Uncle. Pensioned after fifty one years service. Didnt go to school. Talking to Bunny Potter on phone. Meet Fran & her tomorrow afternoon. Bed 11: 45 P. M. Mar 31 1925. Mc & I measured house today. I was in Harvard Sq. Tonight and I met Fran and Agnes McCarthy so I went up to McCarthys house with them. Went home with Fran. Acted just like long ago when I first went with Fran Oh Boy. How I love here. She is adorable Sept 10 1925. Didnt work this afternoon. Studied at the library. Went to school tonight. Talking to Fran on the phone. Went over to Leonas house. Got an invitation to Mayor Quinns reception today. Call for Fran at 10 and took her home Dec 11 1925. Council meeting at City Hall. Budget went through OK. Netting me $300 more per year Apr 12 1927. Ball game this afternoon. Fran and I went to the movies tonight then for a walk. Wonderful time. Fran gave me a marvelous kiss. XXX O. K. Arms! ! ! 1: 30AM July 6 1927. Pinched for racing Bunny Cronin down Cambridge St. Booked on six charges. I think Chief McBride fixed it for me July 18 1927. Drove to Quebec today. Couldnt get room at Frontenac so we stayed at St. Roch Hotel. Danced at the Frentonac with the sharkey girl. Blow out. Wired for money. With two fellows from W. Virginia. 2: 45AM Aug 30 1927. Raced from Quebec to Montreal with four other Mass. Cars. Think we came in second. At Windsor. Watched dance at Windsor. Played cards. 2: 45AM Sept 1 1927. For a social historian these diaries give an excellent look into the world of a young man living in the Roaring Twenties in New England. They paint a picture of success and general contentment in the years immediately preceding the Great Depression. All three diaries are very small measuring between 1.75 inches and 4.25 inches. They are between 70-90% complete. They are all in Fair to Good condition. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . paperback

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John Franklin WildBiblio.com

1891 and 1897 Diaries of a Successful Indiana Entrepreneur Banker Husband and Father

0012238Anderson Indiana Indianapolis. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer are two diaries of a successful American businessman written six years apart in 1891 and 1897 following his life as an entrepreneur husband and eventually father. What makes these diaries extra special are the newspaper articles and ephemera the author has included with some of his entries which relate and give context to the events about which he writes. The author of these diaries is John Franklin Wild 1861-1937 was an American entrepreneur and financier. He was born in Noblesville Indiana where he began his career partnering with his father Leonard and working at his dry goods store. John eventually opened his own dry goods store in Anderson Indiana in 1884. In 1891 Wild became a banker in Anderson creating a firm called Campbell Wild & Co. In 1901 Wild moved to Indianapolis with the banking business and bought out Campbells interest. The bank became J. F. Wild & Co. The firm was prominent in the government and municipal bond trading markets. In 1891 Wild married Mary Minnie Hannah 1865-1947. Together they had three children: John Jr. Frances and Forrey. At the end of their lives John and Minnie moved to California to be near their daughter. The first 7 months of the 1891 diary deals with his work in his dry good business and the social events that occupy his life. Arrived at store at 7: 35. Worked all day. Closed store at 6. Went to party at Music Hall took Mattie Chittenden Home and retire by 2: 30 AM Jan 2 1891 NOTE: Attached to the entry is one of the many newspaper clippings he included in his diaries. This one details all of the guests at the party. "Arrived at store at 6: 40. Worked all day store at 6. Back to store at 6: 45 and wrote until 8 then back home. Wrote letter to Minnie retired at 10: 00. Edd came at 10: 20 so I got up and chatted until 12 & then to bed . Weather cool" Mar 6 1891 NOTE: Attached to this entry is a newspaper clipping entitled A BIG MERCANTILE DEAL Mammoth Dry Goods Establishment of J. F. Wild Sold to Malott Long & Co of Kokomo. This clipping describes the size and extent of his business and marks the change in business direction from dry goods merchant to bond trader / financier. On Aug 3rd he notes the sale of his stock: Sold stock of my dry goods to Black & Thalman for $12500 Aug 3 1891In Chicago all day. At 8 P. M. Was married to Miss Minnie Hannah 89 Evergreen Ave. By Rev. Ziegler. Remained at Hannahs all night. Retired at 1 A. M. Sept 9 1891. The 1897 diary is equally packed with Wilds notes about his daily life and accompanying ephemera. Some excerpts follow: Anderson all day. Uptown all morning. Sold our house to Dr. Heath this morning. At home all afternoon. Took care of Frances while Minnie and John went to the Sousa Band concert. After supper went up to store. There until 11: 45 then home. Len and Lena at our house all night. Sleighing fine Jan 30 1897. Up at 5: 50. Went to Anderson on 6: 35 A. M. Train. Went after horse and carriage. Drove back. Left Anderson 9: 15 A. M. Arrived Indianapolis 6 P. M. Stopped at Ingalls 1 hour fed. Lena and Mrs. Donner came down from Anderson today and are at our house. Lena Mrs. Donner and Minnie went to theatre this evening to see Nat Goodwin in An American Citizen. Home at 12. Retired at 12: 30 Mar 17 1897. Went to Lebanon on 7: 10 A. M. Train to examine W. Main St. Indianapolis before buying the bonds. At Lous for dinner. Home on 1: 49 P. M. Train. At office balance of morning. Minnie and I went to Shrine party at Scottish Rite Cathedral 8: 30 to 11: 45 P. M. Then home May 7 1897. Went to Tipton on 7 A. M. Train. Then Mr. Porter and I drove across to Windfall to examine property in regard to some street improvements. I went to Anderson on 3: 36 P. M. Train. At Anderson all evening until 9: 50 P. M. Train then home collected some delinquent Anderson bonds. Lottie Wild came down from Noblesville this evening to see us in regard to working for us. Minnie employed her and she will come as soon as we return from Winona. We talked until train time. I went down to station with her and she went home on 12: 45 train. Then home and retired May 15 1897. 43 Woodruff Place Indianapolis Ind. Up at 7. Minnies water broke at 7: 30 A. M. I then telephone for Dr. Kimberlin who came right out. Made an examination and said Minnie would not be sick until afternoon or evening. Pains began to come regular at 2 P. M. At 3: 30 we telephoned Dr. And he came at once. A fine baby boy was born at 6: 58 P. M. Minnie got along very well. Rose Wisehan is nurse. Retired at 12: 30 Sept 26 1897. As well as the multiple newspaper clippings that relate to his daily entries that Wild has included other pieces of ephemera are ribbons from the Masonic Order Scottish Rite as well as a photocopy of a picture of Wild and an article detailing the sale of his bank building in 2008. For a historian these two diaries paint a fine picture of the daily life of a quite successful businessman and financier. The newspaper clippings that are attached flesh out the social side of life in this mid-west state. For genealogists the detailed lists of people who attended the various social events highlighted in the press provide and excellent source of information about people and relationships in that area a century ago. Both diaries have leather covers and measure 5.75x3.5 inches. They both have 365 pages and are both 100% complete. Overall G. ; Manuscripts; 24mo 5" - 6" tall . paperback

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LIEUTENANT COLONEL PARKINS HEARLEBiblio.com

1875 - 1914 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL AND VADE MECUM HANDWRITTEN BY A LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE BRITISH ROYAL MARINES

18750001545TAVISTOCK ENGLAND. Good. 1875. On offer is a very interesting Victorian era manuscript book handwritten by Parkins Hearle who born in Cornwall in 1849 died in Tavistock in 1915 was in the Royal Marines for most of his adult life and where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Dated 1875 through October 1914 with several later pages so apparently he wrote in this book until his death. The journal covers a number of subjects and reflects his thoughts and moods at different periods of his life with a mixture of original and non-original work mainly in the form of poems. The first few pages contain original works on family children love etc. These include a 2 page poem about a railwayman who has to decide whether to save the life of his son or a train full of passengers. In 1879 his thoughts turn to war. Includes works by Milton and Kingsley along with "Ruskin on the subject of War at the Royal Artillery Institution Woolwich." A number of years pass before the next poem dated 1891 "My love of long age" is evidently about his wife Sarah who died in 1886 following the birth of his daughter Elizabeth. A later 1911 poem "My Betty" appears to be about his daughter. From 1892 onwards the contents are once again concerned with war. Several new cuttings are inserted including details of naval losses at Graspan. The book is a leather bound hardback measuring 185mm by 120mm. 85 pages contain hand written entries. Several additional pages of cuttings one loose photograph possibly of Parkins Hearle though it has no inscription. The book is quite thick and only about a third of the pages are written on and includes one detached page. Overall G.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROYAL MARINES CORNWALL TAVISTOCK PARKINS HEARLE ROYAL ARTILLERY BRITISH ARMY GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND VICTORIAN ERA PRE WORLD WAR I HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORYantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . hardcover

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MRS CHAPINBiblio.com

1845 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND JOURNAL OF THE BUSY AND SUPPORTIVE WIFE OF A CIRCUIT RIDING PREACHER IN SOUTH EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS

18450001583New Bedford Massachusetts MA. Good. 1845. On offer is the original 1845 manuscript diary of the very busy wife of a religious figure Chapin was a circuit-rider in south-eastern Massachusetts Mrs. Chapin details a daily life from March 6th 1845 through March 1st 1846 that typically consists of a round of "calls" made or received. On some days she sees six or seven visitors mostly in small groups each of whom she carefully and fully names. She also seems regularly to host sometimes for weeks an inordinate number of Chapin family members: Samuel Mary and George William C. G.W. Sarah Laura. Elizabeth Aunt Betsy Amory who dies in the course of the diary Seth Maria and she also pays them frequent visits. She regularly attends "female prayer meetings" "Maternal meetings" and meetings of societies such as the "C.F. Society" where she serves on the Board and which sometimes meets in Providence and the "F.M. Society" as well as the Seaman s Friend Society. One of these the C.F. Society clearly seems to deal with social issues and in January of 1846 the group meets to decide whether "we give Mrs. Cockran her children." The churchwomen voted to "relinquish our claim" on the youngsters after hearing testimonials about their good character. The same group also decides "to send John Ryan to sea sailing May 1 from New Bedford in a whaling ship" entry of April 1. Another unnamed group of women that she belongs to decides "to form an association to promote education at the West" and our author is appointed "Collector for High Street" Church. Her other duties include regular visits to the sick and as soon as there is an accident such as Sarah C. being thrown from her carriage and badly hurt or a deathbed scene she and Mr. Chapin rush to the spot. On October 4 for instance they were "awaked this morn at 1 o clock by Sanford s coming to tell us that brother Amory lay at the point of death." Mr. Chapin goes but is too late. They also attend over the course of the year a number of funerals including those of children. The writer also has a housewifely side. She mentions hiring a succession of women to help in the house her own visits to a dressmaker for a "bombazine" dress the fact that she and her circle "have quilted 3 bed quilts made 2 comforters and quilted 4 skirts this autumn" Nov. 11 entry and that she and Mary Ann "made a carpet for my room." She also mentions S. Chapin's "machine" several times which seems to be a washing machine "price $10". On October 3rd she notes that it is her 53rd birthday and that she "spent the day mostly by myself I have renewedly dedicated myself to God and pray that I may spend the few remaining days allotted me here in his service and to his glory." She also does a super job with births deaths marriages etc. plus she mentions Boston Fall River Pawtuxet Warwick Uxbridge Tiverton Carbonville and Providence. The 43pp book is handwritten in a tight legible hand on lined paper dates captioned in the left margins. Bound in original flexible calf. 6.25" x 4". Overall G. ; English Language; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF RELIGION BAPTISTS MISSIONARIES ITINERANT PREACHERS BOSTON FALL RIVER CHAPIN C.F. SOCIETY MATERNAL MEETINGS HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL AMERICANA PERSONAL HISTORY MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL DIARIES JOURNALS LOG LOGS AMERICANA antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . unknown

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NOT IDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1892 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN ALL AMERICAN TEENAGE BOY DETAILING HIS LIFE AND TIMES AND EVEN GREAT GRADES IN LATE 19th CENTURY CENTRAL MICHIGAN

18920008158FLUSHING MICHIGAN FLINT. Good. 1892. On offer is a very interesting diary from 1892 written by teenage boy living in rural America. The diary measures 5" by 3 1/2 inches and is very good condition. There are about 250 pages - 182 actual diary pages and 60 pages Memoranda Cash Accounts etc sections of the book. The diary portion is 100% complete and there are various entries in the Accounts and other memoranda sections Our writer remains unidentified throughout the diary. There is nothing specific enough to identify him. And it is a him - a 15 year old boy at the beginning of the year. He lived on a farm close to town. There are contextual clues that suggest this town is Flint MI as it is mentioned a number of times. He was religious in keeping his diary and through it we can see what life would be like for a mid-teens boy in rural/small town America just prior to the end of the 19th century. As can be expected there is a very predictable routine in his life. He attends school regularly 9th grade and obviously works had at his studies: ". I averaged 79 in Arithmetic 94 in Botany 87 in Grammar 90 in History 93 in Bookkeeping 95 in " June 17. He attends church virtually every Sunday and participates regularly in Sunday School. And through it all he does chores and enjoys the sorts of things a 16 yr old would enjoy. Here is a sampling of entries: "I attended school today. The 10th grade and Claude Ottaway and I of the 9th grade took our first lesson in Botany today. Will McPherson was to our house tonight selling stamps I bought one for $.01 I went skating after school tonight and after supper. ." Jan 5; "I attended school today . I went down town tonight after school and then came back and did my chores and went down to Gus' to supper. We all attended at our church tonight. I sang in the choir" Mar 1; "I went down town this morning and took a livery horse over to Holmes and Hattie to go to Flint with. Fred French rowed me across the river again. I attended school. I wrote a letter to Daisy this morning" June 1; "I cut weeds in the meadow this forenoon. This afternoon I cut weeds and brush. Frank Wilson and I robbed a bumble bee's nest. Mother wrote a letter in the meadow ." Aug 22; "I dug some on a well in the meadow. I got down to quicksand. Holmes and I dug this afternoon. Holmes bought the rocks for the well . Mrs. S. Baker was shot at" Aug3. Looking through the Accounts section one can get a real sense of the costs of everyday items. Here are some examples: "shoe repairs - 25 ¢ stamp - 1¢ hair cut 20¢ lead pencil 3¢ new shoes $3.30". A poignant entry is written in a child's hand on a blank Account page: "daddy died in 1932 He was 56 years old when he died Written by June 11 years old Born 1924". Through these entries a reader can get a glimpse of a lifestyle that is now long gone and has passed into the mythology of a 'golden age' for life in America. This would be an excellent resource for a social or economic historian especially of rural or small town America.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; LATE 19TH CENTURY; GILDED AGE; BOYS GROWING UP IN RURAL AMERICA ALL AMERICAN BOYS PROGRESSIVE ERA; 1892 FLINT MI; FLUSHING MI; MICHIGAN; GENESEE COUNTY; GROWING UP IN THE 1890s LIFE IN RURAL AMERICA; AMERICAN TEENAGERS AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY; YOUNG PEOPLE IN RURAL AMERICA; GROWING ON A FARM IN THE 19TH CENTURY; RURAL SCHOOLS IN 1890s; EDUCATION IN RURAL AMERICA; SCHOOL CHILDREN IN RURAL MICHIGAN YOUTH SOCIAL LIFE IN THE 1890s; ENTERTAINMENT IN RURAL AMERICA; LIFESTYLE OF THE 19TH CENTURY RURAL MICHIGAN; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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NOT IDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1928 ORIGINAL FAMILY TRIP DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG WOMAN DESCRIBING AN IDYLLIC TIME OF FUN FRIENDS AND FROLICKING FROM NEW YORK TO SCOTLAND

19280008165UNITED STATES - SCOTLAND. Good. 1928. On offer is an interesting collection of loose-leaf notes that describe an Atlantic crossing in the heyday of the Roaring Twenties. This 'journal' consists of 38 handwritten pages on ships stationary. The pages are in good condition and the handwriting is quite legible. In size they measure 7.75 inches by 5.0 inches and are 100% complete. These loose-leaf pages were written by an unknown author. We only know her first name - Sadie. She refers to another woman Frances her father and a young boy/man named Tom Jr. accompanying her. In another place she refers to their group as their family. They are crossing the Atlantic Ocean on board RMS Tuscania. A number of pages carry a date in the month of July and a coloured postcard accompanying the manuscript depicts the Tuscania and carries a post mark dated July 1928. Shipboard life was a constant round of meals games and dancing. Card playing was a very popular way to pass the time: "A little cooler today but sea was very calm and smooth. Boat rides wonderfully - hardly a roll. Family all up for salt baths . Saw two enormous man-eating sharks this A.M. Their heads came out of the water. . " July 16; ". We stay up late at night12 or 1 o'clock have a 9 A.M. breakfast seems early tho in NY one does not think much about it. This is the lazy life. ." July 17; ". The family are all well and enjoying the sports - sleep in deck chairs and general fun. Dancing and cards in the evening. . " July 19. In September they make the return trip from England to the United States - this time on board SS Cameronia. The last 6 pages of her notes deal with that return trip. The last few days have been so full of things that I have not had time to write anything. Fri A.M. we left bridge of Allan for Glasgow. Sadie Frances and I came on 11 o'clock train. Tom Jr. Dad & Jack had come on earlier. ." Sept 8. The journal ends with them setting sail for home: "They put up the gangplank and we walked aboard. - yes - bound for the good old USA and home - one great trip ended. Sadie." This is a delightful description of one family's cross-Atlantic journey. They obviously were reasonably well-off. A social historian looking at how those who were more well-off lived in the days immediately preceding the Great Depression would find this an interesting relic.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY; 1920s; 20TH CENTURY; RMS TUSCANIA; SS CAMERONIA; ROARING TWENTIES; CRUISE LINERS; TRAVEL JOURNAL; CRUISE SHIPS; LUXURY CRUISES; CRUISE LINES; OCEAN TRAVEL; SEA TRAVEL; ENTERTAINMENT ON CRUISE SHIPS; TRANSATLANTIC TRIPS; ANCHOR LINE; CUNARD LINE STEAMSHIP COMPANIES IN 1920S; OCEAN LINERS; SOCIAL LIFE IN 1920s AMERICA; MARITIME HISTORY; TRAVEL IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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Perry BengeBiblio.com

1939 Manuscript Work Log of a Seasoned Electrician and Lineman Working in California

19390011151California United States. Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Softcover. On offer is the professional notebook of an electrical lineman in 1939 California named Perry Benge 1880-1950. Benge was born in Kentucky to parents Deloraha House and David Benge. He served in the US Army in the Spanish-American War and in the US Navy as an electrician in World War One WWI. In 1919 Benge married Myrtle Belle Faris Mott. This was her second marriage and she was 13 years Perrys senior. They had no children though Myrtle had adult children from her previous marriage. After leaving the Navy in 1925 Perry worked in Oregon and Los Angeles County as an electrician and lineman. Perry kept this notebook to record his daily work tasks and interactions with colleagues from May through November of 1939 and briefly in January of 1940. Context indicates he was working in and around San Bernardino California. In this notebook he logs his travel through his assigned counties and discusses complications he encounters on the job colleagues he works with and sometimes notes his activities on his days off. Some excerpts follow: Barstow Victoriaville shower - for Cozzens Dodson on 207-5 Weed Crew Southworth & Foss on cable set-up at 21051-53 Wilsons Doyle 227 mile KR waited for call from Joyce 5: 20 Red Chief Wilsons Red Chief May 24. Boulder bottle neck state line highway to Baker Lunch signed at Hardys SL - with West to 58 on Road damage small 5L Barstow July 29 Bar Vic San Berdo from 9: 30 to 11: 30 with Johnson & Thrall on SL School Wilsons office City Hall with helpers applications Aug 28. Off Wilsons Lunch KR Hr to Lytle Creek and Lost Lake Waited at Applewhite for Doyle. Report on 8854 ar 4: 30. Start for SL arrive 7 PM. Joyce 8: 30 PM. Body removed by E. Doyle 10 PM set anchors & got ready to shore & guy. Line out 12 PM guyed and shored through 6 AM at Barstow 7: 30 AM Sept 27. Bar with bull saw Joyce picked up 408 went to 198 tel house Kennedy on E side of Lytle Cr on compl of counterpoise by constr crew laid off Doyle 110 mi San Savine Wilsons Off home Nov 22. This is a treasure of a notebook for anyone interested in municipal affairs utility management or the state of California at the outset of WWII. Measuring 6.75x4 inches the notebook contains 96 pages and is approximately 75% complete. The cover is in good condition and the spine is sealed with tape. There is some wear damage at the bottom of the spine but it does not affect the contents. The pages are in good condition and the handwriting is legible. Overall Good. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 96 pages; Signed by Author . paperback

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RALPH [LORDY] EC LORD, CAPTAIN ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS E CBiblio.com

1940s ARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN AND TYPED WORLD WAR II CORRESPONDENCE DETAILING A SOLDIER SERVING OVERSEAS IS TRYING TO MAINTAIN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS CHILDREN WHILE HIS MARRIAGE TO A CONNIVING WIFE IS ENDING

1960000864ENGLAND Montreal UK CANADA. Very Good. 1960. On offer is an archive of forty-nine 49 handwritten letters and airgrammes one typed written by Ralph C.E. Lord known as 'Lordy' a man who is for the most part a captain in the Royal Canadian Engineers. The letters cover the period of late 1943 through to the end of 1945 and one dated 1946. On the one hand the letters show a joviality especially for his two children Patricia and William but in other communications there is the terrible sadness of a marriage in hell and on the cusp of divorce which in one of the letters near the end deals with precisely that. Ralph seems to be barely keeping things together - he is stoically allowing his wife to claim the divorce is his fault for the sake of appearances with the children even though the opposite appears to be true. Ralph in other letters complained how his wife's inappropriate actions leading to a penalty fine and Ralph's temporary loss of his captaincy. He has covered up for her for the sake of the children. In another heartbreaking letter Ralph who now that the war has ended is trying to start a business in the UK apologizes profusely to the children for his inability to send presents for Christmas. This archive is a rare peak into a man's heartbreaking situation which most likely was more common an occurence in the war years than one imagines. Also rare to see a man to be so emotive yet still maintain his self esteem. Remarkable set of letters.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel HISTORY WWII WORLD WAR TWO WORLD WAR II ENGINEERS MARRIAGE DIVORCE SOCIOLOGY FEMINISM WOMEN'S STUDIES; Signed by Autograph . unknown

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ROY B KOCHBiblio.com

1912 - 1921 ORIGINAL FASCINATING PAIR OF DENSELY WRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES DETAILING THE LIFE OF A ST. LOUIS MAN FROM CHASING GIRLS TO WARFARE IN THE TRENCHES

19120001682ST. LOUIS MISSOURI MO USA. Very Good. 1912. On offer is a very interesting comprehensive pair 2 of 1912 through 1921 manuscript diaries handwritten by Roy B. Koch b. Oct. 5th 1892 of St. Louis Missouri as identified at the end of 'Book 1' of the pair. These two largish 8 x 4 inch flip style notebooks are numbered 1 and 3 and though number 2 and 4 are mentioned they are absent. Very fully written on nearly every page front and back Roy is a dedicated diarist and meticulous with his writing using red ink to write the day and date and black or blue ink to write the day's events. Book 1 begins September 13th 1912 until January 31st 1914. Book 3 is dated September 3 1917 through May 1921. Just 19 years old at the beginning of Book 1 historians researchers and collectors will be enthralled with this amazing diarist who even writes the whole time he is in the trenches in battle during his service in World War I. Observing this young man's evolution from typical American teenager to hardened soldier he begins typically: him working hanging out with friends and girls until all hours of the night going to the YMCA a lot canoeing and camping out. He pays careful attention to the money he spends and loans to friends; what he owes them and what they owe him. He's not satisfied with his job so he finds another one and quits and then seems to be on a constant search for the right one. Interestingly especially for his age he goes to the doctor and gets circumcised and mentions the doctor having a helper that day and that the next day he had cocaine coming out of his organ. He joins some sort of Cavalry troop with permission from his father and whose signature he requires. They horseback ride and fight mock battles. Finally he joins the army and goes to war. He writes every day and describes his war experience in detail. At the end of the war by saying that it was "a restless night of joy" and that the German and American soldiers came out of their trenches and exchanged rations and the Americans gave the Germans cigarettes. Overall these books are VG.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROY B. KOCH ST. LOUIS MISSOURI WORLD WAR I WWI WW1 WORLD WAR ONE TRENCH WARFARE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTO ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS HANDSCHRIFT HANDGESCHRIEBEN MANUSKRIPT SÜTTERLIN VON HAND GESCHRIEBEN HANDSCHRIFTLICH UNIKAT EINZELSTÜCK DOKUMENT SCHRIFTSTÜCK KURRENT KURRENTSCHRIFT DEUTSCHE SCHREIBSCHRIFT OSTPREUßEN KALININGRAD ADEL DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown

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UNIDENTIFIED FIREMANBiblio.com

1871 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A DEDICATED PENNSYLVANIA FIREMAN AND FIRST RESPONDER TO MANY LOCAL DISASTERS AND CONFLAGRATIONS

18710001395CLINTON LYCOMING COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. Good. 1871. On offer is an original 1871 manuscript diary that details and describes many local events in Clinton and Lycoming counties of Pennsylvania. The writer while unidentified though he has left many clues is a member of the fire department and the vast majority of his writings are about fire alarms and different fires and quite a bit of other local events including a terrible train wreck that killed several people. He writes of going to Williamsport Flemington Sugar Valley and Sugar Run. In one passage he writes about an event on "Bald Eagle Street" we believe in Lock Haven Pennsylvania. Particularly interesting to collectors and historians of firefighting firefighters and the entire subject as our unidentified author details these topics with dedication having full entries for every day of the year though he is rather illiterate. Here are some snippets spelling intact: "July 14th 1871 His way Day clear and very warm. Boggis and all his went up fishin up two Lising crick had Frank in carage and Hartman's dubel carage. This afternoon got a load of new hay." 1871 "January 10th Last night about half past ten of eleven o'clock the alarm of fire was given. Thought that the Opera House was on fire. Wasn't but smoke from chimney. Two doz. men was out. No fires to be seen." "February 15th Day clear and pleasant this morn. Took Moses to depot. Started fro Virginia. Goes far as Baltimore tonight. Meets Mrs. Jacob there. We miss the baby very much. Hope he will come back this June." "March 12th This morn between about two 45 a fire broke out on avenue. Brown's liquor store burnt down. Cataract hoses had first stream on. Got home about five o'clock. Some time of coming too. Rained pretty near all day." "April 3rd Mrs. Miller died this morn at four o'clock. Was conscious till the last. This morn Boggis and I was out to the Powder House getting p." "May 30th Day pleasant and my way warm this afternoon. This was decorating the soldiers graves. About four o'clock hitched up in carriage. Took Boggis folks down street." "June 2nd Day clear and very warm. This evening the fire department presented Captain Barker with a badge. He was very much taken back. Had band there playing." "June 28th Day was clear and warm. About 12:30 o'clock had nice shower. Dauntless Hook and Ladder Company had picnic at Sugar Run. Rld moon light hop. Didn't have a good night for it." Casual research finds online references about the fire department near Lock Haven and tells about the history and mentions Cataract Captain Barker and the Dauntless Hook and Ladder Company; much of what our author mentions above. "July 24th Day pleasant. About four o'clock a fire broke out. Cloak's Hat store and cigar store. It is supposed that it was set on fire under the steps. Jake Smith lost all that he had." "August 21st Day clear and warm. Had a big fire in Williamsport last night about 8 'clock. Caught in Jim Russell's Livery Stable. Burnt from Ronald to Railroad on Mulberry Street up Third Street." "August 26th This morn or before 8 & 9 o'clock had a terrible collision about one ¾ miles about in Westport. Carrier mail going west bound Empire freight running east bound. Six or eight badly hurt. Some of them caught fire." "August 28th Mrs. Satterly's father at 2 o'clock on same day three others live was killed instantly at Walter of this city. Had both legs and arms broken. Fisher the boiler smoker was very badly hurt. It was an awful site to see." "October 22nd Very clear and pleasant this morn. Had buckwheat cakes for breakfast. It is the 1st this season. About four o'clock hitched up in carriage mother me and Charley took a little ride." "December 31st .This evening is the last night in 1871. Had fried oysters for dinner and got dressed. Went up to Sarah's a little while did not stay long. It was bright when up. Will Sallie and Sid Brady was moved on Tuesday night. Went up to see Presbyterian Concert in the sleigh. It was a queer move for he was drunk all day Sunday last." The diary measures about 3" x 5" and the cover is worn and torn in the back where the pocket is. The binding and pages however look good. Overall G.; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: FIREFIGHTING FIREMAN FIREMEN FIREFIGHTERS FIRE DEPARTMENTS PENNSYLVANIA CLINTON LYCOMING MEN'S STUDIES WILLIAMSPORT Hand Written Personal Americana Memoir Handwritten autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author Holograph personal Ephemera antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . unknown

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UNIDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1913 - 1916 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN ACTIVE BUYER SELLER AND PROMOTER OF ART BOOKS AND ANTIQUARY

19130001573Good. 1913. On offer is a very intriguing original early 20th Century manuscript diary for the years 1913 1914 1915 and 1916 handwritten by an unidentified man married to Alice has children orders cigars who appears to be part of the prominent Haak family of Rochester New York. The author provides many clues for local historians and collectors but he is otherwise an enigma. He works we believe for L.M.A. who travels constantly but the writer holds down the shop constantly receiving and sending etchings prints and books to and from publishers galleries and individual artists. He is involved with artist exhibitions and individual art works. He issues checks and communicates with a very eclectic group of people and companies: Art Collectors Club of Philadelphia; Grays' of London; Holland Bros Birmingham; Anderson Auction Co; Martinsville Sanatorium; Liet. Gov. O'Neill of Mishawdia Ind; Salter Bros - Florists; Hudson Book Co; Pierce - Book Seller in Albany; Bishop Alerding; note to Editor of New York World about H.G. trial and many many more over the 4 years noted. Overall we get the impression he is the manager or partner in an art gallery/bookstore. The writer does a very nice job fleshing out his life from noting the mundane and the personal of the weather friends social life etc. He mentions for example that he talked to "Randolph Churchill" about Prohibition; saw Peter Pan at the Lyceum; used the Elite Laundry Service; wrote to Justice O. W. Holmes Jr.; pay raise of $40 in 1913; corresponds with Orson Lowell artist; went to Martinsville Ind. Sanatorium had a bath.came home about 4 weeks later on the Knickerbocker; Miller's girl commits suicide and much more. Many names are mentioned local and business contacts that will delight a researcher in unravelling this interesting mystery man. The 7" x 4" book shows discoloration on face but pages are complete and overall G.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROCHESTER NEW YORK ART ORSON LOWELL PUBLISHING PUBLISSHERS ART GALLERIES BOOKSTORES HAAK HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORYantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . unknown

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UNIDENTIFIED CIVIL WAR VETERANBiblio.com

ARCHIVE LOT OF 3 DIARIES 1903 1907 AND 1912 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT FROM WAYNE COUNTY NEW YORK AREA

1903000058WAYNE COUNTY NEW YORK NY. Good. 1903. Leatherette. Group of three handwritten diaries 1903 1907 1912 kept by this Civil War veteran who lived and farmed in Wayne County New York. Bindings and contents in very good condition. approx 6" x 3" 3 volumes 103pp in all written legibly in pencil. At the end of each volume is a detailed ledger of expenses yielding more details of farming. The author's style is eccentric semi-literate and very flavorful. For example: "Went over to the Collins Berring burying ground Mr. Wells was agointo put up some Hed Stones for Roswell and Matilda"; &c. &c. Together the three diaries give a comprehensive picture of life running a small-but-prosperous farm and orchard in upstate New York near Lake Ontario at the turn of the 20th century as reported by a simple unemotional but thorough man who does not identify himself. The author is fairly well off hiring a man or two to help with the field work almost every day although he works alongside the hired men. He also holds several mortgages on other people's properties. The diaries contain many details about working in the orchard and fields selling farm produce and livestock as well as doing maintenance to keep the farm and farmhouse operative. We also observe the changes in his farm chores and home activities as this Civil War veteran gets up in years. Visits to nearby towns are recorded: Rose; North Rose; Clyde; Lyons; Wolcott; Palmyra; State Fair at Syracuse; etc. Binding is cloth/leather.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; WAYNE COUNTY NEW YORK HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL DIARIES JOURNALS LOG LOGS KEEPSAKE AMERICANA . hardcover

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UNKNOWNBiblio.com

1873 THE SADDEST MANUSCRIPT HANDWRITTEN DIARY EVER OF A NORWICH SHERBURNE NEW YORK WOMAN

1873000407Sherburne New York. Good. 1873. Cloth. What a sad sad diary. When reading some of these wonderful manuscripts one comes to realize over and over again how tough times were back then. The year is 1873 and the person writing this journal was in a great time of sorrow in their life. Yet through it all they kept their eyes on God. Likely it's a woman writing but couldn't find a name anywhere nor could we assess with out doubt the local but she talks of going to Sherburne and Norwich quite often. The diary is full give or take a handful of days of handwritten entries mostly about deaths anniversaries of deaths religious meeting and the deep desire for expressed by our author to come closer to God while in her depths of despair. The last entry for the year says "January 31st 1873. Our S.S. Anniversary took place this evening. We had a very pleasant time. Many have been the trials of the last year and yet more numerous have been the blessings. Help me to be thankful for all of the goodness of Got to me." Then on the opposite page you'll find the simple yet powerful word written "Amen". To really give you an idea of what life was like for our author I've quoted a few excerpts from her diary as follows; "One year today Orville went from here. Now Eva. My best is O' Lord give me Grace to sustain me and help me to live for theeA day of sadness and trials.My heart is very sad3 months to the day that dear Orville died.A wet morning. Went to Norwich and attended the cornerstone laying of the new church. Had a very interesting time.The anniversary of my mother's death. A day of sadness Aunt my Marion was buried today. How rapid our dear friends are passing away.How much I miss my dear Aunt. I am trying to perform every duty. Thank God for all his mercies to he.Visited the grave of my dear brother.20 years today since my dear grandfather passed from earth. Have had some very solemn reflections. How gracious he had been to me. Lewis Lawrence was buried today.Mr. Colzells daughter was buried today. A day of disappointment.Mrs. Powers was buried today. Oh for more grace in my heart.One year ago today we followed dear Orville to the house appointed for all flesh.A day of deep anxiety and trials. Was disappointed in not attending prayer meeting. Oh Lord sieve thy work in my heart.Attended the funeral of Deacon Wood. How blessed it is to die in the service of Christ." She also mentions many many names some of which are; Northup Herrington Allen Elder Jones Carpenter Brooks Elwood Reynolds Harris Haywood Jewetts Comstock Brown Williams Collins Gallespie Jennings Sarah Knowels Pease Eastman and more. The diary is a black pocket diary measuring about 3 ¼" x 5" and does have a small worn worm hole on the back cover but other then that it is in great shape. ; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; Women's Studies gender Studies Pre Suffrage Religion Genealogy HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA . hardcover

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1925 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF ONE AMERICAN WOMAN AND FAMILY DOING THE GRAND EUROPEAN TOUR IN GRAND STYLE

19250008068U. S. - EUROPE. Good. 1925. On offer is a richly detailed fascinating travel journal from the Roaring Twenties. Measuring 6.75 inches by 3.5 inches this journal contains 136 pages and is approximately 72% complete. The leather cover is in good condition and all the pages are intact. The pages are not numbered nor are they dated. The handwriting is clear and legible. The author is unknown. It was written in 1925 from late June until approximately the end of August. Context suggests this is a young woman who is travelling with her mother and either friends or other family members. The journal begins June 26th: "Gary and Frank and Ed drove me down to New York. - Met Mother Byron Ruth and Emma at the Commodore - Went to Palais D'Or for supper." June 26. They sailed the next day on the steamer New Amsterdam correctly SS Nieuw Amsterdam bound for Boulogne France. Once disembarked they head for Paris. She has an excellent eye for detail and keeps careful notes about all they see and experience: "Roomed and ate at Grand Hotel du Louvre - Food fair - rooms good - service in dining room rotten - elsewhere good. Cashed my first American Express check & studied the money - the exchange rate changed every day but averaged 20 francs for a dollar as we reckoned everything from that. Taxis go miles for a franc & expect a 10% tip. If we wanted a taxi for sightseeing we gave him 20 francs extra and he stayed all day if necessary. One man Mother and I had one day carried a rocking rooster on his hood and a white terrier in his lap ." July 7. "Saw Conciergerie - the old prison under the Palace where Marie Antoinette was kept before she was beheaded. We were shown her cell and the chair she used there - the actual blade which chopped off her head and numerous other relics". July 9. Visited Heidsieck's champagne factories where the wine has been seasoned in casks. It is bottled & put in cellars of which there are 20 miles upside down then turned around a little three times a day so that all the sediment will go to the cork. In a month the bottles are opened tested and sorted as to quality. Then bottled or doctored as necessary and is ready for the customer. Each process is done on a different level but all in cellars. None of the workers have rheumatism - probably because they drink champagne! ."July 11. "Next they off to Switzerland where they visited Montreux & Grinndelwald. From there they travelled into Italy stopping first in Milan: ". Taken to Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper". Has been restored by ironing out by modern artist. Belongs to government now." In Florence she stood in Savronola's Square: ". where Savronola was burned at the stake now holds reproductions of Angelo's David . The original did stand there as a hitching post but is now in the academy of Fine Art. ." On they went through Rome and Venice before turning northwards to Vienna. Her descriptions continue capturing interesting details often expressed with a wry humour: "Doges Palace full of paintings and not very homelike." From Austria they travelled through Germany and the Netherlands before crossing over to England. Her notes continue in the same detailed manner. Unlike many travellers they didn't just stay in London but continued on north. Her description of the storied Warwick Castle is delightful: ". They say King Edward had an affair with Lady Warwick and spent much time there. I don't blame him. It's a wonderfully romantic spot! ." They continued north to Edinburgh. While there they visited Rosslyn Chapel. This beautiful chapel was constructed in the 15th century by William Sinclair of Norwegian/Viking and Scottish heritage. The architecture is intricate the "Apprentice Pillar" and reeks of symbology. In the 1980's Rosslyn Chapel began to be associated in the public's mind with the Knights Templar and Freemasonry. Books were written linking the esoteric knowledge of both these orders to the fantastic symbolism frozen in the stone carvings of Rosslyn. This was only magnified with the publication of The Da Vinci Code and the subsequent movie where Rosslyn Chapel played a significant role. ". to Rosslyn Chapel & Castle. Chapel is small but the beautified thing we have seen. Story of the carving of the post the "Apprentice Pillar"; Architect couldn't think of a good design for it & so went to the continent and found his inspiration." Several days later they were in Liverpool boarding their ship for home. Her comments for the trip are quite few but her last one stands out: "Sunday morning we struck a schooner. Everybody dressed and took life preservers and stayed up until dawn.Towing the schooner to New York. May make us late." In her memoranda section she notes her shopping list and the names of shops and vendors such as Venice - Linens - Emma Centini Wear - Hotel Italie London - Mappin & Webb - Jewelry - Regent St. This is an outstanding travel journal. Rich in detail and very well-written a historian would find a wealth of information and details within its covers. There is sufficient detail that a researcher could easily use this as a cross-referencing tool.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES; EUROPE; FRANCE; ITALY; AUSTRIA; ENGLAND; SCOTLAND; 20TH CENTURY; 1920S; ROARING TWENTIES; JAZZ AGE; SS NIEUW AMSTERDAM; NEW AMSTERDAM; HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE; AMERICAN IN EUROPE 1925; GRAND HOTEL DU LOUVRE; CHARLES HEIDSIECK CHAMPAGNE; WARWICK CASTLE' ROSSLYN CHAPEL; KNIGHTS TEMPLAR; FREEMASONRY TRAVEL JOURNAL TRAVEL DIARIES OCEAN LINERS; TRAVEL IN EUROPE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

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