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19010002356ABOARD THE USTS ENTERPRISE. Good. 1901. On offer is a super original manuscript relic of US Naval history being a log book of one young 17 year old cadet's nautical training and experience on the "United States Training Ship 'Enterprise' Cadets Log Book Louis G. Ruggles" as stated in his hand. Casual research finds That Cadet Ruggles was born Jan. 21 1884 died Jun. 24 1972 and served his country as an Ensign US navy during WWI. The 60 page 8 3/8" x 13 5/8" logbook of the Barque-Rigged Screw Sloop's voyage is dated June 1 1901 to October 21 1901. During that time they visited ports in Scotland Copenhagen Denmark Saint Petersburg Kiel Germany Antwerp Belgium Gravesend England Gibraltar Funchal Madeira and back to Boston Massachusetts. The book details the usual required data of most ships at sea; courses winds weather and different chores on board ship including sails decks rigging and many other everyday chores of a 19th century sail ship and of course typical ship board occurrences are noted: "Carpenter Martin struck by a capstan bar causing a severe laceration of the scalp." ; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF USTS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE COMMANDER HUGHES LOUIS G. RUGGLES BARQUE-RIGGED SCREW SLOOP TRAINING SHIP CADET TRAINING SLOOP OF WAR STEAM SHIPS STEAMSHIPS STEAM TRAVEL TRAINING SHIPS NAVIGATION NAVIGATORS OFFICERS SCHOOL ACADEMY PRE-WWI WW I WORLD WAR I AMERICAN NAVAL HISTORY NAVAL NAUTICAL MARINE MARITIME ASEA SHIPBOARD LIFE USN UNITED STATES NAVY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN 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
19010001469USS HARTFORD BARBADOS BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS BVI. Good. 1901. On offer is a super rare original manuscript maritime diary kept by several men who deserted from the U. S. S. Hartford January 26 1901 while on liberty when the ship docked at Barbados British West Indies. James Connelly from New York City and Forrest L Evans Laconia New Hampshire identified in the free end papers leave their the ship and through prior arrangement they meet up with a few more sailors from the ship and meet others by surprise. In total we learn that 15 men are named as deserters from the Hartford. While there a number of different hands writing the majority of the writings are by Connelly and Evans we believe. Beginning the first week of January when the men are transferred from the U. S. S. Buffalo to the Hartford. It was on the Buffalo that the desertion was originally conceived but it was on the Hartford where it was carried out. The narrative of desertion is only hinted at first: On January 20 Evans sells his sea boots and other gear he won't be needing. Upon landfall in Barbados Evans and Connelly are paid off and they go on liberty. They buy civilian clothes and sleep on the beach. Their only further contact with the ship was when they were nearly scooped up by four policemen and a party of officers from the Hartford. They are hidden by blacks who have taken them in but they start starving because their new friends are too poor to sustain them. We start off with Connelly and Evans than more men are dropped into the narrative with no indication of how they arrived. Researchers historians and collectors of naval and maritime history will recognize the uniqueness of a manuscript retelling in the hand of the actual deserters. Here are snippets: "Tues. Jan. 1 1901 It's hot today. Did a little washing and made a lot of clothes slops. Wednesday 2 Left Trinidad tonight at six o'clock. Did some washing. Today Campbell was sent from cooking to ships waiter. Thursday 3 Had bag inspection then signed for accounts. Had a balance of $66.30 due me. Found my . Arrived at Lagueria at 6.30 Fri. Jan. 4 1901 Got up at 5.30. Lashed our bags and hammocks together and at 4.30 were transferred to U.S.S. Hartford. Saturday 5 Turned out at 5.30. Took on stores from The Buffalo and scrubbed wash clothes. Sunday 6 Had general muster and scrubbed wash clothes and then scrubbed down spar deck Monday 7 Scrubbed hammock this evening and washed clothes scrubbed deck. Had bag inspected and put down for small stores. Tuesday 8 Left Laguire Venezuela at about four o'clock and made six knots all night. Had to stand two sea watches 8 -12 4 - 8. Wednesday 9 Had the four to 8 watch this morning and we were all sent to the doctor and examined this afternoon. Thursday 10 Worked tonight about two hours from ten to twelve trying to anchor. Arrived at Port of Spain Trinidad about 9.30 p.m. Was half tired to death. Friday 11 Got up at 7.00 was detailed as side cleaner and worked all the fore noon and most of the after noon. Got woman tatooed on my right arm. Saturday 12 Got up 5.00 and scrubbed sides. Had some tatooing done on my right arm a bird and a heart and dagger. Forest L. Evans describes himself and his body art Sunday 13 Got up and got inspected & went to church. Had liberty today and went all over port of Spain Trinidad and got back at five o'clock. Had inspection today. Monday 14 Got up at five and did my work. Sat around with Davis In the head almost all the afternoon. Tuesday 15 Got up and did my work then Arthur and I went up in the head and I shook dice for a cent a shake and then he and I and two others played poker Wednesday 16 Got up at 6.00 and did my work worked almost all the forenoon. And shook dice all the afternoon. Thursday 17 Left Trinidad today at one o'clock for three day sail drill then Ho for Barbadoes and liberty. Friday 18 Got up and cleaned my gun and hustled all the forenoon making sail and this afternoon tieing knots and hitches. Saturday 19 Got up and cleaned my 6 pounder and scrubbed sides. Took the wheel the forenoon. Sunday 20 Had inspection then had target practice and anchored at 7.00 p.m. Sold my green boots for $1.50. Monday 21 Turned out at 5.30 and scrubbed my wash clothes. Laid off Trinidad for target practice with small calibre & five inch guns. Scrubbed clothes tonight. Tuesday 22 Scrubbed clothes this morning and had target practice with our own guns. Our six pounder did good work. Started to steam for Barbadoes this afternoon. Wednesday 23 Got up at 4 and stood watch til 8 and scrubbed decks and then took things pretty easy the rest of the day. Signed for $71 today. Thursday 24 Arrived at Barbadoes this morning and anchored at 7.30. Friday 25 Drew pay this after. Got three pounds & five shillings equal to $15.60. Saturday 26 Went on Liberty at one o'clock. Connelly and I bought citizen's clothes. He and I slept on the S. J. Smith of Nova Scotia. Connelly and Evans desert from the Hartford Sunday 27 Got up at 6.00 landward and he and I struck out into the country. Slept in an open field that night. We walked about 10 miles today. Monday 28 Got up and started out. Went to the other side of the island. Found a fine place and stayed there the rest of the day and slept there all night on the cliffs. Tuesday 29 Got up this morning at sunrise and Ward was covered with poison . We moved to the sea shore and slept by the sea tonight. Wednesday 30 Got up this morning at sunrise and eat some bread and bananas and drank a little wine. Took train to Bridgetown. Starboard watch on liberty but couldn't find Ward or Connelly but had to start out for the country lest we are arrested. Thursday 31 Found a good place on the sea shore and stayed there all day. Slept in a open field last night. Tonight we sleep in a little hut. Friday Feb. 1 Got up about 4.00 o'clock and went down to the sea shore. Slept and went in swimming this afternoon and then slept in the same hut that we did last night. Saturday 2 hot Got up this morning and had a little to eat. Today is like a Sunday here. They have church and the Queen buried. Had about fifty coons around us all day and a couple around us at night. Sunday 3 Hot Got up early this morning and took a long walk up the sea shore then back and had our dinner sat around the rest of the day and slept in the hut. Monday 4 hot Got up early and washed our faces and shaved each other then we went over to Mrs. Brown's shanty and she gave us dinner and supper and we slept in the hut. Tuesday 5 hot We got up early and washed and then had good breakfast and a fine dinner and an excellent supper. All this was given us by Mrs. Dorothea Ann Brown a colored woman who has done everything for us. Wednesday 6 We got up rather late this morning and had coffee at Mrs. Brown's. This afternoon a team load of officers off the ship and three policemen were searching around here for us. Mrs. Brown hid us away and we slept with her. Thursday 7 We got up and had breakfast with Mrs. Brown. Did some washing sat around and ate dinner and supper and slept there. Played with the dice in the evening and had little smoke. Wrote two letters today. Friday 8 Got up and washed some clothes. Sat around and read and shot dice and slept. And at night we slept in the security with Mrs. Brown. Saturday 9 Got up at sunrise. Sat around the house this afternoon we went in swimming and stayed in 2 hours hours and a half and I got all sunburned. Sunday 10 We got up early this morning. Went in bathing and then sat around and slept & read all day. Monday 11 Got up and washed and went in bathing and eat and sleep all day. Ward went up and visited a house and brought back some toast. Tuesday 12 Got up and had our coffee. Had dinner and then went to Bridgetown to the Sailor's Rest. Had supper and slept there. Met Herschfield. Wednesday 13 Got up and saw Connelly and got some Chinese ink for tatooing and put on one piece today. Slept in Sailor's Rest tonight and so did Connelly. Thursday 14 Got up and sat around. Put a dagger on a fellow and the Topeka men had a liberty and we borrowed of them for feeds drink and money. Friday 15 We get a little off from the Topeka men liberty party and I did some tatooing and slept at the Rest. Saturday 16 Got up and washed had a feed and sat around all the forenoon and some tatooing and stopped at the Sailor's Rest again tonight. Forest L. Evans was skilled at drawing and while in the Navy took up tatooing. Above is a colored drawing he sketched out in the journal of a tatoo he was proposing to a client Sunday 17 Sat around the Rest all day. Did some tatooing and sleep there again to night. Monday 18 Got up and Connelly and I went down to the docks and found a schooner and tried to ship as A. B. Able Bodied Seamen but there was no chance today. Tuesday 19 Got up at 6.30 and had a feed. Went down to docks but there was no chance. Hershfield & I and Connelly got our supper on the Mercedes of Nova Scotia. Wednesday 20 Sat around all day trying to get something to eat but we did not succeed very well. These are hungry times here Back doors are no good. Thursday 21 Got up and went to see the American Consul the whole of us. Got put out of the Sailor's home and Hirschfield Connelly and I slept in a little house with a fellow named Sefield Wilson. Friday 22 Got up and shaved and stood here part of the day then we went into the city and took a walk around the wharf but there was nothing doing. Saturday 23 Got up and sat around all the forenoon then afternoon we went to see the Governor of this island. Sunday Feb. 24 Sat around all day and read and tried to rest. Had my ear pierced. Dark and gloomy. Monday 25 Got up and went over to Mrs.Wiley's And Jim was making baskets today. Tuesday 26 Went into town and there was nothing doing there. Jim made baskets today. Very miserable. Wednesday 27 Got invited over to Mrs. Sykes house and had dinner. Then went to a party given for our benefit over to Mrs. Wells ice cream bananas cakes bread & coffee. Thursday 28 Got up. We did a little coloring today and went over to Mrs. Will's house. And Herschfield and Lefield went fishing tonight Friday Mar. 1 Got up and I went to town. Left Jim and Joe sleeping they would not stir so I went alone but I could not do nothing so I came back home. Saturday Mar. 2 1901 Jim and I went to town today but there was nothing doing there and I could do nothing. Not discouraged. Sunday 3 Got up and dressed and Jim and I went to town. Mrs. Sykes took us to the Seven Day Advent with her. Monday 4 Got up early this morning. Went to town but there was nothing doing. Came home and sat around for the rest of the day. Waiting still waiting. Tuesday 6 Got up late this morning. Made two baskets and sold them. Went into town. Nothing doing came back and staid around the house all day. Expect to get a ship by Sat. While there's life there is hope. Thursday 7 Got up early this morning made two baskets and me and Evans went to town. Came back and laid around the rest of the day. Friday Mar 8 1901 Arose early and staid around the house all day Saturday 9 Went to town early this morning but there was nothing doing and laid around all day. There are more sh-ts than ships here. Sunday 10 Arose early this morning and laid around the house all day. Monday 11 Rose early this morning. Evans went to town but it was useless. Came back and staid around the house all day. Tuesday 12 Got up early this morning went to town. Same old story. Nothing doing. Came back and laid around the house all day. Wednesday 13 Went to town this morning. Nothing doing came back laid around the house all day. Thursday Mar. 14 1901 Got up early this morning. Went to town had a lunch of pea soup and bread for breakfast. Bought some cloth came back and staid around the house for the rest of the day. Friday 15 Went to town this morning had some peasoup and bread. Came back and staid home the rest of the day. Damn this island and its coons. Saturday 16 Rose early this morning made two baskets went to town nothing doing. Sun. Mar. 17 1901 Staid around the house all day Monday 18 Rose early and went to town. Made two baskets today. Nothing doing. Tuesday 19 Went to town this morning had some bread and pea soup. Nothing doing. Wed. Mar 20 1901 Got up early this morning and staid around the house all day. Thursday 21 Arose this morning and left Mrs. Wilson's house and came to town and staid at the naval Home on Bay St. Friday 22 Got up and dressed. Dewey and Evans and Griffin went in swimming and Evans and Dewey went to town and got a little money got back about 5 P. M. Sat. Mar. 23 1901 We arose this morning at 7 A. M. had a breakfast of oatmeal and bread and coffee went to town and back and hung around the house all day. Sunday 24 Got up and my head was as big as a barrel. Dewey got fired out and I got my foot full of sea eggs. Monday 25 Arose early and went to town. Saw the Consul. Expect to be signed on Saturday. Evans Griffith and I got 2 and 6 2 shillings and 6 pence off the Consul. Mar 26 1901 Went to town this morning. Hung around the Italian Consul til noon But could not see him came back home. F-ck it all. Wednesday 27 Got up and dressed me and Griff went to see the Consul but he was not in so we came back home. Thursday 28 Got up at 7 A. M. Had breakfast and Evans went to see the Consul. But there was nothing doing. This is a f-cked up asshole of the world. Fri. Mar. 29 1901 Got up early this morning staid around the house all day. Life in this f-cked up Hoorhouse of an Island is a farce. Saturday 30 Got up and dressed did the same as yesterday and took a little walk in the evening. Sunday 31 Arose early this morning and this afternoon and took a walk in the country and got back about 6 o'clock. The case looks serious at present. Mon. April 1 1901 Rose early this morning had breakfast and then went to see the Consul. Nothing doing as usual. Tuesday 2 Tuesday dawning and no sign of ever getting away from this cannibal Island. Went to town came back took a walk in the evening turned in about 9 P. M. Wednesday 3 Went to see the Consul today and tried to shit but couldn't. The case is hopeless. Thurs. April 4 1901 God knows whether we will get out of this prison dead or alive. Went to see the Consul today. He promised to see the Captain for us. Left the Naval Home today. Mrs. Armstrong moved. We are in doubt where to sleep tonight. Slept on the beach tonight. Friday 5 This is Good Friday. All the stores are closed. It is like Sunday. Had some coffee and bread this morning on board the Bark Carpassioan St. Johns N.B. Went out for a swim and a row in Tom Berry's boat. This is a long miserable day. Saturday 6 Slept in the Naval Home last night on the floor. Went to see the Italian Consul again today. Nothing doing. Hung around the beach all day. Tried to sell the razor but could not. Hung around the beach the rest of the day. Sun. April 7 1901 Slept in the naval Home on the floor last night. Got up about 6 o'clock A. M. Took a walk to the dock and I went aboard the Ghithay to see a fellow but he was on the Olinda from Liverpool Eng. And he was ashore. Monday 8 Slept in the same place. Got up at 6 and I killed ten fleas out of my shirt. Today is a bank holiday for the . Laid around the beach all day. Took a boat and rowed out to the Olinda and I seen Albert Joyce and went aboard the Whaling bark Bertha from New Bedford Mass. Tuesday 9 Slept in the same place last night. Got up early and went to see the Consul. He said he would try to get us shipped Jupitor bound for New York some time this week. Came back and hung around the beach all day. Wed. April 10 1901 I slept in Mr. Cheeks boat shop last night and he gave me some tea this morning when we got up. Had some coffee also off the woman across the street named Mrs. Carew. Seen the Consul this morning and got 7 pence came back and laid around the beach all day. "Still living Thursday 11 Me Dudley and Evans slept in the same place last night. Had some coffee off young Cutting and some coffee off Mrs. Charles. Lanigan and Liverpool started to fight but got chased. Got a six pence off a woman named Mrs. Holden and had some pea soup and bread and laid around the beach all day. Friday 12 Arose at 6 A. M. Had some coffee of Mrs. Charles and Mrs. Carew and some tea of another woman then went to see the Consul and Dudley got a six pence and a shilling off another fellow off the Hartford who was in the hospital with consumption. Dudley got a letter from home. In the afternoon we took a walk to town and heard the Jupiter was going out next Tuesday. Sat. April 13 1901 "Golden Hours" Got up about 6 A. M. Had a saltwater wash. Came down to see the Ital. Consul. Came back to the Sailor's Rest and Dudley got his money off Mr. Weeks about 6 shillings and then went to town and bought some clothes. Had some tea and bread and came back and laid around the beach all day. Sunday 14 Got up about 6 A.M. this morning had a salt water bath had some tea and bread. Hung out the Boat house half the day and down the beach the rest of the day. Had some bread and tea and sweet spuds off Mrs. Phelps. Monday 15 Got up at 6 A. M. The Jupiter went out yesterday. I guess we are doomed to stay here. Took a walk as far as the Consul and went into the ice house an hour or so came back and laid around the beach all day. Tuesday 16 Rose this morning at 6 A. M. Had our tea and breakfast. Went to see the Consul but there was nothing doing. Dudley got a letter and a ticket to home on the Fontableau which sails Saturday. We and Dudley took a walk to the dock and came back and hung around the beach then . Wednesday 17 Got up about 5.30 A. M. Had a wash and I took a walk down to the Josie of Weymouth N. S. but the Captain in but he was no good. Went aboard the Olive Thurlow of New York and saw the Captain But was told to be at the Consul in the morning at 10 o'clock. Thursday 18 Arose about 5.30 A.M. and had a wash and I took a walk as far as the dock. Slowly starving to death. Haven't had a square meal in 3 months. The curse of Christ is on us and this island. Went to see the Consul this morning and got a shilling. Hope to ship as ordinary seaman tomorrow aboard the barkentine Olive Thurlow bound to New York. Fri. April 19 1901 Rose about 5.30 had a wash. We had a shave yesterday off Ross. Had our coffee off Mammy. Went to see the Consul and got a ship at last. Shipped as ord. Seaman this morning on the Olive Thurlow bound for Trinidad then to New York. Sat 20 Turned out about 5 A.M. Had coffee and bread then up anchor and under way about 8.30 A. M. For Trinidad for a load. Fair wind today going about 10 knots. Worked pretty hard today. Took trick at wheel on 4 to 8 dog watch. Sunday 21 Stood 8 hours sea watch last night. Passed Tobago and sighted Trinidad at about 12. Stood 4 hours sea watch last night. Had 2 hours trick at the wheel. Out 8 hours tonight. Mon. April 22 1901 Stood 8 hours sea watch last night had 8 to10 trick at the wheel. Expect to make port tonight. Passed Tobago and anchored in Port of Spain Trinadad at 10 P. M. Went to sleep at about 11 o'clock. Tuesday 23 Turned out at 6. Got some gear up out of the hold scrubbed the deck. Left port of Spain and anchored at La Paria tonight at about 9 o'clock. Wednesday 24 Worked hard all day cleaning out the hold. Thurs. April 25 1901 Worked hard as well today. Damn near worked ourselves to death cleaning out the hold. We are going to load with pitch from the Pitch Lakes. Friday 26 Turned out at 6 and commenced to load today. Worked hard all day and took nearly 70 tons of pitch aboard. Saturday 27 Turned out at 6. Worked ourselves to death nearly took about 60 more tons aboard. Worked like a bloody horse trying to do it. Sun. April 28 1901 Today is a day of rest. We lay down in our bunks in the forecastle most all day. I wrote two letters home and mended my pants. Monday 29 Turned out at six and went to work at the winch and worked hard all day loaded about a hundred tons of pitch today. Was tired tonight. Tuesday 30 Turned out at six. Worked all day at the winch and loaded about 90 tons of pitch. Was more than tired tonight. Wed. May 1 1901 Turned out at the usual hour and pulled on the mankiller all day. Loaded over 100 tons. Was near dead tonight. Thursday 2 Got up at six worked hard this forenoon and all the afternoon at the winch. Loaded about ninety tons today. Closer dead tonight. Friday 3 Got up at the usual time. Worked the winch all day took in one hundred and three tons today. Was tired enough tonight. Sat. May 4 1901 Got up this morning at six. Had 65 tons in at noon and at night we took in a hundred and twelve tons altogether. Played cards this evening. Sunday 5 Slept until about 7.00 this morning and laid in my bunk most of the day and went to sleep early. Monday 6 Got up at 6.00 and worked on the winch til about 10 this morning. Then loafed until 12.00 and then worked the winch until about 8.00. We have sprung a leak and had to run ship's pump twice today. Tues. May 7 1901 Worked at the winch all day today. The Capt. Went to Port of Spain today to clear on the departure at that port. Wednesday 8 Worked on the winch again today and at the pump our cargo is almost completed and we will be ready for sea soon. Thursday 9 Got up and worked at the winch all the forenoon. Finished loading about 5 P.M. today. Fri. May 10 1901 Turned out at the usual hour and worked about the deck all day. Everything is ready to sail tomorrow. And we are ready to go to sea. Saturday 11 We are up at four o'clock this morning got anchor up and made sail not much sail and we are steering due west. Are bound for New York at east & noreast. Sunday 12 We are now fairly underway for home. We have splendid wind and if it holds out we will be in New York in 10 days from now. Had only 4 hours in last night. Mon. May 13 1901 Had 4 hour trick at the wheel this morning. Out 8 hours tonight. Had a severe squall tonight but it didn't last long. Tuesday 14 Worked tarring down the rigging today and the fore foretop and to gallant rigging and the main and main top and mizzen and mizzen top. Wednesday 15 Sighted Santa Cruz this morning. Finished tarring down the rigging today and scraped and greased the mizzen mast. Thurs. May 16 1901 Passed St Thomas this morning and sighted Puerto Rico. Also passed St. Kitts. Worked laying down all the forenoon. Friday 17 Worked like hell all day scrubbing paint work. The boom to broke this afternoon and raised major for a while. Saturday 18 We have a little breeze today after being calm for two days. Had 8 hours out last night. Have finished almost all of the scrubbing paint workand all that remains is to paint and scrape. Sun. May 19 1901 Bright and pleasant. Washed the quarter deck about five o'clock and took the wheel at six. Good breeze this morning. 8 hours out tonight. We live on hash here every night for supper hash hash hash. Mon. 20 Had 3 hours trick this morning and four hours this afternoon making about ten knots if it holds out we will be in New York Saturday. 8 hours in tonight. Tuesday 21 Had 4 hours at the wheel this morning making about 10 knots 8 hours out tonight. Painted all day. Sighted and passed a barkentine and a steamer. We are making great time. Hash. Had a scrape today. Wednesday May 22 1901 Had a three hour trick at the wheel this morning. 8 hours in tonight. Steady breeze making about 8 knots. Painted about all day today and we have hash twice today. 4 hours at the wheel this afternoon. Thursday 23 Hash for supper. Had 4 hours trick at the wheel this morning. 8 hours out tonight. Friday 24 Had 3 1/2 hour trick this morning. Making about 7 knots. 8 hours in tonight Expect to reach New York next Thursday. Had 3 1/2 hour trick this afternoon. Saturday May 25 1901 Hash for supper. Had 4 hours at the wheel this morning. 8 hours out tonight. Making about 2 knots. Sunday 26 Only 500 miles to New York. Hash for supper. Had 2 hour trick at the wheel last night and 2 hour trick this morning. Steady breeze 5 knots. Had a wash this morning. First wash in four days. 16 days out today. 8 hours in tonight. Monday 27 Only 400 miles to New York. Blowing a gale of 30 miles an hour. 8 hours out tonight. Tues. May 28 1901 Hash for supper. Had a son of a bitch of a night last night. 8 hours out and raining all night long. About 250 miles to New York. 8 hours out tonight. Makinging about 4 knots. 19 days out today. Had a wash today. First wash since Sunday. Thursday 30 8 hours in tonight. Another miserable night last night. Hoisted up the mainsail. Very heavy about a ton. Two and a half run did it. Nearly pulled my arms apart. 8 hours in tonight. About 70 miles to New York. Expect to reach New York in the morning early. Had 4 hour trick at the wheel this morning. Raining all day. About 30 miles from New York about noon. Very light wind. About 2 miles an hour. 8 hours out tonight. Saturday June 1 Came to anchor about 8 p.m. off Statan Island. Our misery is nearly over. We will be clear of this slave ship Monday. Sunday 2 We got a little rest on Sunday. Had a good feed today. First in 5 months. Mon. June 3 1901 Embellishment top and bottom of this entry Waiting all day for the tow into the dock tomorrow . We will then be clear of this son of a hoar of a ship. Hash for supper. Tuesday 4 Still in this workhouse. Worked all day. Tug Gracie came and towed us up to Jersey City where we made fast to the dock and were free once more. Wednesday 5 Went to New York and waited around the comissioners all the forenoon waiting to get paid off. Goy paid off and got our discharge. Stayed at Aremill's Hotel. Thurs. June 6 1901 Got up at 7.30. Jim had got up and gone leaving me. Went down to South St. and met Bert and we took the Jay Line boat ay five o'clock this afternoon for Providence R. I. Friday 7 Arrived in Providence this am. At 8 took 9.07 train for Boston. Arrived at eastern Depot at 10 and took one o'clock train from Union Depot for Laconia arrived at four. Stayed at Dick's tonight. Saturday 8 Staid around Dick's all day and saw some of the boys. Bill Young lent me some clothes. Dick went up and told Mother I had come and he and I walked up to the Weirs tonight and I met Mother & all the rest. Sun. June 9 1901 I staid in the house all day and Everett came up and I was pleased to see him. We had a talk and I went to bed and smoked just as I used to do." The binding is in rough shape but overall G. ; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: U. S. NAVY U. S. S. HARTFORD U. S. S. WABASH U. S. S. BUFFALO BARBADOS TRINIDAD LACONIA NEW HAMPSHIRE JAMES CONNELLY FORREST L EVANS USN NAVAL MARINE MARITIME DESERTION DESERTERS MUTINY MUTINOUS PIRACY MARINES MARINE NAVAL HISTORY 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 Archive Lot 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
19010011166Madison Wisconsin: Madison Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Dickinson College. Good with no dust jacket. 1901. Hardcover. On offer is a revealing diary written by one Helen Leonard Gilman 1884-1952 of Madison Wisconsin during her sophomore and senior years of high school at Madison High. Gilman would go on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin as a teacher and marry Dr. Herbert Wing a member of a prominent New England family which founded Sandwich Massachusetts and a renowned professor of Greek literature for many decades at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. NOTE: We also hold a diary written by Dr. Herbert Wing in our collection - search for item # 2097 or contact us for the listing. See end of listing for complete BIO NOTES on Gilman and Wing. This diary covers the second half of Gilmans sophomore year of high school with long chatty entries spanning January to August 1901. There is then a large gap and Helen returns on June 12 1903 for a detailed update about her high school graduation and once more on June 29 1903 when she meets up with her Delta Epsilon sisters for a final picnic before they all move on. In her diary Helen gives us much more than a daily look at her life. She is highly intelligent and provides great detail that situates the reader clearly in the teen world of Wisconsin at the turn of the 20th century. She is heavily involved with her high school sorority Delta Epsilon and discusses their activities at length including the initiation process for a new member named Daisy. She shares great detail about her education extracurricular activities church life and community involvement. She is an engaging writer and her entries are robust. She writes in a notebook instead of a diary allowing her to be as verbose as she desires in her writing. Some excerpts from her diary give a sense of the themes and style of her writing: Another week of school begins! The same old studies History Caesar Algebra and Greek are gone over. This noon took my notices to the Journal office with my notices. After school tonight the committee appointed to oversee Daisys initiation met here. We have planned the most terrible things! Its a wonder if the poor child is not killed. This evening the Nautilus Club have a sleigh ride but I am unable to go on account of my cold and hard hard studies Jan 14 1901. I took to school with me this morning the babies Mother Goose Rhymes which we Delta Epsilon girls gave to Daisy who is to learn portions of it Daisy is being initiated into the sorority. Nautilus club met this evening after school and we had quite an exciting time as one of the girls got so excited while talking about how much she loves Burns that she wept. After club Margaret F and I went up town. The small pox scare at the Psi U house has proved to be nothing put a case of La grip Jan 15 1901. This has been a very busy and delightful day Flora and I went uptown at noon and tried to find a poster girl that I could use tonight but failed so after school I had to draw one. Such a sight as all the girls were this evening. Fran and Daisy came as ballet girls and looked too dear for any use. Awful low necks and short skirts. Dignified Clare shocked us all by appearing in a skirt far above her knees! . Feb 21 1901. . Today however is a great day for this morning I received the reward of four hard years of labor my diploma from Madison High School . With a grade of 5th in a class of 95! . . Last night I received my graduation presents.grandma gave me a beautiful diamond solitaire and the aunts a beautiful pearl ring.Mama gave me one of her beautiful gold bracelets with the initials of all who have worn it inside June 12 1903. For a social historian or researcher into Womens Studies this is a window into the role education played in socializing young women into gender roles. As the writer Karen Graves noted in Girls Schooling During the Progressive Era the high school education system became a more "efficient site for the construction of gender" Graves 2016. Traditionally education served to teach middle and upper class girls enough to make them suitable marriage partners for men who would actually be the ones running affairs. Its goal was to make them good wives and mothers not educated equals in society. This diary gives a fine view into this system and would be a valuable addition to any writings exploring this subject. Her sorority membership adds an extra layer as sororities and fraternities have long been seen as elitist and exclusionary organizations that serve to segregate young people based on ethnicity class and wealth. BIO NOTES: Gilman was born to Edward Gilman and Sophie Mosley in 1884 in Madison Wisconsin. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin in 1907 and taught at schools around the state. She also worked for the Wisconsin Historical Library. In 1916 she married Herbert Wing who came from a well-established New England family. Helen and Herbert lived in Pennsylvania where Herbert worked at Dickinson College. They had one child H. Gilman Wing who graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dickinson in 1948. During the senior Wings tenure at Dickinson Helen helped to organize the Mary Dickinson Club. While in Pennsylvania Helen founded the Carlisle branch of the American Association of University Women was a patroness of Pi Beta Phi sorority and was heavily involved in the Methodist church. Herbert Wing was an ancestor of Reverend John Wing who founded the town of Sandwich Massachusetts the oldest community on Cape Cod. Through marriage she is a member of the Wing Family of America Inc. This nonprofit corporation was formed in 1902 to preserve the family heritage of The Reverend John and Deborah Wing It also owns Wing Fort House the oldest home in North America continuously owned by one family. Helen sadly passed away at the age of 68 from breast cancer. This hardcover lined notebook measures 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches. It contains 96 pages and is about 50% complete. The cover is in good condition. The spine is in good condition but the binding is loose at the inside front cover although it is still intact. The pages are in good condition and the handwriting is quite legible. Tipped in to the diary are dried flowers from Helens high school grad two handwritten original Delta Epsilon songs and a handwritten list of names that appear to be connected to sorority life. Overall Good. ; Manuscripts; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 96 pages; Signed by Author . Madison Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Dickinson College hardcover
0012282Aztalan Jefferson County Wisconsin. Poor with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer are two fine journals kept for a total of six years by a member of the Hyer family by marriage who was related to the Wisconsin pioneer credited with giving the town of Aztalan its name. Our author is Sarah Jane Nevins Hyer 1844-1923. She was born in Genesee New York to Jacob Nevins 1817-1874 and Elizabeth Green 1811-1883 both from Vermont. They settled in Jefferson County WI in 1846 when Sarah was a toddler. Sarah married Julius Caesar Hyer 1828-1902 on October 15 1866 in Jefferson. Julius was born in New York and came to Wisconsin as a young man. He was a pioneering farmer of the Aztalan region purchasing 120 acres of land and transforming it into a crop-rich farm. Together Sarah and Julius Hyer would have three children but only one would survive to old age. Lille Hyer 1867-1868 died in infancy and Henry B. Hyer 1868-1889 died at 21 due to epilepsy. Edward Julius Hyer 1872-1952 would live his entire life in Aztalan on the family farm with his wife Myrtle Hathaway and their children Hazel and Edward Hyer. He was a member of the Jefferson county board Aztalan district school board and county fair board and Equitable Reserve Association. The Hyers are among Aztalans prominent pioneering families. Notably Nathaniel Fisher Hyer 1807-1866 Julius cousin is the man credited with naming Aztalan SEE BIO NOTES. Julius father Frederick Hyer 1793-1847 and Nathaniels father David Roscoe Hyer 1774-1835 were half brothers. Both were sons of Walter E. Hyer Sr. 1744-1797. David was born to Walter and Elizabeth Rusco 1723-1778 After Elizabeth died Walter and his second wife Abigail Rowe 1745-1799 had more children including Frederick. When Sarah begins her first diary Julius is nearing the end of his days. He remains somewhat active in his business though he is mostly unwell and home. Sarah herself is confined to a wheelchair according to historical records and she references her chair occasionally. Her diary entries are filled with discussion about her immediate and extended family neighbours the farm and farm labor the larger community and reminiscences of her youth and those who have passed on. Some excerpts: .Eddie fixing up the henhouse. Elsie ironing. Myrtle sewing. Jule feeling much better. Eddie brought me 4 letters this morning when he came home from the factory. Hebners Auction. Walter very busy Carrie and Gertie drove up. Mrs. Harvey Foster is very sick and Mrs. McAddams Myrtle and Walter went to Mrs. Jeninks . Dandelions in bloom out in the yard. Walter brought me one Nov 6 1901. .received a letter from Eliza Hyer wife of David Roscoe Hyer Jr. sister-in-law of Nathaniel Fisher Hyer saying Walters folks have a Baby Girl Esther Hyer born March 16th. Eddie went to the Creek in the afternoon. Henry Tyler came in the evening March 19 1902. .Jule failing fast the house full off sic kind neighbors and relatives. Dr Reed came every one so kind and good to us. Our Dear Husband Father and Brother passed away at 625PM May 15th 1902. Minna went for the undertaker and telegraphed to the relatives and friends it is very hard for Eddie and my self to bear he has been a great sufferer for the last year and a half and has borne it all as patiently but now he is at rest May 15 1902. Sarah enjoys recounting her early days in Jefferson County. For example shortly after Julius death she accompanied family to visit her childhood town and she describes stopping by her log schoolhouse: .8 weeks since Jules funeral. We borrowed Mr. Tylers Surrey and all went down to Brother Charles Eddie Myrtle Ethel Beatris Walter and myself went in the Surrey and took my Chair along. We had such a good night with Brother Henry Nevins came to Charles and Minas folks came as well had supper together and Jenners folks were there too Charley Nevins came home with us we went around by Mrs. McAddams place it had been years since I was around that way we saw the old place where our first log schoolhouse was built one of the bottom logs are are still there grown over with grass and all around where it stood and where there were nothing but little bushes and sprouts were growing they are grown to large trees I saw where the path was across the fields where I yousto sic trudge to school when I was 5 years old and Charles was older Ann and Corneha fellows went to the same school at that time and they are both gone and Cousins Varamer Jesse and Frank attended school Varamer has been gone for 45 years there were Charley Fuller and Daniel Washburn too both gone now. Mary Turner was not going at that time but when I was eleven years Mary was going to our school and now after 47 years Charles Turner is the only one living that was a parent and sending Scholars to our school at that time I saw the marsh where we yousto slide on the ice in winter the hill where we yousto slide down with hand sleds and get tipped over and the soft water pond long since dry where I yousto go with Charles hunting frogs for fish bait oh those were glorious days when I thought Pa Ma Charles and Myself were all there were in the world how few are left that were here then they are almost all on the other side where we shall soon join them July 12 1902. The second diary is filled with lengthy entries as well as pressed flowers letters flyers little drawings likely by Sarahs grandchildren and other ephemera. A 65th birthday gift from her family Sarah keeps the diary from July 1909-July 1912. She describes the comings and goings of the Hyers Nevins and other community members the family farming business and her grandchildrens activities. Confined to a wheelchair Sarah has ample time to observe and reminisce. Some excerpts: .Myrtie and Ellen busy getting ready for Mrs. Henkes birthday party this evening and Hazeleys this afternoon. They had supper ready for the children when School was out the table looked fine 16 bright little faces sit down to the table little Carley sit with them at the table his mama fed him they had a fine Supper bananas apples peanuts and candy for dessert. They brought Hazel many little presents a gold chain and locket then in the evening Albert Emma and little Carley and Eddie Myrtle Walter and Hazel went to Mrs. Hankes party. They had a good time and a big crowd. Ellen and Grandma Brotts stayed with me. Mr. John Harbie wife and grand daughter and Mr. And Mrs. Hathaway stoped sic a while on their way to the party October 26 1909. .Myrtie washed. Lightning struck and burnt a barn a mile from the Creek between 2 and 3 am this morning. Dave David working on the road for Eddie. Children at school. Received Lauria Nevins graduating card to day. Eddie went to Lake everything looks just grand will soon have Strawberries of our own. Eddie brought some from the Lake and we had a Strawberry Shortcake for supper May 31 1910. Town Meeting Day There was no opposition the Republicans had no ticket so the Democrat ticket is the same as last year. Brother Charles was down to dinner. 35th anniversary of Charless wedding day Hattie Heyer came after Allen last evening April 2 1912; Note The Democratic ticket is tipped into the diary. Sarahs son E. J. Hyer is Chairman and Allen Hyer is clerk other locals about whom Sarah writes regularly are also on the ticket including Charles Oestreich. .Eddie and Albert drawed our hay in the Orchard this morning. PM Eddie Walter and Hazel took Lauria and Rhoda to Milford to visit Charley and Jennie Shroeder. They stopped at Crandals to talk over fixing up the church. Mr. And Mrs. John Whiting and Mrs. Harbie were there they will commence on the Church as soon as possible People came in evening after School meeting July 1 1912. Taken together these two diaries encompass six years in the life of a pioneering Wisconsin family and offer a peek into the world of a woman who used a wheelchair in the very early 20th century. As the Hyers were well-off Sarah did not seem to struggle as some may have but the world through her eyes is often one of observation rather than direct engagement. The connection to Nathan Fisher Hyer is worth mentioning again See BIO NOTES. A treasure trove of early Jefferson County history. The first journal is a ledger book in which daily entries were made beginning in November 1901 until December 31 1903. The long ledger pages allow her to write 4-5 entries per page and she writes nearly daily with entries ranging from a few lines to a longer paragraph. It measures 11.5 inches by 5.5 inches and contains 176 pages. The back cover of the book is missing. The front cover is cloth and is stained. The book is stitched and binding is intact. The pages are in good condition with the exception of the last few pages which have been damaged due to lack of protective cover. The handwriting is legible. The diary is about 85% complete. Overall Fair. The second journal is a large hard cover volume. It measures 10x7.25 inches. Hyer began it on her 65th birthday July 28 1909 and kept it daily until she runs out of pages on July 27 1912. The hard covers are intact but stained from wear and use. The spine has broken and the sewn binding is very loose with some pages detached. While all signatures are present they are very loose. All pages are intact although several have been damaged by wear on the edges and folding though this does not interfere with legibility. The book contains 300 pages and is 100% complete. Overall Fair to Poor. BIO NOTES - THE HYERS: The Hyer family name is associated with the earliest days of Aztalan Jefferson County Wisconsin. Specifically Judge Nathaniel Hyer who had settled in Milwaukee visited the area after Timothy Johnson of Watertown discovered the region. Hyer drew a basic map of the Aztalan area and published a written account of the place in the Milwaukee Advertiser in 1837. Hyer named the region Aztalan based on the incorrect idea that the Aztecs of Mexico originated there. Hyer found mounds in the Aztalan WI region and connected them to images of Aztec pyramids. While Hyers rationale for naming the place Aztalan has been proven false the name itself remains. Milwaukee Public Museum Aztalan Site History 2022. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . hardcover
19020002348Good. 1902. On offer is a sensational original scrapbook and group of ephemera related to both the 1901 Pan-American minor focus and 1904 Louisiana Purchase major focus Expositions of the publicity superintendent and man responsible for the public faces of the Fairs being a scrapbook of his incoming correspondence including several typed and signed letters from William Buchanan the Director General of Pan-American Exposition handwritten notes news and magazine clippings photos there is a wonderful F.P. Stevens aerial photo of 1904 fairgrounds looking east documents and other ephemera tucked and tipped in regarding the Fairs making for an original unique behind the scenes look. Compiled and created by Mark Bennitt sometimes Bennett a highly successful writer who became involved with both the 1901 Pan-American and 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expositions as the Publicity Superintendent. While the book goes a very long way in detailing the Fairs it is obviously Mr. Bennitt's personal scrapbook and it is apparent from the outset that Mr. Bennitt was a brilliant hire for those responsible for the Fairs' success as witnessed by the clippings related to his hiring and personal background as befits a man of success and proud of his ongoing accomplishments but that stated Mark was a master of his craft and the book tells the story of the machinations to making the Fairs and the man who made them publicity successes. Of particular interest will be that the book provides a mirror view of the Fairs as seen by the outside public while for the historian also providing a look at the Fairs from the inside. We note: Near the back are some dozen pages of later writings of Bennitt's sojourn up the West coast in 1906. The rear cover is off but present the front holding for now one or two pieces of ephemera have come off the pages but overall the scrapbook is G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARK BENNITT BENNETT EARLY PUBLICIST PUBLICITY ADVERTISING MARKETING PROMOTION 1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION 1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITIONS INTERNATIONAL FAIRS WORLDS FAIRS INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS MISSOURI LOUISIANA BEHIND THE SCENES 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
19020002347ABOARD THE USS NEW YORK. Good. 1902. On offer is a superb fascinating original soft bound 1902 China Station diary and personal log handwritten by Admiral Frederick W. Rodgers 1842 - 1917. Rodgers was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He fought in the American Civil War and ascended to be the last commander of the Asiatic Fleet. He was a grandson of U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Perry. In May 1901 Rodgers became Senior Squadron Commander within the Asiatic Squadron. On March 1st 1902 he became the commander of the entire Asiatic Squadron which was engaged in combat during the Philippine-American War at the time. He was the Squadron's last commander. At the end of his tour on 29 October 1902 the Asiatic Squadron was abolished and its responsibilities were assumed by the new United States Asiatic Fleet. This logbook documents his ship the U.S.S. New York while stationed in Amoy China and Nagasaki Japan during a critical time in the area's history. The log begins March 27th with a final entry on - July 26th 1902. The log recounts the daily workings of the ship and personnel deployments lists of repairs to various ships within the Asiatic Fleet. What is of real importance is Rodgers encounters with the Emperor of China and Prime Minister of Japan. He also mentions other naval vessels from Britain Germany and Japan listing the ship's numbers and armaments. This log contains important information about the fleet in this very historical period when the United States emerges as a world naval power. The 60 pages of handwritten narrative and notes make for some revealing entries regarding American efforts at diplomacy in the area; Rodgers' diplomatic contacts with the Emperor and Dowager of China are well noted as are intelligence reports on fortifications in China. He mentions brief reports from missionaries concerning conditions in the interior of China contact with British troops who are guarding parts of Peking. While in Peking Rodgers meets the British Foreign Minister and writes about the looting that took place at the summer palace blaming it on Russian and Italian troops during the Boxer Rebellion. Furthermore he discusses positioning gunboats along the rivers near Peking due to further disturbances. Rodgers also mentions meeting the Prime Minster of Japan encounters with the Japanese navy and various dignitaries princes and barons. Here are some snippets: U.S.S. New York -March 27th 1902 Cable arrived from Hong Kong French Cruiser Arriau called on the American Consul no information from him - he informed me that there was nothing new to report here. A missionary who had just returned from an extensive trip into the interior had informed the consul that he had been treated with much consideration. U.S.S . New York - March 31st 1902 Woosung China - Visited Chinese Cruiser Hai Chai cable from Widdes asking change of officers from G.C.M. not practicable - one case of Cholera in Cavite - condition in Manila improving. Glaicer arrived Cavite - Drake commanding Muntrey officially visited ship brought in 3 cases for G.C.M. U.S.S. New York April 2nd 1902 Left ship at 3 pm for Shaug Hai 30 min from ship to station Woosung road is bad anchorage . The tides were up to more than four knots - ships at single anchor are liable to drag. Went to French hotel De Collmines - it is fairly good but the rooms are most uncomfortable - Captain Tah of the Chinese navy accompanies us. Friday April 1902 Intelligence reports from Monterey Fortifications of the Yangsee River - Forts on Silver Island Black Dragoon forts -Forts at Chu San Knan Forts at Kiaung Yri Required examination of the county between Woosung and Shanghi copy of railroad maps mark chart examination of Woonsung river regards fortifications. U.S.S. New York- April 22nd 1902 New York sailed for Yokahma at 9am Weather raining: A German steamer came in last night with Prince Imperial on board - made preparations for a national salute address ship but found steamer had carried no distinctive flag boarding officer at 4am countermanded order for salute and dressing ship. U.S.S. New York Yokahama Japan Monday April 28th 1902 Rear Admiral Evens hoisted his flag exchanged salutes Went to Tokio Made official visits to US. Minister To Prime Minister of Japan To Minister of War Called on Baron Kaneko. Wednesday June 18th 1902 Arrived off Tokio and anchored nearly 10 miles out - Tug ordered previously met ship - left the ship at 10:15 am and went to Tokio took the train to Peking. Col Brown of the British Army Kindly offered the use of his car which was accepted. Taku forts are still being leveled by the international force those on the south side are all destroyed. Arrived at Peking at 7pm.was meet by a gentleman from the legation and a guard of honor from the 9th infantry. Went to the U.S. legation with my personal staff as a guest of Hon E.S.Conger. Thursday June 19th Visited the temple of Heaven discussed affairs with minister he informed me that the principal questions now between the Chinese Government and the internationals are: First as regards the transfer back to civil administration of the Tuiu Suen and Peking rail road and 2 the return of the city of Tien Sien to civil administration. The rail road is now under English military management. Called on the various foreign ligations - only met two personally the German and the Japanese. Friday June 20th 1902 Visited the Summer Palace of the Emperor. A special permission from the Foreign office was required to visit the Palace it is the most interesting place about Peking but the effects of the results of the trouble in 1900 is very apparent and the destruction was very great - Repairs have been made to a very limited extent this place was occupied by the Italians and Russians who must have looted it to the fullest extent. Peking Sunday 22nd 1902 Diplomatic dinner at the legation - meet the English Minister than the Austrian Charge of Affairs also the Russian Minister. Peking Tuesday June 24th 1902 By Previous arrangements was given was audience by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor at the Winter Palace. The logbook has one torn page one page detached from the binding and four blank pages and is overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ADMIRAL FREDRICK W. RODGERS ASIATIC SQUADRON LOGBOOK CHINA STATION JAPAN. TURN OF THE CENTURY EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY NAVAL MARINE MARINERS WARSHIPS SOUTH CHINA SEA UNITED STATES NAVY USN FLAGSHIPS DIPLOMACY NAUTICAL PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR POST SPANISH AMERICAN WAR COMMODORE MATTHEW PERRY U.S.S. NEW YORK EMPEROR OF JAPAN EMPEROR OF CHINA DOWAGER EMPRESS OF CHINA TOKIO TOKYO 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 . paperback
19030009050ABOARD HMS JUPITER CAESAR DUNCAN ATLANTIC FLEET. Good. 1903. On offer are two extraordinary pieces of Naval history and life in the British Royal Navy in the early 20th Century. Two intricately detailed and graphic log books books from a midshipman who served on the HMS Jupiter Caesar and Duncan. Across the two large hardcover books the midshipman Brian Cameron Gourley records information both technical technical nautical observations as well as various remarks each day. These two books represent a comprehensive and thoroughly fascinating look at the life of a British midshipman at the turn of the century as well as including drawings diagrams and maps drawn in an expert hand that give the reader a more complete understanding of the technical aspects of working on a battleship at the turn of the 20th century. LOG BOOK #1 records events and information across three ships: the H.M.S. Jupiter from September 15 1903 to December 8 1904 around 160 pages of entries the H.M.S. Caesar February 6 1905 to March 6 1905 around 10 pages and the H.M.S. Duncan from March 7 1905 to May 14 1905 around 18 pages. On the Jupiter the ships calls in at a number of ports starting in Scarborough in North Yorkshire St. Andrews Portland sailing to Gibraltar Catalan Bay Lisbon Palma Majorca and back to Scotland with many more ports in between. At Sea the crew does Battle Practices lands field guns and troops for drills exercised Man and Arms boats and does boat firing exercises and drills. There are also Inspections once from Rear Admiral Lambton refittings Training classes a Court Martial on board Joining up with Mediterranean fleet saving a Man who falls overboard plus lots about daily navy duties & maintenance aboard the ship. Each day contains the work done and a what time for the day. For example: On Wednesday November 25th 1903: 5:45 Hands cleaning ship. 8:15 Landed companies & marines. 9:00 Prayers. 1:00 Landing Party returned. 4:00 Evening Quarters. The next day: 8:30 Lieut. Saurin discharged to Aurora for passage to England. 8:45 Landed Marine markers. 9:10. Divisions & Prayers. 4:00 Evening Quarters.; Saturday December 5th: 8:51 Stopped. 8:54 Came to with Port Bower. 12:29. Weighed - Proceeded at Full Speed. 1:26. Stopped Made fast to No. 1 Buoy. 4:00 Watch getting up Ammunition. The book also has many many illustrations and lists done exceptionally well by Gourley himself. These really are extraordinary to behold both in their detail and the expertise with which they are drawn. In lists there is a List of Allowance for one man for one day; List of Ships of Combined Mediterranean and Channel Battle Fleets and Cruiser Squadron present at Palma Majorca May 22 1904; List of Combined Squadrons of Battleships and Cruisers present at Mount's Bay July 30 1904; There are also numerous maps such a map showing track chart of Channel Fleet 1903 a map of Gibraltar Bay a number of fold-out maps of England France Spain Portugal to Gibraltar tracking round trip. The drawings include two drawings of the showing damage in the Accident to H.M.S. Prince George a universal joint for steering connections the Arrangements for Towing and being towed a drawing of 24 inch Projector the section through screw propelle a drawing of Six Cell Test Battery and many many more. In the H.M.S. Caesar February 6 1905 to March 6 1905 the ship travels to Portsmouth Plymouth Vigo Spain Lagos Portugal Gibraltar Spithead and back to Portsmouth. The format is the same as when on the Jupiter. Nautical information Wind direction and speed weather the barometric pressure temperature and where the ship is located is recorded and then short remarks of work done and observations. There are also a few illustrations notably a map & Description of Battle Exercise Feb 15 1905. The object of this P.Z. was to discover the advantage a fast small fleet has over a larger but slower squadron. To effect this the Atlantic Fleet was given 6 miles start and at 10 a.m. we were steaming 15 knots towards Burlings on a SE Co. being in the line abreast. Then Gourley is on the H.M.S. Duncan From March 7 1905 to May 14 1905 where he calls in at the ports of Portsmouth Lamlash Berehaven Portland Dover and Yarmouth. The same format as the last two parts. Gourley writes of target practice Torpedo Drills a funeral party a preliminary gun layer's competition firing 6 rounds of lyddite high explosive from 6 inch guns at "Bills Rocks" mining torpedo training classes plus lots about daily navy duties & maintenance aboard the H.M.S. Duncan. Illustrations by Gourley include a drawing of Towing arrangements for HMS Duncan along with a full page and detailed description. The book is a large hardcover with marbled boards marbled end pages with Gold Gilt Title lettering in very good condition with around 188 pages with around 15 hand-coloured & black and white charts and technical diagrams illustrations and 7 maps as well as the detailed day-to-day diary entries of events on board. The Size is 12 3/4 inches by 8 3/4 inches. LOG BOOK #2 is from the period of May 15th 1905 to November 15 1906 and covers Gourleys time on the ships H.M.S. Duncan & H.M.S. Caesar. It is in a slightly different format than the preceding book. Instead of the nautical information Wind weather temperature Port of call etc. and the remarks being next to each other this book contains two pages in the beginning of a month for these observations as well as a single line for Remarks. The pages that follow are where Gourley writes his day to day observations and work. They tend to be longer and more detailed than the remarks in the previous book. For example: Wednesday July 3rd. Exercised General Drill. Clear ship for Aelion. Out nets & replaced gear. Then at Sheet anchor being second ship in this evolution. We did comparatively well in the drill today. Comdr. Woolcombe left ship on promotion. All boats away sailing in the afternoon there being quite a fair breeze. Boom defences were placed across all the entrances all night several picket-boats being outside to warn off merchant steamers.; Sunday July 9. 8:10 Hannibal left for Portsmouth to pay off. Landed usual Church Parties. 10:30 Held Divine Service after Quarters rose Anchor gear & Prepared for Sea. 7:10 Lieut. Hamilton Gordon joined ship.; Tuesday July 13. 7:00 Anchored. 7:30 Weighed & proceeded out of harbor for annual gun layer's competitions. When we got to targets we hoisted out both picket-boats & the sailing pinnacle and lowered line cutters all for repairing purposes. The sail of the target was changed each run which caused less delay than patching when the sail is hoisted. At 10:00 the Inspector of ___ Rear Admiral Scott Came on board. 10:30 Commenced the competition. The 6 guns got off 6 7 or 8 shots each. Gourley is on board the H.M.S. Duncan from May 15 1905 to November 30 1905 around 75 pages and then on board the H.M.S. Caesar December 5 1905 to November 15 1906 around 115 pages. There are more illustrations in this book as well. Including drawings of ships top and side views a drawing of 3 PDR Steel Shell Torpedo Firing Valves and Leads for 18 inch Broadside Submerged Tube and many more. There are maps of Spain Bantry Bay Lundy Island the Cruises HMS Ships Jupiter Duncan Caesar on the Coastline of Europe & Northern Africa and more. This logbook is a large hardcover with marbled boards marbled end pages with GoldGilt Title lettering in very good condition with around 190 pages with around 13 hand-coloured & black and white charts and technical diagrams illustrations and maps. Size is 12 3/4 inches by 8 1/2 inches. Background: Brian Cameron Gourley born: 21 October 1887 died: unknown was an officer in the Royal Navy. Spotted three months seniority on passing out of Britannia Gourley's first appointments were to battleships starting with Jupiter of the Channel Fleet on 15 September 1903. Cæsar Duncan and Caesar again in the Atlantic Fleet followed ending in January 1907 at which time he began training at Whale Island. Gourley was then appointed to Orion additional for the destroyer Stag on 16 April 1908. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December 1908. Gourley was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 7 on 3 August 1914 having recently spent three months at the barracks at Pembroke. He would command T.B. 7 alongside other units of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla until being appointed to the patrol boat P20 on 15 July 1916 to take command upon her commissioning. Gourley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December 1916. At some point in 1917 Gourley was appointed in command of Victor but on 20 September 1917 he moved again this time to command the "M" Class destroyer Menace. He remained with her until he was appointed in command of the destroyer Seabear on 14 August 1918. On 9 September 1919 Gourley was appointed in command of the destroyer Verity.Gourley was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 October 1929. Mobilised in September 1938 Gourley was made Naval Officer in Charge Sunderland on 29 August 1939. In late 1942 he was appointed to the shore establishment H.M.S. Trelawney likely in support of minelaying operations. On 3 November 1943 he was placed in command of the base vice Hamilton being given the acting rank of Captain while holding the appointment. Gourley reverted to the Retired List in September 1945.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF BRIAN CAMERON GOURLEY HMS JUPITER HMS CAESAR HMS DUNCAN BRITISH ROYAL NAVY IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY ROYAL NAVY MIDSHIPMAN ATLANTIC FLEET CHANNEL FLEET MAJESTIC CLASS PRE DREADNOUGHT BATTLESHIP CRUISER SQUADRON PRE WW1 BRITISH NAVY BATTLESHIP DRILLS AND EXERCISES LIFE ON A 1900s BATTLESHIP BRITANNICA 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 . hardcover
19030001939NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS MA. Good. 1903. On offer is an interesting original 1903 - 1904 manuscript diary handwritten by Margaret Ruth Pomeroy Hamlin a student at Smith College in Northampton MA and later an Agricultural Counsellor for Women in Stockbridge from 1918-1934 and the first Placement Officer for Women from 1934-1948. She was originally accepted to the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1914. Her success and renown are evident by the honor bestowed her having The Margaret Hamlin House also known as Hamlin Hall a dormitory in Amherst MA named for her. It is part of the Northeast Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The building is designed in the Georgian architecture style and is covered with brick. One online source provides: "The new two-year course included six months of on-the-job field training. To supervise the work of the men and women engaged in this training two staff members were required. On January 1 19I8 Miss Margaret P. Hamlin a Smith College graduate who had in Amherst developed a hobby of farming was appointed as one of these members with the title of "agricultural counsellor for women." Miss Hamlin developed this position until it encompassed the full activities of a Women's Placement Office. For thirty years she performed her duties most successfully. She took a great many trips some under arduous conditions to locate and evaluate positions in which students might be placed. In an area extending from Germantown Pennsylvania to Northern New Hampshire and Maine she found jobs for women in greenhouses and flower shops vegetable gardens and dairy farms. One of the most interesting examples of this placement work involved a large dairy farm on an estate near New York City which was run by two women one a professor of geology at Columbia University Ida Helen Ogilvie; see: Bedford Camp the first Woman's Land Army unit in USA . On this farm Miss Hamlin placed a number of young women who had studied animal husbandry at M.A.C. Two of these students later became farm managers on the estate." The 5 x 7¾ inches book has about 180 pages of which about 133 have entries. The spine is somewhat worn rubbed creased. Hinges cracked. Internally very good/near fine; clean and tight. Paper is slightly age toned. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS MARGARET RUTH POMEROY HAMLIN STOCKBRIDGE AMHERST AGRICULTURAL COUNSELLOR FOR WOMEN WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES UMASS JENNY HOUSE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES 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
19030002314NEW YORK NEW YORK ALABAMA 1903. On offer is an interesting modest group of 17 letters most typed and some manuscript written by Francis G. Caffey an Alabama native a lieutenant colonel during the Spanish-American war a successful attorney and later a US federal judge. The letters dated 1903 through 1905 are for the most part legal and case matters with clients while he practised in New York but had many dealings in his home state. We note several letters are to a former CSA officer. Seventeen documents are signed and overall VG. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript. unknown
19030001815PEGGY'S COVE NOVA SCOTIA NS CANADA. Good. 1903. On offer is a superb Peggy's Cove Lighthouse manuscript ledger book issued to and kept by Lighthouse Keeper Sidney H. Garrison from January to December 1903. The pre-printed journal was published by the Canadian Dept. of Marine and Fisheries specifically for use by the Lighthouse Service. A page for each month consists of a form where the lighthouse keeper noted the date weather time of lighting extinguishing total burning time and the amount of oil chimneys and wicks used along with general remarks. This diary pertains to the original lighthouse which eventually succumbed to the elements in 1914 causing it to be rebuilt. The lighthouse at Peggy's Cove remains one of the most iconic coastal landmarks in North America since 1766. The folio sized book is filled with one year's worth of lighthouse data and/or observations for all twelve months of 1903 have been completed in this diary revealing lighthouse keeper Garrison's various observations and insights over the course of a full year. Entries range from day-today remarks to critiques of his predecessor and concerns regarding the condition of the lighthouse. Day-to-day entries include: "Heavy Sea" "Very Heavy Sea" "Birds Flying" "Very Smooth" "Stormy Night" "Ship Passed Out" "Steamer Passed Out" "Winds Blowing Heavy" "First Birds" "Mackerel Schooling" "Heavy Storm" "Heavy Gale" "Bad Weather" "Coldest Night" etc. Lighthouse keeper Garrison's more elaborate "Report" notes include: "On the 17th inst. I put the spare lamp which was standing idle in the light room in the lantern and timed it Leeward and I presume it will improve the light." Jan. 31st 1903. "I am receiving many congratulations for keeping a good light since I have taken charge of the station. The Light keepers on Green island Lunenburg Co. which is nine miles distant says my light has double the power it had under the late keeper" March 30th 1903. "I am in need of a new Book of rules and regulations for the guidance of Light House Keepers; the one left by the late Keeper is torn and dirty" April 30th 1903. "I have repaired up the old fence as well as possible until I get a new one which is badly needed. I have also cut and scraped lots of the old putty from around the Lantern glass which was cracked and shrunken thus causing it to leak and replaced it with new putty and paint and it is now thoroughly tight" June 30th 1903. HISTORICAL NOTES: One online source provides: "Peggy's Cove is one of the best known most popular lighthouses of Canada. The original Peggy's Cove Lighthouse was built in 1868. The present concrete tower built in 1914 is located just a few feet above the site of the old wooden structure which deteriorated and was destroyed." See: Julie S. Taff's "Lighthouses: A Photographic Tour" p. 29. Peggy's Cove is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St. Margaret's Bay about 43 kilometres 26 miles southwest of downtown Halifax Nova Scotia Canada. It comprises one of the numerous small fishing communities located around the perimeter of the Chebucto Peninsula. The community is named after the cove of the same name a name also shared with Peggy's Point immediately to the east of the cove. The village marks the eastern point of St. Margaret's Bay. The first recorded name of the cove was Eastern Point Harbour or Peggs Harbour in 1766. The village is likely named after Saint Margaret's Bay Peggy being the nickname for Margaret which Samuel de Champlain named after his mother Margarite. There has been much folklore created to explain the name. One story suggests the village may have been named after the wife of an early settler. The popular legend claims that the name came from the sole survivor of a shipwreck at Halibut Rock near the cove. Artist and resident William deGarthe said she was a young woman while others claim she was a little girl too young to remember her name and the family who adopted her called her Peggy. The young shipwreck survivor married a resident of the cove and became known as "Peggy of the Cove" attracting visitors from around the bay who eventually named the village Peggy's Cove after her nickname. The village was formally founded in 1811 when the Province of Nova Scotia issued a land grant of more than 800 acres 3.2 km² to six families of German descent. The settlers relied on fishing as the mainstay of their economy but also farmed where the soil was fertile. They used surrounding lands to pasture cattle. In the early 1900s the population peaked at about 300. The community supported a schoolhouse church general store lobster cannery and boats of all sizes that were nestled in the Cove. Many artists and photographers flocked to Peggy's Cove. As roads improved the number of tourists increased. Today the population is smaller but Peggy's Cove remains an active fishing village and a favourite tourist destination. Peggy's Cove is one of the busiest tourist attractions in Nova Scotia and is a prime attraction on the Lighthouse Trail scenic drive. The community's famous lighthouse marks the eastern entrance of St. Margaret's Bay and is officially known as the Peggy's Point Lighthouse. Peggy's Cove has a classic red-and-white lighthouse still operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. The light station is situated on an extensive granite outcrop at Peggy's Point immediately south of the village and its cove. This lighthouse is one of the most-photographed structures in Atlantic Canada and one of the most recognizable lighthouses in the world. Visitors may explore the granite outcrop on Peggy's Point around the lighthouse; despite numerous signs warning of unpredictable surf including one on a bronze plaque on the lighthouse itself several incautious visitors each year are swept off the rocks by waves sometimes drowning. The first lighthouse at Peggy's Cove was built in 1868 and was a wooden house with a beacon on the roof. At sundown the keeper lit a kerosene oil lamp magnified by a catoptric reflector a silver-plated mirror creating the red beacon light marking the eastern entrance to St. Margaret's Bay. That lighthouse was replaced by the current structure an octagonal lighthouse which was built in 1914. It is made of reinforced concrete but retains the eight-sided shape of earlier generations of wooden light towers and stands almost 15 metres 50 ft high. The old wooden lighthouse became the keeper's dwelling and remained near to the current lighthouse until it was damaged by Hurricane Edna in 1954 and was removed. The lighthouse was automated in 1958. Since then the red light was changed to white light then to a green light in the late 1970s. Finally to conform to world standards the light was changed to red in 2007. The lighthouse used to contain a small Canada Post office in the lower level during the summer months serving as the village post office where visitors could send postcards and letters. Each piece of mail received a special cancellation mark in the shape of the lighthouse. However Canada Post closed the lighthouse post office in November 2009 citing mould growth as a safety hazard. The book is in original stiff marbled wraps with label pasted to front cover; moderate cover wear with tear to lower corner of back cover end pages toned generally clean internally with ink bold and legible throughout. Volume is complete save for some loss at the rear lower corner containing 26 pages of manuscript entries comprising all 12 months of 1903. Folio measures approx 13" tall x 8.25" wide. Overall G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER SIDNEY H. GARRISON PEGGY'S POINT PEGGY'S COVE MARITIME NOVA SCOTIA CANADA CANADIANA SIDNEY H. GARRISON CANADIAN DEPT. OF MARINE AND FISHERIES LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE ST. MARGARET'S BAY EASTERN POINT HARBOUR PEGGS HARBOUR GREEN ISLAND LUNENBURG CO CHEBUCTO PENINSULAPEGGS HABOR 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 . paperback
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
0012254Indiana United States. Fair with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer are two diaries of a woman describing in great detail life in the mid-west at the end of the 19th century. The author of the diaries is Catherine Elizabeth Meier 1854-1934. She was born near Bucyrus Ohio to parents George and Catharine Keller and raised in Indiana. In 1874 she married John Conrad Meier in Randolph Indiana. John had emigrated from Bavaria Germany in 1870. John C Meier was a baker by trade and after moving from Cincinnati took over the successful grocery business of his father-in-law George G Keller in Winchester. Catherine Meier's father had emigrated from Germany before she was born and Catherine was literate in German. She was a Quaker and an active member in her church community. Winchester had a high percentage of German speakers and Quakers in the local population. Given the Quaker influence Winchester became a very important stop-over on the Underground Railroad the secretive route that spirited runaway slaves from the southern states to Canada and freedom. As the mother of 11 children Catherine Meier had a very busy household and her diaries reflect this. Somehow she finds time to write daily keeping extremely detailed notes of all that happens to her her family and members of her community. Some excerpts follow: Am very nervous. Did not sleep well on account of Edwin not coming home. Where could he have spent this cold stormy night My are is better. I cut 2 underwaists for myself then a waist for Clifford got all done but the buttonholes. Minnie did the other work. Alma complains of too much appetite. Had a nice soup for dinner. Willie Tisher was here to dinner. Father had me write a letter to S. C. Cramer and send the money for the periodicals. A letter from Hugo. Pa heard that Edwin was going to St. Louis to join the national guards. I pray God be with him! Father told me Aunt Christine broke her wrist Feb 16 1903. Minnie rinsed and hung the white clothes up before going to work. I then washed two lines full and the girls double blanket. Beans and a little salad for dinner. I then rested 15 min then Troy and I went to the farm and planted the lettuce it was 4 1/2 when I got home. Irene and the Sanders girls went to the woods. After supper went to Eastmans & Prices 5 minutes. Then to the store. Mrs McAllister was here to see about her hat. Alma and Minnie did the ironing. Edwin went to Muncie this morning he said to hunt work! When will he be back and when will he settle down and do right Bertha Marlatt married Ira Macy Apr 29 1903. I washed dishes until time to dress to go to Union City to the funeral of Geo Lenkensdorfer. At the train I met Mr and Mrs Guthiel Wm. Lenkrensdorfer and three daughters and Mr and Mrs Hirschand Mrs Study & Karl & George. Heard a good German sermon. Came home about 5: 30 PM. Irene had dumplings for dinner. Pa had 5 loaves of bread ready which I baked also baked a cake and three apple and teo custard pies. Bathed the boys early. I was almost too tired to undress for bed. Mary Meier Blizzard had a little son Aug 29 1903. The pace doesnt change two years latter as she records her daily life in 1905.Another year begun who will see the end. Today was warm as spring. At 5 to 9 I started to the farm to get cream. I had not enough to supply. Wineland came to town to his cousin to dinner. I baked 11 pumpkin 2 apple & 2 mince pies. Had potatoes beef & turnips for dinner. I took a nap then read in Tennison which Minnie gave me last night. After supper I started to mothers but met Minnie who said mother was going to bed so I returned & went to church to hear the cantata Nativity. The church was full. They received a collection of 40 dollars Jan 1 1905. I got up at 5 1/2 wrung the clothes from the boil. Then the others got up. Had fried potatoes for breakfast. It took me till noon to get the washing done. At 11 1/2 it began to rain the clothes were not all dry. Wineland was here to dinner. Has beans and pork. I was too tired to wash dishes. Had little help from the men. I laid on the bed and dozed and rested then took my work and went to Mrs. Hopkins. Grace & Bernard came from school to stay all night. Pa baked 6 loaves of bread a coffee cake and lots of doughnuts. Hugo pulled teeth for Mrs Sallie Smith. Past 10 and still raining. Some water in the cellar May 11 1905. I was sore from head to foot from yesterdays work. If only Pa would give me a bit of sympathy. How much easier all would go! . Nov 28 1905. The 1905 diary has a very thorough cash expense record for January through September giving a very good picture of the costs of many of the daily items needed and used by families at that time. Accompanying these two diaries is a collection of nearly 4 dozen newspaper clippings and ephemera. These also include some invoices for various products she and her husband purchased and a lovely black and white photograph. Although it has no information on it it is not unreasonable to suggest that this is a picture of Catherine Meier. For a social historian this is a simply excellent look at the daily life of a busy mother at the beginning of the 20th century. It is simply stuffed with the details of everyday life. For research in Womens Studies these two diaries are a superb illustration of the daily life and routine of a very hard-working woman coping with the challenges of raising a large family at that time in a small mid-western community. It would be an excellent addition to any reference collection depicting that time and that place for ordinary women. A genealogist would find the countless references to family friends and neighbours a valuable source of information. Both diaries measure 6.75x3.0 inches. Both contain 365 pages and are 100% complete. Both diaries are in Fair condition with obvious signs of age and loosening of the spines/pages. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . paperback
19040002133LONDON CAMBRIDGE LOWESTOFT ENGLAND UK. Good. 1904. On offer is a fascinating original manuscript relic of British life on the home front early on in World War I. The diary and in some ways a bit of a catch-all notebook filled with personal experiences and observations of life religious prayers and quotes and the highlight being an extensive description of Zeppelin attacks suffered and endured during 1915 by Great Britain handwritten by Margaret Sainsbury Maris age 23 of 5 Marine Parade Lowestoft England. Starting in Cambridge St Ives Hunts with 17 pages or so from Jan 20th 1915 through Feb 11th 1915 in the undated journal. We note there is mention of a pending Zeppelin raid. There is a brief summary of before and after the raid including a prelude to the four week trip in Lowestoft from Cambridge to meet her family includes booking pier tickets in Lowestoft and a short piece about the British Naval occupation on the pier "looking through binoculars" and signalling with flags" etc. five pages. There is a further 2½ pages on Dec 01st 1915 for a total of 40 pages approx. The rest of the diary is filled with religious quotes and prayers added in the 1930s. The account of the raid is detailed with location specifics street names details of the damage and repairs carried out to the nearby buildings. Places mentioned include: Denmark Rd Tonning Street Suffolk Rd The Station Maypole Dairy London Rd Latters Timber Yard. There is mention of the military presence and the clear up after the raid. Here are some snippets: "What's that noise Margaret I think it must have waked me too. It was a loud piercing insistent hooter - pitched on rather a high note and quite different from a ship's siren. I said it must be a Zeppelin." "We saw great lights ascending and descending. I jumped out of bed." "Then came a crash - a teaming grinding thud - another another the last being the loudest followed by the sound of falling bricks and glass it sounded though it was only next door." "Then we heard the whirr of the engines - terribly loud indeed." "Took pier tickets. Pier given over to Navy - they occupied the whole pavilion - some sailors always on guard at entrance. Also up aloft looking out to sea with a telescope signalling with flags. Naval officers look much nicer than army officers". Also included are photographic negatives of some of the people listed in the diary and places/things in Lowestoft including: Royal Yacht Club Fishing smacks Andrew on beach Irene Clarke Mother Government ship Barrel organ Norwegian wood vessel men in military uniform. The 6½ x 4 inch book is Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARGARET SAINSBURY MARIS ZEPPELIN RAID LOWESTOFT ENGLAND WWI WW1 WORLD WAR I THE WAR TO END ALL WARS THE GREAT WAR BRITISH HOME FRONT DIARY PERSONAL STORIES TESTIMONY EYEWITNESS ENGLAND AGAINST GERMANY THE KAISER THE HUN SUFFOLK DIRIGIBLES EARLY AIR WARFARE EAST COAST OF ENGLAND NORTH SEA NORFOLK RIGID AIRSHIP COUNT FERDINAND VON ZEPPELIN DEUTSCHE LUFTSCHIFFAHRTS-AG DELAG MOCAVO 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 PAPEL . unknown
19040012225Maine New England Usa. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1904. Softcover. On offer is a diary of a seemingly average teenage boy living on a farm who would grow up to become an academic and have an important impact on the United States of America. The author of the diary is Alton Ross Hodgkins 1890-1952 a 14-year-old boy who would go on to become Dr. Hodgkins a foreign relations correspondent for the US State Department and an Economics professor at many renowned academic institutions SEE FULL BIO NOTES AT END OF LISTING. Hodgkins diary is full of the details of a young teenager who is intent on keeping a detailed record of his daily life. At the time he kept this diary Alton was living in Damariscotta Mills Maine. His father was a farmer. It is clear from Altons diary that he equally valued contributing to the family farming work and his academics. Some excerpts give the flavour of the diary: It has snowed all day. It was tough coming home from school tonight. We had to take some exams today. Got A in Latin and B in Algebra. We had Uncle Charlies team today Jan 22. My Birthday. Got up a little after seven. Pa carried uncle John to the train this morning. I went down to Ermalines after milk this forenoon. Been reading about all of the afternoon. Marm gave me a couple of books. Been reading them Mar 19. Pa and I have been hoeing planting etc. All the day. Sunie went up to Netties this evening and is going to stay all night. I went down to Sizzies after milk tonight June 4. Pa and I mowed McCurdas swamp this forenoon and branched it this afternoon. I read some today. Ella cooked washed the floor dusted and so forth all day Aug 27. Christine Sandford Roy and I went in Tads wagon with his horse today. Norman got hit on the head with an iron ball today. I was down to the store this eve. Pa went over the pond this afternoon Sept 20. Got up did the chores ate breakfast and went to school. We didnt come down to dinner. Went over street this evening came back and went to sociable at the Congo. Roy was up to Davids. Have been studying Dec 6. Got up ate breakfast and went to school. Took exams in German Latin and arithmetic today. Got Algebra paper A. We walked home tonight. Been doing nothing this even. Mamma is over to Lills Dec 23. I will make more money than before and that I will keep an account of my spendings earnings etc. Also that I will pay more attention to my studies and be more orderly and respectful to my instructors. And that I will try to be more attentive to my work at home 1904 New Years Resolutions tucked into diarys back pocket. For a social historian this diary paints a very clear picture of day-to-day life in rural New England at the turn of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of a young teenager. It is fascinating to find clues as to this boys future success. His surprisingly tidy handwriting dedication to recording details and ongoing comments about his academics make up some of the pieces of the puzzle. BIO NOTES: Dr. Alton Ross Hodgkins was born in Newcastle Maine to parents Daniel and Alice Bartlett Hodgkins. Alton graduated from Bates College in Maine received his Masters degree from Washington University and a PhD from John Hopkins. Dr. Hodgkins worked as a special adviser to the Minister of Guatemala served three years as a foreign relations correspondent for the US State Department and completed a Carnegie Research project on the living conditions in Haiti. Dr. Hodgkins taught economics at the State Normal School in PA University of Maryland National University in Washington Randolph-Macon Womens College in Virginia Tulane University Newcomb College and ended his career at Centre College in Kentucky. Dr. Hodgkins was married twice. He married June Atkinson in 1914 while living in Washington DC. They were married for 27 years before divorcing in 1941 and had no children. Later in 1941 Hodgkins married Blanche Couessin in while living in Virginia. He died of cardiac causes unexpectedly at the age of 61. Measuring 6 inches by 3 inches this diary contains 122 pages plus memoranda. The diary is 100% complete and the memo pages at the end are about 10% complete. The leatherette cover is in fair to poor condition with a large stain on the back cover. The spine is damaged and the rear cover is partially separated. The enclosure strap is quite worn. The pages are in good condition and the handwriting is quite legible. Overall Fair. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 122 pages; Signed by Author . paperback
19040001687Wellesley Massachusetts Mass MA. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1904. Hardcover. On offer is a remarkable 1904 manuscript diary kept by Ethel A. Morse a young Massachusetts woman in her junior year at Wellesley College. A gifted and self-aware diarist Ethel offers an extraordinary first-person account of womens higher education and same-sex emotional life at the turn of the century written decades before such affections could be safely expressed. The diary reveals the inner world of a bright privileged New England student raised in an academic household her father a teacher who struggles to reconcile intellectual ambition with forbidden desire. From a family of means Ethel writes with wit and precision but as would be expected of a young woman caught up in the throes of academia social pressures and romance her composure sometimes frays. She chronicles her daily life with a focus on her all-consuming attachment to another student named Anna. This love story which is likely largely occurring in Ethels own mind is frequently impeded by the rest of the girls social world. Particularly challenging for Ethel is her growing jealousy toward Grace who seems to be Annas roommate and a rival for her attention: Returned to college Poor mother rather sober and weepy at having me leave her Mother wanted to see Anna dear child! And also to see me off. It wasn't any more satisfactory to us though for it was lots harder for her and thus for me. Trunk had arrived when I got here Tucked myself into bed about ten under my new slumber robe that Grace gave me Jan 7 1904. Grace went home in p. M. After waiting for 4 o'clock mail for letter from Brooklyn. Wonder why Anna going to spend Sunday with me. Won't it be fun - seem so good to have her all to myself to talk to and love all I want to. Telephone to Howard. Said he couldn't come out tonight anyway Was coming out tomorrow until I asked him not to made me feel so cheeky - but what could I do Jan 23 1904. Tension between Ethel Anna and Grace are not uncommon: Called to a meeting of the Cap and Gown committee today never realized until now that being on this committee meant a free gown Evening spent mostly at Annas. Sort of puzzled in my mind. Cant decide upon somethingwhat happened between Grace and Anna when they were together a week ago Saturday. Mar. 3 1904. The rivalry soon becomes personal and wounding: What a cold reception from Grace! She evidently was overcome by pains of jealousy or something for she hardly spoke refused as near as possible to kiss me etc. Mar. 14 1904. From that moment forward the shifting loyalties between the three girls dominate Ethels emotional life. Her affection for Anna is openly romantic: Anna came over about 10 to see meshes just back from home. Sweet child! How good it seems to have her back! Shes certainly my little crush Feb. 9 1904. As the semester advances her self-reproach grows sharper: Why was I ever made with any feelings any love for anyonemuch less with such a jealous streak in me The attitude of the two girls has been as queer toward me today as if they said Poor girl! She is awfully silly but to make her feel better well baby her Apr. 27 1904. Throughout Morse documents the emotional grammar of female friendship at Wellesleydeeply affectionate coded and often indistinguishable from romantic attachment. I doubt sometimes whether Anna cares for mein fact I know she doesnt fully reciprocate all I feel Oh if only I didnt care so much for her! She is a regular spell to me. The minute I see her everything seems to be harder to say. Apr. 25 1904. In May she vows independence: In spite of everything I was going to forget about Anna and Ruth and live my life with nobility and power Perhaps this is just what I need to make me strong in my own strength. May 25 1904. Longer excerpts that take us from the summer after junior year into the autumn of senior year give further flavour to Ethels diary: .Was surprised about one o'clock by Anna. Such a good time we had! We just talked talked and talked some more! It all seemed quite like old times. She looks yet very tired though. I fear that the hard work at home wears on other more than she realizes. She's a dear girl. I can't help loving her very dearly. We simply made her stay to dinner. I went home to Dudley Street with her on the electric. Two weeks from today we have planned a day at Nantucket together. We and our two dear mothers July 11 1904. Anna here with us tonight. Arrived before I knew it.It seems too good to have the dear child here. There is something about her which I simply can't resist. When college closed I felt a little hardened toward her - I couldn't help it - but somehow I seem to have lost all that. To me she seems quite like her old self. Only I have knocked out a little of my foolishness in regard to her. I admit I was very foolish at one time. - but we all must be foolish in one way or another August 18 1904. Another beautiful day - only Anna had to go home. It seemed indeed lonely here tonight without her beside me in bed. I forgot to say anything about that heart to heart talk we had until 10 last night. We just opened right up for the first time since that little fuss this spring. We found we had both forgiven and almost forgotten as near as we could. We just discussed everything and felt better for it. She was so mad when I wrote her that last note but she never has said one word about it to her mother or any of the family. I thought once that she had and that they were a little prejudiced against me for it. How cold anyone blame them! Yet I was not the only one in the wrong. Her queer silence about all her own affairs this spring - which hurt Ruth and me so much. She explained by saying our attitude. August 23 1904. .But ever with such a happy day my mind is far from happy tonight. The same old suspense. The heart still pains the wound doesn't heal. If it weren't for Ruth I would pick up everything I possess and go home. In such an atmosphere I cannot live. Mother referred to Anna tonight. I say nothing and try to keep her from knowing how I feel at heart. If only I can keep up the role and act as if all were right between us but I fear I can't long Oct 28 1904. .And this afternoon Anna and I have been having a new experience. We were invited by Marian Berry to be rushed so the girls say. Of course we are too modest to believe them though. Haha! Imagine our being invited! Imagine the awful blow to them when they received our replies! Bust we won't worry about such . In the air when they are of such a very doubtful and terrible character Dec 2 1904. Taken together the diary stands as a rare early expression of female same-sex affection jealousy and emotional education within an elite womens college. Of special research value to scholars of Gender and Queer Studies womens higher education and the history of emotion it captures the interior life of a woman learning both to feel and to contain feeling in Edwardian America. The book is nearly full written in a page-a-day 1904 datebook measuring approx. 6.25 × 4 inches its pages densely covered in tight legible script. Only a few days are left blank and the book is about 90% complete. Two pressed four-leaf clovers remain between the pages dated May 25 1904 which Ethel noted as symbols of the day of good luck. Bound in maroon leather with gilt edges the volume is well preserved spine sound writing crisp. Overall VG condition. BIO NOTES: Ethel Almira Morse 18821966 was born in South Natick Massachusetts to Herbert Leonard Morse 18551930 a teacher and Sarah Adeline Jones 18571936. She was educated at the Girls Latin School in Boston Class of 1900 and entered Wellesley College Class of 1905. Afterward she attended a commercial school in Boston and later taught in the commercial department of the Salem Normal School Boston Evening Transcript Sept 5 1912. In 1916 she married Lyndon Blaine Tewksbury 18781947 a Yale graduate and salesman; they lived in Boston and had three children: Lyndon Jr. Frances and Hamilton. She died in 1966. We have been unable to confirm Annas identity though we know there were three students named Anna in Ethels graduating class at Wellesley all of whom hailed from Massachusetts. ; Manuscripts; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; 365 pages; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WELLESLEY COLLEGE LESBIAN GAY STUDIES LBGT ETHEL A. MORSE GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES GIRL GIRL LOVE BROOKLINE MASSACHUSETTS SUFFRAGE TURN OF THE CENTURY DYKES LIPSTICK LESBIANS SOCIAL STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS 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; Signed by Author . hardcover
19040001107YANTIC CONNECTICUT. Very Good. 1904. Full-Leather. On offer is a unique original 1904 manuscript diary handwritten by the charming sometimes acerbic and sometimes odd young woman named Mary K. Barber of Yantic Connecticut. While not specified we believe she is 15 or 16 in charge of 'scholars' at the local school. Here are some snippets: 'My patience are severely tried this afternoon. Helped Papa with his 5 minute job that takes 2 ½ hours. No one bothered me about my birthday .James appears rather solemn. Made the children quite a bit disappointed. A pleasant day with plenty of snow cold as Greenland. Everybody is froze. Gave the scholars a talking to. All happy to think vacation is coming. Received prices for certain things. Did not get my carnations. My carnations came today. It's joking all the time. Papa has gone cowslipping. Poor little Everett hurt his eye. Went to a Covenent meeting. Some did not like what Anna Richardson said. A new boy but a torment. Visited the ship works saw steam augers. Glad to return to my boarding place again.' Many names are mentioned including: Leonard Mains Mrs. F Osgood Mr. Mattheson Mr. Leonard Main Elder Turner Mr. Prindle Colonel Ayers Mrs. Albert Richmond Mrs. Pendleton Mrs. Halls. She or her family travel to towns including: Preston City Fitchville Milltown Voluntown Lebanon Hallville. Small 2 x 3 inch diary is almost three quarters full and is VG.; Manuscript; 64mo - up to 3" tall; NORWICH CONNECTICUT YANTIC PRESTON CITY FITCHVILLE PRE SUFFRAGE WOMEN'S STUDIES EDUCATION GENDER STUDIES YANTAC TURN OF THE CENTURY 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
19040001079GLADE WARREN PENNSYLVANIA PENN PA. Good. 1904. On offer is the original handwritten manuscript diary of an unidentified young girl of 18 who lived near Warren Pennsylvania and went to Grove City College in 1904. The diary runs from January 1st through to November 21st and is written in a 4 x 6 memorandum style book. She is a faithful and does a super job recording the details of her daily activities. She spent nearly 3 months of the year in possibly a Music program at Grove City. Lots of names from the College are mentioned friends instructors activities etc. The bulk of the diary has the young lady at home in Glade Pennsylvania just east of Warren Pa. Our diarist had an active social life with friends boyfriend Howard and many activities including the Carnival boating ball games sleighs etc. The young girl also mentions mundane activities house work weather. Again many names and places from the Warren area are mentioned. Here are some snippets: March 2 "We took a walk out to Slabtown coming back we invited the boys to come in we played five games of pedro. Milo and I against Lillian and Truman. Lillian fixed night lock on door down stairs. About 9:45 Dr. Ketler called we knew it was him so we hid the pedro deck in the upper bureau draw and hauled out flinch cards just as Doctor tried our door. Lillian let him in he of course sent the boys home then game us a certain lecture which we didnt take. He told us we could meet the faculty." The diary itself is in poor to fair condition. The leather cover is partially torn away and with most of the spine strap gone but the text block is still tight to the spine. The diary is full. Overall G.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; WOMEN STUDIES GENDER STUDIES YOUTH TEENAGERS BEHAVIOURAL STUDIES GLADE GROVE CITY PENNSYLVANIA PA 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 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE 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
19040001074WEST ALBANY NEW YORK. Very Good. 1904. Full-Leather. On offer is the handwritten manuscript diary of an unidentified worker for the New York Central Railroad in 1904. He worked in the West Albany New York City shops and he lived some distance from the yard as he writes of walking home for the weekend. He boards during the week and often mentions the Y.M.C.A. and the boarding house. He writes every day of his activities both personal and at work until the end of October when he just stops. He seems to work at various jobs in the shops - the paint shop the steam track different sections. He also makes repairs as a general mechanic. The cold weather is a big factor and he dreads having to work outside in the winter. He tells of one day when it was so cold most of the men left. The author also makes some interesting observations: Mar 2 I have bin working on one of the cars that are to go to the World's Fare. The company are to send two trains the DeWitt Clinton and three coaches and an enjine a comp---- a kitchen car and a coach. We start on nine hours today and work at that til further orders. Mar 21.We helped to load the little train on the DeWitt Clinton for the World's Fare.They have her painted. The body part is straw color trimmed with light brown and the running part is olive with black springs. The enjine is olive and black. Apr 7 This morning there was a man struck when coming to work by the Twentieth Century Limited. The same crossing where Angus Brown was killed. The road could be straightened there and it would have a good many axcidents. Apr 11.I saw the new enjine that is to go to St. Louis. It is No 3000. She is a dandy. Apr 21.We have been nearly all day on Senator DePews private car No 100. She is a beauty. We finished off with mahogany inside and lit with electricity. It costs something to build a car like that. Apr 27.It rained just enough in the night to make it bad walking this morning and I was late in starting so had t hurry up and when I got there I found that Section C had burned down clean. There were 14 cars in the section and 404 was in the sealer and that was burned. She was all ready to go away. She was worth about 14000. They had quite a loss. Came near loosing my tools. On May 7th the author writes that the NYC started their half-holiday and he was laid off. He goes on to write about various other jobs he holds in the Albany area - stables buildings homes. Throughout the diary he also writes about his family friends a trip to Round Lake and mentions many names. This is a large diary measuring 7" x 4". It is written in pencil is legible and overall G. ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; VADE MECUM RAIL RAILROADS ALBANY 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 MECHANICS ENGINEER ENGINEERING TRAINS TRAIN RAILROAD AMERICANA . hardcover
19040001054LOWELL MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA BOSTON AREA. Good. 1904. On offer is the 1904 handwritten diary of a charming cultured 23 year old man living close to Lowell Massachusetts. On the first page of the diary there is a company stamp and the words "Am still bookkeeper for" WHITE MCGOURTHY & CO. There are a number of other clues including the fact he went to the Bartlett Academy that local historians or collectors may very well be able to piece together who the writer is plus there is a 1905 newspaper clipping detailing the marriage between a Frederick Allen Snow and Esther Perry Law. The couple was from West Chelmsford and may very well be the author but further research needs to be done. This diary is of particular interest on a number of levels. The sad terrible underlying story of this man's sister Grace who is slowly dying of consumption and finally succumbs on September 18th 1904 is heart rending to say the least even though our writer is stoic. Here are just a few snippets: 1904 "January 11th Arose at 8:00 a.m. Had breakfast and went out and shoveled snow for two hours. Came in and took a cold bath he seems to take a lot of "cold" baths and then a short nap before dinner. Took a walk down to Harvard Square and back after dinner. Wrote two letters in the evening. Retired at 9:30 p.m. A perfect day. Mild. War between Russia and Japan seems certain." "January 14th Very busy all day. Got my breakfast in town. Streets very bad. Went to Warston's on Washington St. to lunch with my friend Mr. Sloan of Isaac Locke & Co. Sat most all the afternoon paying and collecting. Am feeling fine now. I get lots of exercise and my health was never better." "January 28th Had a pleasant after dinner chat with Sloan and enjoyed a cigar in Hawke's reading parlor. Got home at 6:45. Supper at 7:15. Retired at 9:00 p.m. Cold." "February 28th Got up at 8:00 a.m. Walked to Medford Sq. took the 10:00 car for Lowell changed to a Chelmsford car. Miss Mansfield met me at the post office. Reached her home at about 12:30. Rained all the afternoon. At 5 p.m. Mr. M. drove us over to the center. Met her sister and brother. Church in evening supper and departed for Boston at 8:45 via Lowell Belvidere Lexington. Reached home at 11:00 p.m." "April 5th Over slept this morning but reached the market on time. Got a shave after 5:00 and supper at the Crawford House and took a little basket of fruit up to Mattie at the St. Elizabeth Hospital. W. Newton stayed with her from 7:00-7:30. She is gaining rapidly. On arriving home I found a pail of sugar from papa and a letter from Blanch. Cold bath and bed at 10:00. Elegant day." "April 8th At 5:30 p.m. I went to the Board of Trade building and met Burnell and walked to his room with him. To the Hospital at 7:00 to see Mrs. Conway for a few minutes. From there out to see Mr. McGourthy he has been sick for two days nothing serious. Got home at 9:30. Rather tired and sleepy." "April 9th Worked hard today. Out all forenoon gathering money and paying bills. Rainy. Sometimes it seems as though life is a desolate dream. How lonesome I get sometimes." "April 12th Took a basket of fruit up to Mattie in the evening. Had supper at the Crawford House at 6:00 and then walked to the hospital. A letter from Blanch and one from Winona saying Grace is failing rapidly can only life a short time. My sister dying of consumption. It does not seem possible." "April 17th Got up at 2:00 a.m. and walked to Boston. Took the 3:45 "paper train" for Portland arriving at 7:00 a.m. M.C. train for Yarmouth Jct. Changed to Grand Trunk and arrived at Gorham at 11. Hired a team for Head's place. Found Grace on the piazza. Found Winona there. Grace very thin and low looks very bad. Retired at 8:30 p.m." "April 21st I am discouraged about four day in a week." "May 8th Got up at 8:00 a.m. Walked to Medford Sq. and took 10:30 car for Lowell. Went to Will's and had dinner. Met Bertha Prescott at the Sq. at 2:45. Met her beau at Chelmsford walked by the pond and met Miss Mansfield. Enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon at their cottage on Robbins Hill. Supper at Miss Mansfield. Home in the evening via Chelmsford Ctr. Lowell & Medford electric. Elegant day." "May 20th Arose at 4:30 as usual. Considering seriously the possibility of going into the hen business to make money and no simply a living. Mr. Ingerson is my future partner." "June 26th Got up at 7:30. Had breakfast at 8:00. Enjoyed comfort on the piazza until 10:00. Wrote a letter and then went into Sullivan Sq. and met Mr. Ingerson. He had dinner with us and lunch at 6:00. Saw him on Dudley St. car at 7:00. Enjoyed a cigar on the piazza with Joshua in the evening and retired at 9:30. Very hot. Grace married three years ago today." "August 18th G.A.R. week. The city is full of people. Parades and grand spectacles every day and evening. Miss Byrnes is away on her vacation and I am alone." "August 25th Moonlight excursion down the harbor in the evening on S. S. New Brunswick with Mr. and Mrs. White and Miss Prescott." "September 18th Received a telegram from Will at 11:30 p.m. that Grace died at 7:00 p.m. Poor girl. She was a loving sister an obedient daughter and a true wife." "September 20th Left Boston on the Portland boat at 7:00 p.m. Poor Grace I dread the ordeal. Patient Grace never complained or found fault with her lot. Her husband deserves much credit. He has proved his true worth. He has been true to her vow. He stood by her well. I cannot realize it. It does no seem possible." "September 21st Arrived at Gorham at 11:30 a.m. Papa met me at the station. We buried dear Grace at 2:00 p.m. in a quiet little spot in the shade of the old mountains. Will carried me to Gorham and I put up at the Alpine House. Farewell dear Grace. We commit you to God and may he keep you." "September 29th Retired last night at 7:45. I can sympathize with one who is discouraged despondent and not in harmony with the world generally. What can an ambitions man do A struggle against such frightful odds. Heaven send me aid. Give me strength and power to cope with competition and discontent." "October 26th Walked up to Caine's Physical Culture College at 177 Huntington Ave. and talked with the professor in regard to forming a private class of six. Think I can get together that number. Bought a nice umbrella today $2.50. Got home at 6:30. Read the evening. Cold bath and retired at 10:00." The writer does an admirable job in this ¾ full diary. He also mentions many names some of which are; Whitney Bertha Prescott Mansfield Byrnes Aldrich Rosenstein Blanch Sarson Conway Coughlin Wheeler Carney Cobb Warston Butler Hollis Norton Fabyan Brook and more. The diary measures about 4" x 6" and overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; PUBLIC HEALTH CONSUMPTION PLAGUE TB TUBERCULOSIS FLU INFLUENZA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ALS ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES CIVIL WAR ERA WAR BETWEEN THE STATES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT GENEALOGY 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
19040002198SPOKANE WASHINGTON PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Good. 1904. On offer is an interesting original 1904 manuscript diary handwritten by a 22 year old young man who works and lives in Spokane Washington. The unidentified author worked for H. G. Stimmel & Co. Stimmel was established in Spokane in 1882 as the inland Northwest region's first agent for the Northern Pacific Railroad. He was an investor in mining and other local industries. He also was a "jobber" who dealt in fruits and vegetables. While unidentified there are a number of clues that local researchers and historians will find useful: the writer's family was based in Cheney Washington as he writes back and forth to his parents in Cheney. He mentions that his father selling their family home in Cheney and heading to Hood River Oregon. His mother's birthday is on January 28th and his father's birthday is on April 7th and he's 62 years old. Our author's birthday is on February 10th. He proves to be a dedicated diarist with chatty entries daily until October 10th and then the entries stop perhaps he goes to help his family move. Historians and collectors of Pacific Northwest Americana will find a treasure trove of early 20th Century details especially regarding Spokane. Here are some snippets: 1904 "January 11th Did not do very much business today but I was kept pretty busy most of the day. Drew $22.00 to pay up what money I had borrowed. Joe and John each packed up today with the intention of leaving for their respective homes tomorrow. Attended the 16th Anniversary of our Lodge this evening. Initiated 3 candidates and had a lunch. I was appointed Left Supporter to the Vice Grand for the evening term." "January 22nd A policeman shot a bugler last night while attempting to rob a safe. Had very little to do today. Was passing along the street and saw Dr. McRea from Hunter's. Had a friendly chat with him. Fred two other young fellows from the college and I went to see the play at the auditorium. The "Devil's Auction". The scenery was very good but the acting was nothing extra." "January 29th Received a letter from Effie. Mr. Anderson did not get back today. The city business was very quiet today but we had a big lot of freight to get off. Wrote a letter to Joe. E. at Chattaroy Washington. A little warmer today but still cloudy. Ate lunch today noon at the Model at the same table with "Col. Patrick Henry Winslow". Quite an honor!" "February 17th & 18th Pleasant out today and not very cold. Received a nice long letter from Effie L. at Colfax and one from Joe. Went down and took my music lesson this evening. Was kept pretty busy all day today. Got a $5.00 gold piece in change today of date 1835. It is also of a different color of gold .Pleasant out today. Received a letter from Effie and a letter from Howard. Read in the paper this evening that an old schoolmate of mine Ray Murphy had shot his wife with a revolver but she is still alive. He killed himself. Her name was Kittie Campbell. Also an old schoolmate at Tekoa Washington. Edgar Dry and I went to the play "Are you a Mason". It was very good." "March 27th Threatening rain. Had a good time today with Ralph and Roholt. Took a walk down to the Post Office. Escorted Miss R. to church this evening and we stopped in at the Negro Church as we were going home but we did not stay long ha ha! Spent a very pleasant evening with Miss A. her cousin and Mr. Rising. Snowing this evening. Retired 11:50 P.M." "April 3rd Cloudy and cool this morning. Wrote a long letter to mother and Effie. Called Miss A. at 1:30 P.M. and we went down and took the observation car and rode all over the principal part of the city then took a ride on the Spokane Traction Co.'s Line. We then had a hearty dinner at Devenport's. We then attended service at the First M. E. Church. Rained almost all the afternoon." "April 10th Arose at 5:30 A.M. Had a light breakfast and then Fred and I got the Quick Delivery Co. to haul our trunks etc. down to the Hotel Touraine our new rooming place room 225. Got straightened up and took a bath and went over and called on Miss A. at 2:40 P.M. We went down to Oakes and ate dinner then went up on the hill south of town and spent a very pleasant afternoon picking flowers but I got quite sick and had to hurry home at 7:00 P.M. Very nice out today." "May 1st Arose at 6:00 A.M. Took a bath and went down to the ticket office then up for Miss A. at 10:00 A.M. We took the Electric Train which left at 10:35 A.M. and got to Coeur d'alene at 12:00 M. Had dinner at the Banquet Café and then took the steamer Idaho at 2:00 P.M. for Harrison Idaho. It was a little cool but we had a fine ride. Got back to Coeur d'alene at 6:00 P.M. and as the car was crowded when we got to it we stood up for about 2 miles then the conductor got us seats and we rode in the baggage car." "June 17th & 19th & 20th Received a long letter each from mother Effie and Vera and a letter enclosed from Cousin Mollie. Quite warm out today. Had a little more work than I could do today. Anna and I went out to Liberty Park on the car and just as it was getting dark we saw two real robbers running just after they had robbed a young fellow. Heavy thunder shower this evening .Went to work at the office at 6:25 this morning and worked until 2:30 P.M. Wrote letters to Effie L. at Colfax. Uncle Em. at Mica and a seven page business paper letter to mother. Anna and I went out on the car and spent the evening at Natatorium Park after church. 13 holdups were reported to the police department as having occurred last night .Business was a little light today. 27 holdups and burglaries were reported as having occurred last night. Quite warm out today. Attended lodge this evening. Had a regular business session right through." "July 7th A little cooler today. Rained a little while this forenoon. Anna and I took the Tractine Co. Car and went up on the Hill and saw the ruins of the Mountview Sanitarium it's actually called the Mountain View Sanitarium which was burned early this morning. Nice and cool out this evening." Many names are mentioned: Anderson his boss Charles Ridgway Connor Professor Call John Gifford Koening Aunt Susan Dr. McRea Dr. Doolittle West Sam Warwick West Davidson Davenport Professor Thompson Staub Nancy Endicott Anna O'Neil McLean Little Echo Tyler Walter Long Young Ackerman Dr. Grieve Rex Buck and more. The 4¼ x 7 inch book is overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF COLONEL PATRICK HENRY WINSLOW STIMMEL'S STORE CHENEY EARLY 20TH CENTURY TURN OF THE CENTURY SPOKANE WASHINGTON HOOD RIVER OREGON NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD STATE OF WASHINGTON PACIFIC NORTH WEST WEST COAST AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN 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
19050002053ASEA ABOARD THE USS VIRGINIA. Good. 1905. On offer is a modest original 1905 - 1909 archive of letters diary map and photographs handwritten and compiled by one United States Navy sailor aboard the USS Virginia. The very large very well filled 11 x 7 inch diary of a fun loving enthusiastic young man who went off to sea to become a man and seasoned seaman as demonstrated in this excellent diary/journal/scrapbook of Casmire G. Bonkoske's around-the world adventures beginning with training on the USRS Franklin and then on to the USS Virginia. The letters about 20 mostly to his sister and in-laws Mrs Vincent and Francis Turkiewicz of 732 Hastings Street Detroit Michigan begin in 1905 in a most charming story tale fashion the with a letter to his sister apologizing for running away from home and not telling anyone he had joined the Navy. We note a hand drawn map of Havana harbour in one of the letters. Later his son contributes to the group keeping a record of the USS Virginia stating on the front cover: The Cruise Of The U.S. Atlantic Battleship Fleet Around the World 1907 -1909 and then he further writes: 'The information for this report was taken from a dairy written by my father who was a sailor on the USS Virginia one of the battleships in the Atlantic fleet which was sent on a cruise around the world by President Theodore Roosevelt.' The handwritten journal he refers to is fragile some torn pages and some small loss but most very nice. There are also some old newspaper clippings inside the journal. In the middle of the journal is a signed document for USS Virginia in January 1908 where in typical naval fashion the ship had Equator crossing celebrations as seen by the document 'Domain of Neptunus Rex'. The outside cover of this super diary/journal is soiled and frayed. The photos are original also and some have hand written information on the back. One was in Sydney Australia. The boxing match picture was taken on ship Christmas Day 1908. There is a picture of the ship the USS Virginia. One photo reads: USS Virginia and others at Navy yard Washington June 20 1908. A couple of the photos say something about mascots. The photos cardboard edging shows soiling and wear but overall G. ; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CASMIRE G. BONKOSKE US NAVY UNITED STATES NAVY NAVAL MARINE NAUTICAL CRUISE OF THE U.S. ATLANTIC BATTLESHIP FLEET AROUND THE WORLD 1907 -1909 PRE WORLD WAR ONE EARLY 20TH CENTURY U.S.S. VIRGINIA AMERICANA SAILORS WORLD CRUISE CIRCUMNAVIGATION MRS VINCENT AND FRANCIS TURKIEWICZ DETROIT MICHIGAN AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES 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
19050009182ABOARD THE HMS PEGASUS AUSTRALIA STATION. Good. 1905. On offer is a sensational historically significant manuscript relic of British naval history being the handwritten journal of F. G. Hedingham a sailor on the British Royal Navy cruiser the HMS Pegasus working in the Australian Station. The back of the front cover reads: Rough notes on the Commission of H.M.S. Pegasus. On the Australian Station. F. G. Hedingham. January 31st 1905. The journal begins Commissioned in Sheerness dockyard on 31st January. 1905. Left the dockyard on the 24th of Feb after repairs to boilers were finished.proceeded straight up to Chatham and into Dry dock the same day.Took in 250 tons of coal in the morning of the 9th and went down the River to Saltpan reach in the afternoon. Raised steam on the morning of the 10th and left Sheerness at 2.20pm and proceeded down Channel. The ship faces rocky weather almost immediately: .had a rough passage all the way out at times in the Bay of Biscay we were only doing about 2 knots an hours. The ship arrives in Gibraltar takes on more coal and see the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. On the way down to Australia the ship stops in Malta Aden Suez Colombo and Batavia. Hedingham gives pretty quick and to-the-point accounts of each day stating larger and more straightforward observations such as weather events ships seen ports left from or sailed to rate of the ship's progress etc. In Batavia a man on the Pegasus dies: Weds: May 10th. We were going to sea at Daybreak this morning but the stoker in the steam-boat got sun-stroke and was carried inboard about 6pm last night he died at 9am this morning. I went to his funeral on shore this afternoon he was buried about 3pm about 1/4 mile from the harbor. The next day it is back to normal going on towards Albany Australia described as a large harbor but not very deep water. With hills all around. The ship moves on to Sydney where the Pegasus gets a number of repairs done on it a process that takes about six weeks. In the meantime Hedingham spends his days in town going to see sports walking around the city going to the National Gallery taking day trips to places like Manley. His days are easy and enjoyable. On September 26 Admiral Arthur Fanshaw hoised his flag as full admiral on the flagship for the first time this morning and the ships in harbour fired the salute. The ship leaves Sydney and goes to Jervis Bay for military exercises then back to Sydney. The ship leaves again a couple weeks later for Noumea the capital of New Caledonia which Hedingham reports: Noumea it has a population of 6000 of which 2000 are blacks. The majority of the houses have only one story can hardly call the town pretty but the country about is very nice. The cemetery is large and well kept with a lot of expensive wreaths. A fire starts on the dock shortly after the Pegasus arrives in Noumea and there are a number of days of a court of inquiry into the cause of the fire. The ship moves on to Port Sandwich at one of the Islands in the New Hebrides. Hedingham continues We have 5 nrs on board as prisoners since we were at Noumea we are taking them down to the Islands for exile as they have committed a murder. The ship leaves Port Sandwich and arrives at the Island of Mallicolo. The Pegasus joins a French ship on the island. What happens next is a sad legacy of European colonialism. Hedingham and a party of about 80 men and officers land on the island and proceed to massacre the local population as revenge for alleged recent murders of French members of the schooner Lily by the natives of this small island. The event is harrowing but is written with the same cool and calm demeanor as all the other entries: .we carried two Maxim guns and the men armed with rifles and bayonets and some with cutlass and revolvers each man carried 120 rounds a small party landed at the same time from the French ship we all line up on the beach and the whole marched off together into the bush the party passed through a friendly village about a mile from the beach and about two miles further on they came to another village a halt was made and about 100 rounds fired from the Maxim and when they came into the village it was deserted.again to another village with the same result the natives firing one or two shots. The village which was called Billias was then set on fire cokeonut trees and fruit trees were cut down and all the wooden idols blown up after.the party marched back again to the other village which was also burned down.steep hills all the while. The ship then moves on to another part of the island landing another armed force on the village and threatening that we would blow the village up if they do not fetch off two others that escaped this afternoon. The natives deliver the men the next day. The ship leaves and goes back to Noumea where Hedingham reports: one of the last two nr prisoners that we took on board jumped overboard in the night and tried to escape but they lowered a boat and brought him back. About a month later another raid and massacre on the natives occurs: As soon as the natives saw that they had got to go with us they started resisting one of the broke away and they shot him down as soon as they heard the shot all the lot made a rush in all directions down the hill they fired at them as quick as they could and several of them fell they ceased firing and all we had was four men and two women. We left those that were shot where they fell and marched back about 2pm. On the way down 2 of the men broke away at different places and were shot. So when we got to the beach we only had two men and two women. The French take the prisoners off with them. Another landing happens a few days later at the town of Atchin in Malekula island. They demand the natives give up their pigs and rifles and the natives give in bringing all together about 24 pigs and about 60 Snider Rifles. This is the last landing as the ship soon goes back to Sydney harbor. There is shore leave in Sydney where Hedingham takes the train to Menangle Australia to shoot rabbits. 1906 begins with more of the same patrolling the Australian station doing military exercises with other ships and remarking on the occasional shore leave regatta or holiday. In April Hedingham gets appendicitis and is holed up in the sick bay for a couple days. There is more patrolling and the occasional landing in New Hebrides or Vanuatu to capture alleged criminals. For example: Wed. June 5th. Landed an armed Party this afternoon and brought off two chiefs to be punished for stealing canoes. Gave them a dozen strokes each in their own village. Beginning in November 1906 the ship begins to head back to England arriving at the end of January 1907. The book is approximately 260 pages in length of which close to 200 pages have writing in them. The covers are marbled paper over board and are faded and speckled especially at the corners. The spine is in fair condition showing wear and tear at the top and bottom. No pages are fully detached from the book but many are detached from the spine. The book still holds together but should be handled with care. The paper especially in the beginning and end shows some foxing and age-toning but not enough to affect the legibility of the content. The handwriting is crisp and clean throughout and the ink is still quite dense fading only at a few points throughout. Background: The HMS Pegasus was one of 11 Pelorus-class protected cruisers ordered for the Royal Navy in 1893 under the Spencer Program and based on the earlier Pearl class. The ship was sunk at the Battle of Zanzibar in 1914. OVERALL: G; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF F. G. HEDINGHAM H.M.S. PEGASUS AUSTRALIA STATION BRITISH ROYAL NAVY PRE WORLD WAR 1 BRITISH NAVY COLONIALISM IN OCEANIA VANUATU NEW HEBRIDES NOUMEA ENGLISH COLONIAL EMPIRE DOWN UNDER OZ AUSSIE SOUTH PACIFIC ANGLO-FRENCH JOINT NAVAL COMMISSION ENGLISH SUBJUGATION OF NATIVE PEOPLES PELORUS-CLASS PROTECTED CRUISER ENGLAND UNITED KINGDOM BRITISH NAVAL DOMINANCE PRE-WW1 OCEANIA BRITANNICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
19050001194WESTON CONNECTICUT BRYN MAWR PENNSYLVANIA. Good. 1905. Leather. On offer is an original manuscript diary handwritten by the young incredibly popular Miss Helen Stearns. Helen details her life and times in a premium five years style diary book that covers the early part of the 20th century from 1905 through 1909. We watch Helen go from school in Weston Connecticut to the prestigious Bryn Mawr in Pennsylvania. Obviously a product of a family of some means Helen has an active social life which involved attending teas house parties dances bridge and 21 and visiting New York City. She is a very dedicated diarist with entries for every single day for 5 years. She mentions many hundreds of friends family contacts visits and she is a Phi Mou Pawa. After graduating in 1909 she moved to NYC and later embarked on a long tour of Europe. A few pieces of ephemera are laid-in including some foliage. Overall G. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; BRYN MAWR PENNSYLVANIA GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES WOMEN STUDIES SUFFRAGE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN PHI MOU PAWA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES 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 . hardcover
19050002077SS DURWARD TO HOLLAND NETHERLANDS. Good. 1905. On offer is an absolutely charming original 1905 manuscript travel diary handwritten by a young woman we believe from Leith Scotland who travels to the Netherlands with her family. The unknown author writes in a firm hand and with an easy friendly manner describes the trip and the sights from boarding the 'Durward' and making 'friends of Captain Robb' as they sailed down the Forth. They journey down past the North England coast across to Rotterdam visiting The Hague Amsterdam Utrecht including train journeys tourist sights visited thoughts on people seen etc. Titled "A few days in Holland" the hand made book has a thick card stock cover with a hand painted Dutch scene. The 52 page narrative is punctuated with 48 postcards making for an informative full of detail and anecdotetal insight to Holland in the early 20th Century. The 12 x 7.5 inch book is overall G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LEITH HOLLAND NETHERLANDS TRAVEL SCOTLAND ROTTERDAM DEN HAAG DELFT SCHEVENINGEN AMSTERDAM THE LOW COUNTRIES DURWARD CAPTAIN ROBB HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES 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
1905000665Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Good. 1905. On offer is a Canadian Pacific Railway 'Annotated Time Table'. This timetable was created as a diversion on extended train trips of maps descriptive notes and a journal component. Approximately 100 printed pages about a half dozen full page detailed black and white maps of the routes there are long detailed printed descriptions of the cities towns and scenery at each stop along the way. Also shows miles from Vancouver Montreal or other major city along the way. Every other page is blank lined "Memoranda" page for use of passengers to keep a diary of their trip. Our diarist records approximately 23 manuscript pages and most notably begins her we assume journal with "My dearest loved Ones". Her notations correspond to the locations on the route and her description of scenery cities and hotels also follow. At one point she has a rather long entry regarding and describing the Indians that they saw. Red and gray wraps. Good internally covers worn. Oversize 8vo. Eastbound Edition. With Information as to C. P. R. Transcontinental Routes. Corrected to Sept. 12th 1905.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 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 TRAVEL STEAMSHIP SAIL PHOTOGRAPHY 19TH CENTURY ENGINEER ENGINEERING TRAINS TRAIN RAILROAD AMERICANA WOMEN STUDIES CANADA VANCOUVER CANADIANA CP HOTELS CANADIAN PACOFOC RAILWAY RAILROAD CROSS COUNTRY TRAIN TRAVEL TIME TABLE ; Signed by Autograph . paperback
