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1914 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL DETAILING THE CANALS SYSTEM OF NORTHEASTERN USA

CHARLES FORD HAMMILL, LTBiblio.com

1914 ORIGINAL WORLD WAR I MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK HANDWRITTEN BY A BRITISH NAVIGATION OFFICER SOON TO BE IN THE MOST NOTED NAVAL BATTLE OF THE WAR

19140008227Royal Navy Britain England United Kingdom. Good with no dust jacket. 1914. On offer is a fascinating literary relic from a ship that was involved in one of the great Naval battles of World War One kept by a lieutenant who would fight on this very ship in the significant Battle of Jutland. The journal is entitled Navigating Officer's Note Book. The owners name is not on the book just his ship. Research suggests that it belonged to Lieutenant Charles Hammill RN 1891-1980. This is the normal rank for a Navigating Officer and there are several other journals kept by Hammill that are extant. The notebook contains a number of sections showing Hammills trajectory as he trained for his role on the HMS Colossus. First is several pages of notes from Seamanship classes spanning February 1914 to August 1915. It opens with a list of names likely class members. That is followed with a listing of topics studied and the hours spent on each: Splicing wire knots and splices lead line rules of the road anchors etc. Over the time period of February 16 through Oct 26 1914 he lists the various topics he has to study. The next section of the notebook contains handwritten details of the HMS Colossus: Colossus Particulars of ShipLength between perpendiculars 510 ftLength Exterior 546 ft.Breadth 55 ftDisplacement 27 ft draught 20000 tonsFully loaded 30 ft 6 in 20300 tonsHorse Power 25000 hp and the list continues for 10 pages. He makes six pages of notes about the various lines on board there are no ropes on a ship. He also discusses and provides definitions related to one of the most important books on board the deck log: The Deck Log Supplied for registering everything that happens on ship. Kept up-to-date by Officer Of Watch under Navigating Officer. Two logs in use. Fair and Rough. Fair kept by Navigating Officer. Rough kept in gangway by Quartermaster. In front pages you will find the following tables for registering the state of weather state of sea and force of wind. What follows is a list of abbreviations that the Royal Navy used to record that information. He also notes the rules for operating various things on the ship with headings such as Rules of the Road Fog Signals Fog Horn Collision Mat and a section describing all the rooms on the ship. This is a fine piece of naval history. A naval historian would find its description of training a useful piece of corroboration. A collector of militaria would appreciate that this notebook was most likely carried into one of the great naval battles of WWI. BIO NOTES AND HISTORY: In the run-up to WWI the Royal Navy constructed a number of new massive battleships. Named after the first such ships these 'dreadnoughts' revolutionized big-ship construction with their emphasis on size massive armament and steam propulsion. HMS Colossus was the lead ship of her class of two dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy 575 feet long she displaced nearly 24 000 tonnes. Her main armament consisted of 10 12-inch guns plus many more secondary and specialized weapons. Charles Ford Hammill was attached to Colossus as a Lieutenant. He came from a naval family where both his father and his brother served as Royal Navy officers both in time being promoted to Captain. Born in 1891 he joined the Royal Navy in 1905 as a midshipman. As a midshipman he kept a journal that was full of notes and drawings. After being commissioned he was at some point transferred to HMS Colossus. One of the great naval battles of WWI was the Battle of Jutland. In an attempt to lure out and destroy a portion of the British Grand Fleet the German High Seas Fleet composed of sixteen dreadnoughts six pre-dreadnoughts and supporting ships sortied early on the morning of May 31st 1916. The two fleets numbered 250 ships between them. In the ensuing battle Colossus engaged several German warships receiving very light damage. Fourteen British and eleven German ships sank with great loss of life. Although both sides claimed victory Britain's long-term goal of bottling up the German fleet was successful as they never sortied again. This book measures 6.25 inches by 4 inches and contains 164 pages. It is about 50% complete. The Journal was issued for the use of Junior Officers by the Royal Navy. The covers are a brown/maroon cloth over marbled boards. The pages are faintly lined. The style is flip-top. Both the covers and the pages are in good condition. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; 164 pages; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; BRITAIN; EARLY 20TH CENTURY; 1910S; FIRST WORLD WAR; GREAT WAR; BRITISH NAVY; HMS COLOSSUS; BATTLE OF JUTLAND; LT. CHARLES FORD HAMMILL; TYNTE FORD HAMMILL; ANNE SCHOMBERG; DREADNOUGHTS; ROYAL NAVY; BRITISH GRAND FLEET; GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET; SEAMANSHIP CLASSES IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; MARITIME HISTORY; NAVAL HISTORY; ROYAL NAVY; MILITARIA; NAVAL BATTLES; ROYAL NAVY ABBREVIATIONS; BRITISH NAVAL CAPTAINS; 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

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada3 855,99 $US≈ 3 262,55 €

GEORGE NAPIER TOMLIN, RN REAR ADMIRALBiblio.com

1914 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY BY THE COMMANDER OF THE FAMED AND NOTORIOUS HMS AGINCOURT FROM DETERMINED MOBILIZATION TO THE DANGEROUS NORTH SEA

19140001169HMS AGINCOURT THE NORTH SEA. Very Good. 1914. On offer is a superb relic of World War I and British naval history being a manuscript diary kept by the Commander of the Royal Navy's famed dreadnought the 'HMS Agincourt' at the beginning of WWI during her assignment as part of the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea engaging the German Kaiserliche Marine's High Seas Fleet. This diary begins July 29th with a call to mobilize and then there is the immediate outbreak of the war in August 1914 through to December 1914 very neatly written in ink with one photograph some sketches cruising orders and newspaper cuttings. This important historical first hand account was handwritten by George Napier Tomlin RN Rear Admiral 1875 - 1947 gives first hand content and detailed insight into the workings of the British Grand Fleet and documents the confusion that existed in the immediate days after the war broke out on August 5th 1914. Tomlin's original assignment as he notes on the 30th is aboard the HMS Majestic. Tomlin writes regarding the appointment as one: 'which I look upon as an insult. If there is to be a fight I want to be in a fighting ship & not in one recovered from a scrap heap'. Excitingly his assignment changes and he is one of the first aboard a newly 'commandeered' Turkish ship renamed Agincourt. Collectors and historians of the First World War will also delight knowing that diaries unlike letters were not censored. The British had concentrated their Fleet at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands and 'HMS Agincourt' was sailing back and forth to the Bight of Heligoland to engage the Kaiser's Fleet. Much can be learned about life aboard a British warship as the journal is replete with details about navigational positions fleet details officers' names and positions courts martial administered etc. Much anxiety existed about German submarines and mines and Tomlin's drawings elaborate on mines in the North Sea as well as the British Fortification with wire nets of the Harbour of Buncrana Ireland. Frequent reference is made to the C in C Commander in Charge Jellicoe who had his headquarters on the 'HMS Iron Duke'. The diary also shows the concerns about Zeppelins and mentions their appearance. Visits aboard the 'HMS Agincourt' by 1st Lord Winston Churchill were recorded on September 17 while the ship was anchored at Loch Ewe in Scotland. Finally Tomlin mentions the sinking of various British and German ships among them the German U-18 and the German Battle Cruiser 'SMS Scharnhorst' by British Ships off the Falkland Islands where the famous German Admiral Graf Spee met his fate. Political Background: In 1904 in response to the build-up of the German Kaiserliche Marine's High Seas Fleet it was decided that a northern base was needed to control the entrances to the North Sea. Originally Rosyth was considered for the base and then Invergordon at Cromarty Firth but construction in both places was delayed leaving them largely unfortified by the time of the First World War. Scapa Flow was used many times for exercises in the years leading up to the war. When the time came for the fleet to move to a northern station Scapa Flow was chosen for the main base of the British Grand Fleet even though it was also unfortified. John Rushworth Jellicoe admiral of the Grand Fleet was constantly nervous about potential submarine or destroyer attacks on Scapa Flow and the base was reinforced with minefields artillery and concrete barriers starting in 1914. These fears were borne out when German U-boats twice attacked British ships in Scapa Flow though the attacks themselves did no damage. The first by U-18 took place in November 1914; but the sub was rammed by a trawler searching for submarines while it was trying to enter Scapa Flow causing the submarine to flee and then sink. 12mo 100 pages. VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; DREADNOUGHT JUTLAND ROYAL NAVY ADMIRALTY TOMLIN HMS AGINCOURT KAISER HELIGOLAND ORKNEY NORTH SEA NAVAL MARINE BATTLESHIPS WWI WW I WORLD WAR I HANDWRITTEN 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

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada5 585,99 $US≈ 4 726,31 €

GEORGE R WILSONBiblio.com

1914 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF ONE FAMILY'S TIME SPENT ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF PUGET SOUND MANNING THE WEST POINT LIGHT STATION

19140002110WEST POINT LIGHT STATION PUGET SOUND WASHINGTON. Very Good. 1914. On offer is an interesting original 1914 manuscript diary handwritten by George R. Wilson father to Cliff and Ralph husband to May and the lighthouse keeper at the West Point Light Station or the Discovery Park Lighthouse a 23 foot high lighthouse located at West Point which juts out into Puget Sound near Fort Lawton and Seattle at the northern most extent of Elliott Bay. It was opened in November of 1881 with a fourth-order Fresnel lens and was the first manned light station on the Sound and was illuminated with kerosene lamp until 1926. The full 360 page diary details the daily life of this family from the mundane chores mail sent and received visitors raising chickens and ducks selling the eggs and occasionally the meat to supplement George's salary which varied month to month but averaged around $58 dollars a month. Life at a lighthouse could be very quiet but storms and occasional events are al recorded such as when the body of a person identified as "Shaw" was pulled from the sea at the "Point" what Wilson calls the lighthouse throughout this diary on Wednesday Jan. 21 shows that it was not all relaxation and boredom. On Jan. 23 Wilson met with "Mr. Beck on Swiftsure Lightship" which was the last light station established along the Washington coast. HISTORICAL NOTES: Fort Lawton was a U.S. Army post located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. Most of the property was turned over to the city of Seattle and dedicated as Discovery Park in 1973. Fort Lawton officially closed on September 14 2011. Lightship 83 also called Swiftsure was built for the U.S. Lighthouse Service as the Blunts Reef California lightship. She is the oldest surviving example of an American lightship with its original marine steam engine. She weathered severe storms and heavy damage from ramming by a steam schooner during her first six years of service. She later rescued 155 survivors from a stranded coastal steamer. Sails were used to help keep her on station in the early year. Wilson and family received a lot of newspapers magazines and catalogues from many different parts of the country during their stay at West Point. On Feb. 20th the architect and a carpenter visited the lighthouse for repairs. The family had the use of a motor launch which they used to visit Seattle and Ballard annexed in 1909 by Seattle on occasion. Most of their travel was for pleasure; the purchasing of supplies was done by hired car. George kept meticulous accounts of all sales and expenses in this diary as well as the weather. The rear of the book has printed address pages with 50 or so names and addresses. The diary also accounts for every penny that the family spent while serving at this lighthouse. Wilson's service at West Point ended on Aug. 15th 1914 with an entry reading "Mr. Otto Hins came P.M. to relieve me and we met him at Ballard with launch and took him to Point." Wilson and family then took the Great Northern Railroad to Traverse City Michigan to their new life. The diary is bound in canvas backed tan cloth wraps and has printed calendars postage weights and measures and other useful information. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OFGEORGE R. WILSON WEST POINT LIGHT STATION DISCOVERY PARK LIGHTHOUSE LIGHTHOUSES MAGNOLIA PUGET SOUND FORT LAWTON SEATTLE ELLIOTT BAY FRESNEL LENS FIRST MANNED LIGHT STATION BALLARD MARITIME MARINE NAUTICAL SHIPWRECKS COASTAL WATERS COAST GUARD PACIFIC OCEAN WEST COAST PACIFIC COASTLINE 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 PAPEL . hardcover

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada2 255,99 $US≈ 1 908,79 €

UNIDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1915 - 1917 ORIGINAL MULTI TRIP MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY WITH EXTENSIVE ENTRIES ON THIS SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN WOMAN'S TRIP TO THE PANAMA EXPOSITION AND MUCH MORE

19150001616SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN. Good. 1915. On offer is a charming 1915 - 1917 multi trip manuscript travel diary handwritten by an unidentified south-central Michigan woman who lives near the town of Jackson. She writes 77 pages about trips to California Florida Cuba and a few north-eastern states. Additional entries occupy 16pp on the "Address" tab 2pp under "People I Met" one page of "saying/poems and one page of expenses. Her trips breakdown: 1 California Trip: Culver City Pasadena Hollywood Beverly Heights San Diego Monrovia Los Angeles Santa Monica Monterey Oakland San Francisco--with details and comments on the Panama Exposition Catalina Island Pacific Grove the International Exposition at San Francisco etc.; 2 Eastern Trip: Train from Jackson Michigan to Buffalo Albany Poughkeepsie New Paltz Minnewasha New York City Providence Boston Newport etc.; 3 Florida and Havana Trip: Train to Jacksonville Volusia County Fair Tampa Ocala Silver Springs St. Petersburg Port Tampa Key West and Havana Cuba. In addition to her trips the diarist comments on life at home among friends and family: caring for an infirm sister reflections on the deaths of her husband her sister and a friend. She is elected President of the Woman's Guild. In June 1917 she records: "Attended a Patriotic Meeting as we are now at war with Germany and must get in harness for Red Cross work" etc. She joins the Red Cross buys a $50 Liberty Bond and is knitting a sweater for the Marines when her diary ends. The wallet-style book has a gilt-stamped cover title "My Vacation." The original pencil and tab-closure are intact. 6.75" x 4.25" Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF TRAVEL WORLD WAR I WWI FLORIDA HAVANA CUBA PANAMA EXPOSITION MICHIGAN AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN 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 MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . unknown

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada1 185,99 $US≈ 1 003,47 €

HAROLD E BENSONBiblio.com

1915 - 1929 ORIGINAL GROUP OF THREE 5-YEAR MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG STUDIOUS AND PERHAPS OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE VALMONT COLORADO BOY WHO BECOMES A CHARMING MARRIED MAN

19150002090VALMONT COLORADO. Very Good. 1915. On offer is a super group of three 3 five year manuscript diaries handwritten by a sensational diarist named Harold E. Benson b. April 14th 1902 of Valmont Colorado. Harold rarely misses a day in the fifteen years represented in the three books from 1915 to 1929 where we see a young studious out going boy-next-door grow from 12 - 13 years old to 28 from a boy playing Bear and counting eggs for mom to a young teen taking motors apart playing sports fishing and chores to a loving husband with his sweetie Rachel to come home to and play board games at Christmas. Very active Harold perhaps a little obsessive documents everything he does from playing on South Denver baseball team school classes people sick of influenza chapel school Woodrow Wilson's death about a carnival playing poker car auction fever considering a job for $40 a month the Lacombe plant power plant bought a 1921 Chevy car $100.00 fixing his phonograph motor spring Deer Creek Canyon driving to Barstow San Bernadino a woman tried to drown her three kids in California Salt Lake City gold rush and much much more. The early diary is remarkable as the exuberant young Harold almost gushes each day about his joy for life and the people around him and even his idol Thomas Edison who inspires him to be an inventor. Harold goes on even at a very young age to gain some success with his inventions and has articles published in the magazine POPULAR MECHANICS. The war and the flu of 1918 and how it affected him and those around him will keep you enthralled. Though very brainy he is a typical All-American young man who loves in playing baseball working on his family's farm. He was very intuitive and detailed and his good character shines through. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROARING TWENTIES ROARING 20S HAROLD E BENSON VALMONT COLORADO MEN STUDIES GENDER STUDIES OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOUR AMERICANA 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

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada2 455,99 $US≈ 2 078,01 €

NOT IDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1915 - 1931 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL DETAILING A TROVE OF GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION RELATING TO WATERLOO ONTARIO AND LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA BY A VERY SOCIAL TORONTONIAN

19150008159Ontario Canada. Good. 1915. On offer is an interesting little diary/journal date from the turn of the 20th century in Toronto Canada. This paperback volume measures 6.75 inches by 4.25 inches. It contains 52 pages in week-per-page format plus several memoranda pages. The journal is approximately 40% complete. The book is in good condition and all pages are intact. The paper front cover has a small piece cut out of it. The handwriting is legible. The author of this journal is unknown. The journal is a typical week-per-page diary given out by companies to customers and clients. This diary was produced for and given out by McWilliam and Everist - Wholesale Commission Merchants in Toronto Canada. McWilliam and Everist were commission merchants in the wholesale fruit trade. Although the diary is dated 1899 entries were made in it from 1915 until 1931. It was not used as a diary but rather to record two groups of events: guests who visited the writer's home and marriages. The following are typical sample entries of the first group: "Russel Grove Martha Houser and John Dradge brought Annie and Veronica Webber and Nathan Martin & Oziah Berringer from Waterloo for dinner" Dec 24 1915; "Henry Hirsh and wife & Peter Hover and wife & Sidney Martin from Lancaster Co" Aug 14 1928. This would be Lancaster County PA in all likelihood as there is no Lancaster County in Ontario. Of particular interest and value are the second group of entries. These 8 pages contain approximately 50 undated notations about marriages: "Sarah Fretz marr Lawrence Hipple 1796 children Moses Mary Judith Margaret Sarah John Grubb married Mary High of Elgin Co". Elgin County is located in southwestern Ontario. "Esther Fretz daugh of Henry son of Weaver John married Chris Gayman his daugh Barbara married Henry Hinnsburger". For genealogists entries like this can be pure gold. They help connect different people and families and confirm relationships. Working with genealogist records and databases in Ontario it may be possible to draw much more detailed picture of relationships. From context it appears that a number of names are of Jewish or German background. Waterloo ON and Lancaster Co PA were both settled by Mennonites of German extraction and these communities have generally maintained good ancestral records. This volume would certainly be a very valuable reference for a researcher working in this area.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 19TH CENTURY; 1890S; 20TH CENTURY; 1910S; 1920S; 1930S; CANADA; ONTARIO; GENEALOGY; MCWILLIAMS & EVERIST; TORONTO; LANCASTER COUNTY PA; WATERLOO ONTARIO; GERMAN CANADIANS; PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS IN CANADA; MENNONITE SETTLERS IN ONTARIO; ONTARIO GERMANS GENEALOGY; CANADIANA; 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 . paperback

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada1 495,99 $US≈ 1 265,76 €

CHARLES WELLINGTON FURLONGBiblio.com

1915 ORIGINAL EXPEDITION JOURNAL AND TRAVEL SCRAPBOOK TO WEST AFRICA AND THE ISLANDS OFF THE WEST COAST FOR HIS DAUGHTER RUTHIE HANDWRITTEN AND COMPILED BY A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN WITH THE BACKDROP OF WWI LOOMING

19150002560Good. 1915. On offer is a remarkable original 1915 illustrated manuscript travel journal/scrapbook by the renowned Renaissance man Charles Wellington Furlong of Massachusetts lovingly created deliciously detailed for his daughter Ruthie. The noted trip to Madeira and the Canary Islands 'Morocco Etc. A Story' was sponsored by Harvard from which a number of academic writings from this voyage were written including the Harvard Alumni magazine publishing an article on the expedition written by Henry Amory citing C.W. Furlong as a representative of Harper's and Dr. Erving as the ship's doctor. Researchers and historians will no doubt understand the precariousness of the expedition given World War I served as a backdrop and ocean travel was risky even for Americans not in the War. Both Amory and Dr. Erving are mentioned. This expedition became the basis for an article in the March 1919 issue of Harper's called "Hunting with the Lords of the Dezertas" this charming book is fanciful; includes illustrations that include Furlong's own rather cartoon-like watercolor sketches photographs postcards ephemeral pieces cut from magazines clever puzzles and even a real now dried flying fish. Furlong was a fascinating individual whose life credits include: an officer of the Massachusetts Naval Brigade partook in scientific expeditions for the US that also provided military and political intelligence appointed to the War College during 1923-1924 created the Geographic Military Intelligence Division produced a series of tactical field handbooks for officers on Mexico Siberia and Russia about the oil production facilities named a member of the American delegation to the Paris Peace Conference served as a military aide to President Wilson Rome as a military attaché providing intelligence about the Middle East and the Balkans emissary to the Sheik of Senoussi King Faisal Major General Sir Harry Watson General Sir Archibald Wavell and Field Marshall Allenby establish a voting system in Tacona Africa from designing ballots and setting up polling places in remote areas and much much more. Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHARLES WELLINGTON FURLONG RUTHIE FURLONG HARVARD MADEIRA CANARY ISLANDS TRAVEL JOURNALS EXPLORER AFRICA ISLANDS OFF WEST AFRICA SCIENTIFIC VOYAGE GEOGRAPHIC MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION HARVARD UNIVERSITY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada6 655,99 $US≈ 5 631,63 €

DICKINSON, ERNEST RBiblio.com

1915 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG MASSACHUSETTS LUMBER MAN FARMER AND TEAMSTER LIVING ON THE MOHAWK TRAIL

19150001564MOHAWK TRAIL CHARLEMONT MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA. Very Good. 1915. On offer is the original 1915 manuscript diary of Ernest Dickinson farmer lumberman and teamster living on the Mohawk Trail Charlemont Massachusetts. From his handwritten diary we get a one-year glimpse of this young man's life. He's a serious dedicated young fellow living in the pristine woodland of the Mohawk Trail in western Massachusetts. He carefully records his daily activities: hauling sawdust or grain or manure putting in fence posts building a sawmill pressing cider gathering maple sap hoeing cultivating hauling potatoes. We read of his encounters with Alice Whipple notes the death and burial of his 88-year-old grandmother and when he drives 19 miles to North Adams to have 12 teeth pulled. The next month he gets fitted for a new set of false teeth. Ernest works on town and state roads and helps repair the boiler machinery in a sawmill. For fun Ernest takes Alice to dances to the fair goes sledding attends Grange and Odd Fellows goes to "the pictures" and goes hunting. He never takes time off for church on Sunday and Thanksgiving and Christmas are just more workdays. 200 pp. Diary includes normal calendar population of cities weights and measures antidotes for poisons terms of presidents including Wilson etc. Standard leatherette diary with closure flap. Slight edge wear marbled page ends and overall VG.; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LUMBER FARMING TEAMSTER ERNEST DICKINSON ALICE WHIPPLE MASSACHUSETTS NEW ENGLAND SAWMILL LUMBER MILL MEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES WORLD WAR I ERA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORYantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . hardcover

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada985,99 $US≈ 834,25 €

GEOFFREY BROWNEBiblio.com

1915 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN TRAVELOGUE OF A JOURNEY FROM LIVERPOOL TO BUENOS AIRES BY AN OBSERVANT AND CLEVER ENGLISHMAN IN THE DANGEROUS VOLATILE EARLY YEARS OF WORLD WAR 1

19150009054LIVERPOOL ENGLAND UK BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA. Good. 1915. On offer is a fascinating diary of a trip taken from Liverpool to Buenos Aires and back taken during the first year of World War 1. The book begins a day before Mr. George Browne the author of the diary who is seemingly a slaughterhouse owner or successful meat salesman sails for Argentina. The front cover contains the words: A Diary of a trip from Liverpool to B.A. and back. Geoffrey Browne. 1.8.15. 23.9.15. He mentions the boat he is sailing on is the passenger-cargo steam vessel the El Uruguayo. She is a big Square sturdily built boat with one large black squat funnel. Crew 100 passengers 12. A tastily decorated saloon and smoking room with wainscoting. My cabin is on the starboard side and is a deck cabin on the main deck. It is owned by the British and Argentine Steam Navigation Company Ltd and also has a number of guns for defense. He sails for Argentina beginning on August 1st 1915 and his voyage ends more than a month and a half later on September 23 1915. On the trip he mentions the people he meets: a doctor A Spaniard but he doesnt speak English and many others. Wednesday the 4th. Glorious day. Sky blue sea blue black and clear. Woke up and had a bath shaved and dressed and so to breakfast. Stayed for a bit after breakfast and read the Marconi news which was good. We had a pow-wow about the 4.7 gun and its shell also a long talk with the gunner who had been on board one of the four captured German submarines in Portsmouth Harbour. He says they are magnificent boats and now fully Commissioned in our service.Boats are rare now. We saw one high before and after and with one funnel well down on the Starboard Horizon.312 miles yesterday the sea being so calm. Browne also includes descriptions of discussions he has with fellow passengers and crewmen including a long description of a discussion about theology with the chief engineer of the boat. His entries on the way to Buenos Aires consist of mostly his daily activities and observations and occasional descriptions of discussions had. There are also occasional spots of war news from other ships that pass. Thursday. We saw another boat today probably one of the Lamport and Holts. She was Homeward Bound. Of course there is no news. Im rather anxious to hear about war so close to bound up does one get with great events.; In the morning there was excitement. Several of the officers and crew saw a number of whales and a killer. All the passengers were on deck and the others were so sure we couldnt possibly miss them that they did not tell us consequently we saw none of them. They reach Buenos Aires. When I woke I found that we were anchored. I dressed and got up. The wind was strong and very cold and all about was shipping. Browne describes the port officials he sees: All the officials smelt strongly of scent. One of them had fair long hair and a vacant face; his tie was an extremely light green his waistcoat was white with spots and he was adorned profusely with gold chains. For a couple pages Browne writes a few sentences each describing his fellow passengers. These passengers include a Mr. and Mrs. Dalton a Mr. and Mrs. and baby Summers Mrs. Williams and Thelma and a couple of others. After these pages of descriptions Browne writes of his observations of Buenos Aires with Continental store facades and arcades; methodically arranged streets and foreign looking men and women. Browne spends a number of days in Buenos Aires exploring and seeing the sights it has to offer. He even writes of a tram collision he sees and a large cattle market in the city. He mentions walking through Palermo Park the neighborhood of Florida having lunch at the Jockey Club and comments quite often on how European the city looks in his eyes. He also takes a trip to Campana Argentina remarking on the land and people he sees as rides a train through the countryside. In Compana Browne visits a slaughterhouse and writes a description of the place noting the various rooms and buildings that comprise the meat works. He also travels briefly to La Plata noting its fine buildings and that its streets are fine and broad and the main playa is very pleasant. From La Plata Browne and the other passengers leave to return home going down the La Plata river towards open water. Going down the Rio de La Plata Browne notices the lights of Montevideo the capital of Uruguay. All day we sailed down the Plata and might saw us off the bright twinkling lights of Monte Video. From Montevideo the ship enters the South Atlantic and makes towards Tenerife Island owned by Spain. The trip is fairly uneventful however the influence of a major World War is present: We are well out to the eastward for we have been warned by the Admiralty of German Submarines operating or about to operate from the Brazilian coast in company with travelers of which we are told to beware. They are not attacked on the way back. As the ship approaches Tenerife there is a gun drill that happens. We fire a shot when passed Tenerife to show that all is in working order before we meet a submarine. As they continue onwards Browne makes note that lunch followed and with it lime juice. According to the Board of Trade regulation every boat when ten days out of port has to supply the crew with lime-juice - and can fine anyone who refuses it - to prevent scurvy. During this time Browne also makes note of the Marconi Radio still a very notable and fascinating invention. At the time radio was still in its infancy and Browne is obviously quite impressed with the communication skills of the Marconi even noting that one night the Marconi heard the Eiffel Tower. referencing that the Eiffel Tower was being used as radio transmitter for the duration of World War I. The ship reaches Tenerife and Browne goes ashoregetting his hair cut and also providing a magnificent description of the island as he left the port. Finally as they come closer and closer to England there is a strong warning against German submarines after they pass the parallel of St. Vincent and enter the danger zone. We have as good a chance as any other boat perhaps better since we are armed; the whole thing is like a game of cards pure luck. Browne notes that all watches are doubled while they are travelling through this very dangerous part of the ocean close to England but not there yet. The boat is not attacked and it reaches the Bristol Channel safely anchoring in Cardiff. From Cardiff Browne departs the boat takes a train to London and then finally a train back home to Liverpool. The book is in good condition. It is 166 pages in length of which all have writing and which all but the very last pages are numbered. The book has a marbled cover with quarter leather binding of which much of it has peeled off the spine. Browne writes in pencil but there is little smudging and throughout the book his handwriting is clear and legible.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GEOFFREY BROWNE LIVERPOOL ENGLAND UNITED KINGDOM BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA WORLD WAR I ERA WW1 NAUTICAL MARINE WWI WW1 WORLD WAR ONE AT SEA ABOARD SHIP EL URUGUAYO SCREW STEAMER BRITISH AND ARGENTINE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY STEAMER SHIP TRAVEL PALERMO PARK RIO DE LA PLATA MONTEVIDEO MARCONI RADIO EARLY DAYS OF RADIO TENERIFE GERMAN SUBMARINE WATCH ATLANTIC DANGER ZONE 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 D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

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JOHN FP TATE, 14TH BATTERY CFA F P C F ABiblio.com

1915 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG CHARMING PERSONABLE TORONTO MAN PREPARING TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS AND FIGHT THE HUNS

19150001628TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA. Good. 1915. On offer is a super original manuscript relic of World War I training taking place in Toronto Canada in 1915 handwritten by the entertaining erudite and personable John F.P. Tate of Macpherson Avenue in Toronto. Originally 14th Battery Canadian Field Artillery then transferred to Canadian Railway Overseas Construction Corps May 5th 1915. Dated January 16th through June 12th John shines as he details with a great deal of verve his experiences. He also does a good job of detailing some of old Toronto. We learn a great deal of his duties and free time activities which include training at the Exhibition Camp where he spends his time dealing with field guns riding and training horses especially to get them used to gunfire stabling and caring for the horses musketry training field manoeuvres in Humber Valley and the Old Mill brigade parade at St. Paul's and much much more. Here are some snippets: 2.26.15 "The society after some weeks deliberation felt that it could scarcely permit another day to pass without showing in some material way its recognition of my worth hence my installation as President of the stable." 3.3.15 "After this AMs gun drill I have had enough practice to enable me to do it in my sleep. Had a lecture from the crazy man on lines of fire." 4.15.15 "My liver lungs stomach and heart were one vibrating churning mass when I underwent the usual ordeal of martyrdom on the limber foot drill." 4.16.15 "That malformed swine again. Removed a ton of ice from around the stable top with a pick. Froze to death on the lake front to gratify Cliffie's whim." 4.17.15 "Won the admiration of many by the way I didn't fulfill my duty when posted as sentry on Strachan Ave gate." 6.11.15 "Busy to day. Detailed to superintend loading of hold no. 1 SS Herschell. Had six wharf rats under my guidance whose wholehearted aversion to work appealed to me more in a humorous light than an irritating one. Am beginning to be able to feel very keenly for them." There are a few rough edges and one little section is missing from the outside binding at the bottom; approx. 3/8" Some of the pages are turned up on the corners and the outside edges are gold but overall the leather book is G.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF TORONTO CANADA WORLD WAR I WWI WW1 BASIC TRAINING EXHIBITION CAMP CFA CANADIAN FIELD ARTILLERY CEF CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES CANADIANA JOHN F. P. TATE HORSES FARRIER 14th BATTERY HANDWRITTEN 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 MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . hardcover

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JOSEF BAURBiblio.com

1915 ORIGINAL WORLD WAR I MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A HOMESICK GERMAN SOLDIER DETAILING HIS BATTALION'S ADVANCE THROUGH PRUSSIA ONTO RUSSIA

19150001276PRUSSIA ON TO RUSSIA. Fair. 1915. On offer is an original unique WWI German soldier's diary handwritten by Josef Baur D.R.G.M. No. 615788 as he identifies himself of the "Infantry Reg. 121; 8 Komp; II Batt 13; 26 Div." This 1915 pocket sized booklet provided for all German soldiers has writing on most of its pages; a German to French dictionary in the back of the booklet and a faded image of the German Kaiser on the front cover. For the most part Baur provides the reader with an idea of the troop movements that his unit follows as they move from Central Germany through Prussia. Their destination is the Eastern Front. Random notes and snippets: his father: Wilhelm Baur: mentions of the towns of Eigenzingen Rothenburg Karlsruhe Freiburg Lüttersbach Bromberg in the Prussian province of Posen; on the 7th page he has a title that ends in "Rußland" Russia; marching commenced 12 September at 8 o'clock marched until 10 o'clock; 13. September: 3 o'clock something about 32 km; 14. September: 7:45 o'clock 23 km until 12 o'clock; 15. September: 6 o'clock 28 km; 16. September 25 km; 17. September 6:30 o'clock to 12 o'clock; 18. September Rest day; 19. September. Departed 7 o'clock 28 km; 20. September departed 8 o'clock 17 km; 21. September departed 6 o'clock 24 km; 22. September departed 6 o'clock 33 km Usumsdorff; 23. September 8 o'clock 18 km. 12:23 o'clock Johannisberg; on the 9th handwritten page he mentions Auschwitz Breslau Krackau Bamburg. Leibnitz. Other mundane matters include a meal of 'Caffee with Emmenthaler' cheese and bread; on the 10th handwritten page: 28 September mention of Budapest and Potato soup and Budapest again and some kind of farmer's field potato or cabbage field; in one entry he titled 'Heimat' or 'Homeland" and then writes about being homesick. Overall Fair.; German Language; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR ONE WW1 WW I GERMANY NAZI GENDER STUDIES 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 BRITAIN BRITISH BRITISH EMPIRE RAF World War I WW I TRAVEL GERMANY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT Hitler . unknown

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UNIDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1915 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A NEW YORK CITY FIREMAN AND HIS SOMETIMES UNEASY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT

19150001521NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK NYC NY. Very Good. 1915. On offer is an interesting 1915 manuscript diary handwritten by an unidentified New York City fireman. While unidentified historians and collectors of the City's Fire Department should have many clues to perhaps place ownership to the book. It would be of further interest given that the writer has an uneasy relationship with the Department as he seems to be retiring from or quitting the New York City Fire Department. We learn reading the 1915 entries over 55 handwritten pages that our author spends a good deal of time eating at the Astor Hotel drinks egg shakes lives in a boarding house works the night shift and also mentions the murder of a 'Chinaman' by two men from Salem. Then later on in the diary he takes a position from the Mayor's office as an "on call" Fireman and says he's going to be working for the "Franklin Street House". He is also illiterate. Here are some snippets: 1915 "February 10th I got through work at 7 A.M. Took a wash and went to bed about 9 A.M. Got up at 4:30 P.M. Took a bath and shave and dressed. Roy and I went to the Astor lunch for supper and then we went to the C.T. Central Square Theatre to the show. I was not in there long when a fire alarm come in and I had to go 524. Went up to the engine house and reported to the Captain and also handed in my resignation to him. Returned to the house and went to work at 9:30 P.M. Roy and I had luncheon together at 12 M." "February 12th Got through work at 7 A.M. Had an egg shake. Took a washing. Box 526 came in. I did not have to go but I thought I would go and turn in my badge but I forgot it so I reported to "Lieut" and came back in the police wagon. This is my last run. Came back to the house about 8 A.M. Went to bed about 8:30 A.M. Got up at 4 P.M. Took a wash and dress. Took a walk up to the house and got my clean linen for the engine house and took it up and give it to the Captain with my badge. Had supper at the Astor Lunch. Returned to the house. All the folks went to the show this evening so I kept house for them. Changed clothes at 9 P.M. and made my first round at 9:30 P.M. Had luncheon at 11 A.M. It has been a fair day.' "February 19th Got through work at 7 A.M. Had some toast and coffee at the cart. Went up to see how Miss Johnson was this morning. She was feeling better until she had a letter from her mother and then she began to cry and that made her have the pains in her side again but she was all right when I left her. A clerk came over from the City hall and then I left. Took a wash and went to bed at 10 A.M. had a little wrestling match with Roy in the hall. Roy woke me up at 5 P.M. Got up and took a shave wash and dress. Went down and had some supper at the cart then I went up to the Engine House and got an entire ladies ticket had a ride down to the Hall in the chief's machine. Went up to M.I. House and met her and M. I. and her sister A. J. and went to the Fireman's Ball at the Casino Hall Summer St. left there at 11:20 P.M. and I went home with M. I." "February 26th I had a letter from Civil Service Commissioners today asking me if I would accept a certified on the call test as Call Fireman so I telephoned up to Jim Nichols to find out if I would loose my places on the list for permanent and he said that he didn't think that I would. So I come up to the room and signed it and went down to the post office and mailed it." "March 1st After the show we returned to the house and I changed clothes and went to work at 9:30 P.M. Roy "Pig" and I had luncheon at 12 M. I took a chew of tobacco and it made me sick so I had to go and lay down so Roy worked the rest of the night for me. I got up at 5:30 A.M. and went down to the office at 6:30. Roy and I went out and had some breakfast then I helped Fred put out the ashes then went and washed up and changed clothes" "March 5th Got through work at 7 A.M. I did not eat at the cart this morning but I got an egg shake at Small's. There was a Chinaman murdered last night on Essex St. up near Chatham and the police come in and wanted me to keep a look out for two men that might come to let a room so this morning I went over to court thinking that they might arraign two men that they arrested in Salem this morning so I took a wash and change clothes and Barker and I went over together. We stayed there until 10:30 but they did not bring them up so I left Barker there and came back to the house and went to bed." "March 6th A man came to see me this morning from the Mayors office to see if I would accept position as call fireman and I told him that I would so he went away again. I went to sleep about 1 P.M. Melvin came down around 3 o'clock and I give him a $1.00. He brought me a letter from M. A. and I had a letter from the Mayor's office with my appointment in it. It is to take effect March 15th. I am a going up to the Franklin St. House." "March 8th Got through work at 7 A.M. Helped Fred put out the ashes. Went up home and put out the ashes there then return to the house and took a wash and went to bed about 9:30 A.M. Lillian come and woke me up about 3 P.M. to see Mr. Littlefield. I got up and dress and went down to see him and he wanted to see me in regards to the house. He said that he wanted to do away with the night watchman and wanted me to take charge of the house as Mr. and Mrs. Hill have had words and parted so he wanted me to look after things. While we was a talking Mrs. Buzzell came along and tried to make trouble for me with Mr. Littlefield but did not make any headway." His last consecutive entry is on March 9th but there are two short later entries after that. The journal measures about 4" x 7" and is in good shape.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HARRY H. BAKER BROOKLYN NEW YORK CHICAGO ILLINOIS MITRAL STENOSIS MEDICAL MEDICINE DOCTORS GETTING ILL SICK DOCTORS HEAR FAILURE HEART CONDITIONS HANDWRITTEN 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 . hardcover

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WILLIAM F WILLBiblio.com

1915 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG MAN WORKING HIS FIRST JOB AS A FOREST RANGER WITH DUTIES THAT INCLUDE DRAWING MAPS SURVEYING HOMESTEADS AND FIGHTING RAGING FOREST FIRES AND ANTAGONISTIC RANCHERS

19150009144MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST WYOMING WY. Very Good. 1915. On offer is an interesting diary written in the early 20th century by William F. Will a young forest ranger working in the Medicine Bow National Forest of Wyoming. The diary kept a log of his daily activities from April 1 1915 to January 31 1916. There is an entry for every day during this time period. Wills duties were many and varied and he often logged the hours spent on each task in the diary. The young ranger spent a good deal of time throughout the course of the year working on several maps showing boundaries domestic grazing allotments telephone lines several types of fire maps and others. Finished drawing protractors on fire location map and wrote memo on some. Started to make a map showing location of stool-boxes and caches etc. After reporting for duty on May 24 at Laramie a great deal of his time was spent in the repair and installation of telephone lines. Especially in the summer months Will often joined other Park Service employees to fight forest fires often for several days at a time. He also monitored campsites to make sure fire prevention techniques were being followed by the residents or campers. He was called upon to search for a missing woman and on one occasion he even searched for a lost horse. In the fall he helped build a bunk house at Brooklyn Lake and got ready for winter by moving the horses to a ranch and making mouse proof storerooms. The firefights make for very interesting reads. For example: July 17 1915. Rode Woolfs range with him and Herder. Showed him the allotment lines and the closed area around Brooklyn Lake. Started out on telephone work but lookout man reported Turpin Lake Sawmill on fire at 1:30. Duther called up and said to wait until he talked over long distance. He called up and said to get Chase and go to the fire.arrived at fire at 6pm then rode to Turpin Saw mill found four of Bueolys men there. Men started to arrive at fire had 9 men on fire that night. Fire suppression - 11 Hrs. Munroe the camp watchman stated the fire started from the sawdust pile and he tried to stop it from burning the mill but found it impossible to check the timber fire. The grazing of domestic livestock was permitted in the park in certain areas. This practice continues today and is still the subject of some controversy. It was one of the ranger's duties to make sure that the boundaries for grazing were adhered to. There were times when the local ranchers and the Park Service employees did not get along August 18. Rode over to So ____ Fork hunted up the herder. I told him the sheep had been in my pasture and he had to keep them out. Then rode the range between Brooklyn Lake and Coney Ridge and found a little pocket that Woolf had just run through.Started to storm hail and ran so started back to Brooklyn Lake.; June 8. Repaired telephone line Rayfork to Ropers ranch got wire all spliced but not tied in called on Roper to see about moving telephone camp in there. He informed me that his place was closed to all Forest Service men and we could not stop there and he wanted all Forest Service equipment at his place including telephone taken from there. Census records of 1910 show a William F Will living with his parents in Laramie WY. The Census shows his year of birth as 1897 making him 18 years old when he joined the Park Service. The diary measures about 3 1/2" x 6 1/2". It was issued by the US Department of Agriculture. The front page reads: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Notice. This book is Government property. The finder is requested to mail it to The Forester Washington D.C. or to deliver it to any officer of the Forest Service. There are over over 150 handwritten pages. The covers and spine are in good condition both aesthetically and structurally. The pages within are without any age-toning or significant rips or tears. The paper is a grid-lined yellow paper. The handwriting is easy to read and legible throughout in black ink and without significant fading or smudging. OVERALL: VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST BROOKLYN LAKE CONEY RIDGE CARBON COUNTY LARAMIE WYOMING UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE U.S. FOREST RANGER WILLIAM F. WILL WORLD WAR 1 ERA AMERICA FIGHT FOREST FIRES U.S. FEDERAL LANDS PARKS SERVICE AMERICANA 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 DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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WILSON FISKE REYNOLDSBiblio.com

1916 - 1917 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF AN AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN IN PETROGRAD EXPERIENCING THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION AND THE BIRTH OF COMMUNISM FIRST HAND

19160001273PETROGRAD RUSSIA. Good. 1916. Hardcover. On offer is the unique original historical manuscript diary of Wilson Fiske Reynolds an American businessman in Petrograd who was an eyewitness to the Russian Revolution in 1917. While not an effusive using a 5 year diary from September 10th 1916 through September 17th 1917 the writer relates the mundane and much much more: very concerned about work at the office going to the Hotel Europe with the Embassy crowd taking Russian lessons picking up his mail at the Embassy and going to bed early and then there are the glimpses of the vast societal changes taking place. Here are some snippets: March 9 - Went to the office on foot. Transportation very scarce and running irregular. A bit of rioting. March 11 - No trans. Rumors of shooting. Caught in the Bol. ___ by troops but got through. March 12 - Wood the wild wooly Western bad man gets the scare of his young life. ___ mostly cut off. Hard time to get through. Staid here all night at office. Troops over to Rev. March 13 - All troops have joined the Revolutionary forces. Much promiscuous firing about. Got shot at by armored car. Slept at office. March 14 - Much quieter. I saw prisoners coming in - troops beginning to go under officers again. Gen. killed at corner. Staid at office all night. By the summer he is watching people play tennis. He was sick a lot possibly from typhoid and doctor advises he go back to U.S. Then describes train trip in August to Manchuria and China ultimately winding up in Chicago. Very shortly thereafter he is sailing for Liverpool and by October is back in Petrograd. At one point visited Allied Machinery. Diary comes with two very brittle browned loose folded pages with penciled notations. One has "Revolutionary Russia" as heading at top. These notes describe business conditions particularly with regard to workers. Overall G.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; FEBRUARY REVOLUTION COMMUNIST COMMUNISM NICHOLAS II RUSSIA RUSSIAN REVOLUTION LENIN TROTSKY PETROGRAD BOLSHEVISM BOLSHEVIKS TSAR HANDWRITTEN 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

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UNIDENTIFIED OFFICER [in the 9th Massachusetts Infantry]Biblio.com

1916 DAILY JOURNAL MANUSCRIPT DETAILING THE DUTIES MEETINGS AND WORK OF A HIGH RANKING MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY OFFICER AT CAMP COTTON SETTING UP CAMP AND PREPARING TO HUNT DOWN THE MEXICAN REVOLUTIONARY PANCHO VILLA

19160009183CAMP COTTON EL PASO TEXAS TX. Good. 1916. On offer is a fascinating journal kept by an officer or high ranking NCO at Camp Cotton in El Paso Texas. He appears to be an officer with the 9th Massachusetts infantry fresh off training from Camp Framingham in Massachusetts who have come down to Camp Cotton. It appears that the troops were sent down to Camp Cotton to take place in the Pancho Villa Expedition attempting to hunt down Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa for his role in attacking New Mexico though they may have also been used to provide support for the ongoing Border War between Mexico and America. Beginning in June of 1916 and ending in September of the same year the journal documents the daily every day duties of the officer's command. Such looks into the darily Army command responsibilities in the early 20th century are not easy to come by. Such daily entries offer fantastic glimpses as to the uniform routine and daily activities of the officers and the enlisted men. One entry even goes over each detail of a meeting in which the Infantrys camp was set up:El Paso. Camp Cotton. Sunday July 2 1916. 1st meeting 11 am. Push all work till next meeting later in day. 2nd meeting 5-20 pm. Capt. Lawless will require spare parts and cleaning materials. Tops. 10 pm. Roll call chief and repeat to Regmt. Officers can buy for cash at Depot Quartermaster. Draw for Enlisted Men: 1 hat 1 cord. 1 O.T. shirt. 6 jean undershirts. 6 jean underdrawers. Belt if necessary. 3 breeches - cotton. 1 pr. Leggings. 6 pr. Socks for work. 1 pr. Shoes. 4 pr. Leggings laces. 4 pr. Shoe laces. All men must have one new outfit at all times. The above will be paid for by each man from his ____ of $4.00 for 1set 6 mos. Then $6 or $7 allowance for each 6 mos thereafter. Muster In Rolls. Col. Buck is sending the roll for correction. they must bear names of all officers and men. Ammunition 100 rds must be issued to each man. 6:30 pm. Recd 5 cases of 1200 rounds each from Capt. Lawless same as usual. At 7 pm each man recd 90 rounds which is all they belt can carry. Balance for present will be held by 1st srgt in his tent for immediate distribution. Tents must be ditched and cinders placed in Company seets. Calls Reveiller at 6am and all other calls same as those need used at Framingham. Tents Loop up early in morning drop at 9 am until further advised. Cots Request in for cots. Mess An officers mess will be established. Pay It is understood that Col. Parker is on his way here and will arrange to pay men for 8 days from Mass state funds. There are many more meetings in the new few days as the camp is set up for the soldiers arriving soon to the Camp. The men arrive a few days later around July 11th. There is an officer's meetings: 11 July. Meeting at 10 am. Meat only 2 times a day. Coffee twice a day. Muster and pay bills. Men to keep away from the citizens of the city. Physical inspection this weekend. Thereafter once a week. There is a tremendous amount of information about the nitty gritty details of running a camp full of enlisted men in the early 20th century. What to do if men go AWOL What happens when they are ready to be discharged Who will set up the latrine What supplies to order for the cook staff Who will staff the canteen and what will be served All these details come from the many notes the author took in the twice daily officers meetings held at the camp. The journal ends with notes on a 15 day hike about to take place. This hike may very well be the Infantry getting ready to hunt down Pancho Villa in Mexico though it is unknown: Revelle 4:45 am. Men carry two blankets. One man left believed in prison. Regtl surgeon will decide men who are to be excused. Carry 3 days dry components. Have men report to Capt. Doly 5:30 am. There journal is an absolute wealth of fascinating information and provides a really great amount of daily officer work and details of the life of an enlisted man on the border of the U.S. and Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. The books cover and spine are still in good condition. The covers are marbled paper and show some wear and fading. The book opens from top to bottom not from right to left. There are approximately 65 handwritten pages and the book itself is 110 pages in length. The paper is still in good condition showing only minimal wear and aging. While the binding is still intact it is no longer very tight. The book should be handled with care. The handwriting is clear throughout in pencil. There is so smudging and fading in a few pages but in general the handwriting is clear and legible. The Pancho Villa Expeditionnow known officially in the United States as the Mexican Expedition but originally referred to as the "Punitive Expedition U.S. Army"was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa from March 14 1916 to February 7 1917 during the Mexican Revolution of 19101920. The expedition was launched in retaliation for Villa's attack on the town of Columbus New Mexico and was the most remembered event of the Border War. OVERALL: G; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CAMP COTTON EL PASO TEXAS BORDER WAR BORDER CAMPAIGN MEXICAN REVOLUTION PANCHO VILLA EXPEDITION MEXICO-UNITED STATES BORDER U.S.-MEXICAN RELATIONS PERSHING EXPEDITION PUNITIVE EXPEDITION U.S. ARMY 9TH MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY CAMP FRAMINGHAM WORLD WAR ONE ERA UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES SOUTHERN BORDER RIO GRANDE RIVER HIGH RANKING OFFICER DUTIES ESTABLISHMENT OF ARMY CAMP DAILY OFFICER DUTIES AMERICANA 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 DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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Alice M PrestonBiblio.com

1916 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL TEACHER DURING WORLD WAR I

1916000124New Hampshire/Massachusetts. Very Good. 1916. On offer is the handwritten diary of Alice M. Preston during the year 1916. We are not certain as to the town Alice lives in but we believe it is either in Massachusetts or New Hampshire because she mentions the following places; Peabody Windham White Plains Salem Laconia Danvers Northfield Jackson Beverly Plattsburg Ashfield and Nashua. Alice is a schoolteacher and a fairly dedicated diarist and this diary is over two thirds full having over 250 entries with many very interesting and historical entries. Here are some snippets: "Still warm. Ice nearly all gone from ponds. Grace Noble came to teach grade 3. Parliament buildings in Ottawa blown up by German bomb. Big blizzard. Began about 2. A howler. Home at 4:10. Struggled up home in the teeth of it a fearful night. Walls and fences covered. Went to 8:20 car on my snowshoes. Men could hardly keep the road open. Home at 4:20. Walked up on snowshoes. Parents day at school. Had 4 in the morning and 12 or 15 in the p.m. Pupils lovely. School again. Cool and clear. Miss Sergeant wearing her diamond. Went to ride with Ruth after tea. washed my hair. Sewed in the p.m. Mrs. Edwin Appleton died very suddenly at 10 o'clock. Heart failure. Mother and I went up to Mrs. Drurys after tea. Foster left for Plattsburgh for a month of soldiering. Flag Day. Big parade in Salem. Clear in the p.m. but rainy in the evening. Strawberry festivals. Everything all war excitement. Boys went to Framingham. A trifle warmer. Professors and teachers had our supper at Hospital Point. Ruth brought me home later. Militia left for Mexico. Yellow day caused by forest fires in Canada. Heat wave in Chicago. Went to church. Cloudy all day. Sultry at night. Up street after tea. Heard that Bessie Choat had a boy. Fixed a dress. To Peabody with Grace and Marion. Came back to House of Seven Gables. Marion here at night. She was poisoned by cedar. Northfield. Went on an auto trip over the Mohawk Trail and to a lumber camp in Ashfield. Poured. Schools did not open on account of another case of infantile paralysis. To building to report. Home at 10. Lovely in p.m. Our building opened. Medical inspection by 8 doctors. All teachers back. I have 41. Mr. Chase came up. When for an auto ride with Ruth. In evening I fainted away while mother was tying my mole. Ethel Dodge died early reports reported; Hughes elected president. Evening returns in doubt. Election returns not all in. Still uncertain. Wilson declared elected president.and more. Names mentioned in this diary are; Abby Rose Lillian Smith Mackay Louisa Riva Edwards Plumber Forbes Read King Haskell Pembroke Dury Lawrence Obear Dexler Wales Ruth Woodbury Effie Lindsay Susan Todd Una Elliot Sue Sinnell Harold Dodge Loom and more. The diary measures 3" x 5" is in wonderful condition and Alice has very beautiful hand writing. ; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA CANADA CANADIANA WORLD WAR I WWI SCHOOL EDUCATION PRE SUFFRAGE SCHOOL TEACHER SCHOOLMARM GENEALOGY MASSACHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE . unknown

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MRS HENTSCHKEBiblio.com

1916 HANDWRITTEN WORLD WAR I HOMEFRONT DIARY OF A GERMAN WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES FIGHTING GERMANY

19160001024RIVERSIDE CALIFORNIA CA. Good. 1916. On offer is an original handwritten manuscript being a 1916 World War I diary of about 90 pages of which half are expense entries and the other half are the many intriguing writings of a cultured intelligent but 'troubled' woman including a list of books to read one highlighted book is about the traits of the German Kaiser and Kaiserina lists of lady friends a list of 'Worries' gifts for her new baby instructions to herself to write an essay using people she admires and then there are the notations that occasionally litter book such as the following: "April 18th Can I ever learn to follow that small voice that is always right. This morning I heard it faintly say don't phone Miss Celchin until you have spoken to Miss Eachus. I disregarded it and was very sorry the instant I saw Miss Eachus. What good did it do me to buy a lunch downtown today.Read this over learn a lesson if possible." A close reading suggests the author is a young woman whose husband is Armin C. Hentschke a Private in the 364th Infantry of the American Expeditionary Forces. Her father perhaps her grandfather resides in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania but she notes her mother has just returned from a trip to San Francisco and research suggests the woman lives near her in Riverside California. This is confirmed given the 364th Infantry was made up almost exclusively of recruits from Southern California. She appears to be of German background spelling cinema with a 'k' and she has an older son named Hans who troubles her and certainly of European background referring to her parents as Mama and Papa. The address section has names and friends from many many different places in the USA and even in Canada. Measures about 4" x 7" and overall G. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; AEF HOMEFRONT WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES SUFFRAGE WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR ONE WWI THE GREAT WAR AMERICANA GERMAN 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 BRITAIN BRITISH BRITISH EMPIRE RAF World War I WW I TRAVEL GERMANY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown

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Mrs JP Bradbury, Wife of Ohio Supreme Court Justice J PBiblio.com

1916 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF THE BROKENHEARTED WIDOW OF OHIO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JOSEPH PERRY BRADBURY

1916000139Pomeroy Ohio OH. Fair. 1916. Cloth. On offer is the handwritten manuscript diary of Mrs. J.P. Bradbury Pomeroy Ohio 1916 and as found on genealogical sites Mrs. Bradbury 1853-1918 being Emma L. Woods the widow and second wife of Justice Joseph Perry Bradbury 1838-1915 of the Ohio Supreme Court. Research finds Justice Bradbury and his family in the 1880 census it said that he was then married to his first wife Sarah E. Bradbury who was an invalid and that two other people lived in the house Emma Woods as sister so it seems clear to be his first wifes sister. It also lists Elizabeth Blackwell servant living at the home. The diary itself is written just a few months after the death of Joseph. Her grief as she puts it is too much to bear and almost everyday she writes about him and missing him. She calls him Petty for a nickname too. I thought it was Perry because of his middle name but on closer inspection it is Petty. She starts out her entries on January and writes on almost every available space for everyday see scan but then suddenly stops her entries on July 24th. Entries are extremely interesting probing what it is like for a newly widowed woman who seemed to be deeply in love with her husband as one will see in the following excerpts: How am I to get along without my own dear Petty. I am homesick for my dear Petty. I do not see how I am to go on this way. Petty dear if I could only have kept you how happy I would be as it is I am so depressedMr. Quincy came in to do some hauling of stuff left from the old house. Mrs. Barbara Wehe mother of Mrs. Frank Hudson of Chicago was brought here for burial Friday of last week. Mrs. Wehe used to live here in Pomeroy and was quite well-known. How I do miss my own dear Petty and when I think I could not do one thing to keep him it almost kills me. Dearest Petty The river is very high. Word came this morning that the steamer Kanawha had struck a part of dam no. 19 just below Parkersburg. In three minutes time the boat capsized. She lay upon her side. The number lost is estimated at from 12 to 25. Mrs. E.C. Atkinson of Racine and a lady whom I knew very well was lost. Her husband saved. I did not know any of the other people. It was a terrible calamity. some days I think I will fly to pieces. I am so very nervous and oh how I do miss my dear dear Petty. I just think I must see his dear sweet face oh; my poor old heart aches all the time for him. How I loved him just six months since my dear Petty left me. Some days I think I can not stand it. I just must see him. No one knows how I miss my dear sweet Petty. How I did love him. He was so sweet and good to me Dorothy and Mary Etta went out for walk into see the doctor. The town is full of sick people. Doctors are just rushed to death just one year ago today my dear Petty fell and hurt his arm. This was the beginning of his going down. Oh how I miss him. It was the 14th of February but it was a Sunday. Oh how I miss Petty. This was my dearest husband 78th birthday. Oh I have missed him. one year ago today my Petty was in bed with a sprained arm and now he has gone from me. Oh how I do miss my dear sweet Petty who was so good to me. I am still so blue and miss Perry so much today. I just feel as if I must see him. I do not see how I am to go on without him. Dear dear Petty and I miss Dorothy so much too. I sincerely hope I may be taken to my heavenly home for I know I never could stand it. I hope my life will not be long. I do not want to live to be a real old woman and not a burden to anyone. If I could have gone with my Petty how much better it would have been perhaps. I get dreadfully blue some days.Bert Millen brought the deed for the farm for me to sign today. I wish Petty could have settled all up with Dale Roberts. I feel a little shaky about the settlement of that. River still rising and there will be between 48 and 50 feet of water here. It will be in my cellar tonight. Took the gas heater out this morning from the furnace. The Creek is up around the Bradford House and water and Mrs. Geyers seller. Mr. A.L. Willock deputy sheriff died this afternoon and leaves a wife and daughter. A year ago this evening my own dear Petty and I walked down to Dr. Henlows Office. Coming home Petty wanted to be weighed so we went to Mr. Stockmores seed store and he weighed only 148 pounds. Oh how I did hate to see that. It made Petty feel badly. Dearest husband how I have missed you this day. How I would love to see you. Oh Petty Petty how am I to go on without you. This has been a very gloomy day. Republican convention is still on in Chicago. Hope Roosevelt will not get the nomination. I miss my Petty so much. He would always tell me about how the conventions were conducted. He usually went to them. Petty how I do miss you. I went up to see Dr. Jane but she was out. So I whet down to see Mrs. Plantz. She is not very well. I talked to her about the lump in my breast. After I came home and went for Dr. Gribble. He made an examination and found a growth but advised me to see how it will be in a few weeks from now. It worries me very much. Now to think I have not my Petty to go to and talked it over. Oh dear Petty maybe it won't be very long until we will be together again. Just one year ago this 17th day of July my dear Petty closed his eyes in death. I will never forget how sweet he looked that morning and how blue his eyes were some days I think I can not stand it I must see him and hear his sweet voice. Dear dear Petty perhaps it won't be long until I will be with my loved ones. I pray that my Father in heaven will only keep me from long-suffering with this dreadful thing that has come to me. Better I could go before I get to be a care and hope I won't have to suffer with it. How my dear Petty would worry if he knew this." Many names listed; Blackmore DeWolfe Crow Planty Helen Russell Frank Hudson Atkinson Hollis Johnston Fisher Minister Dr. Jane Gulliford Horvitz Helen Shrewsby Scott Dr. James McCullough Remington Keizer Dave Geyer Helen and Ray Clifton Mary Williams Asa Bradbury John Kasper Bert Miller Dale Roberts Antoinette Osborn Arnold Roy Brown Edith Peters Ruth Jacobs Stanbury Lillian Roush and more. Condition of this diary most of the pages from January 1 of February 25 are torn on the seam. Some of the pages are also loose but the writing can easily be made out. 4" x 5". ; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA LEGAL LAW ATTORNEY JUSTICE JURISPRUDENCE OHIO OH SUPREME COURT PIONEER MID WEST MIDWEST ; Signed by Autograph . hardcover

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UNIDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1916 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING LIFE ABOARD A ROYAL NAVY DESTROYER PROTECTING THE BRITISH COAST AND SHIPPING LANES

19160001050LIVERPOOL ENGLAND ASEA BRITISH COASTAL WATERS. Good. 1916. On offer is a riveting handwritten manuscript World War I naval diary by an officer or higher rating aboard the HMS Zephyr a destroyer cruising the British coast protecting the shipping lanes in WWI. The unidentified author writes densely and very legibly from Monday 28th August 1916 finishing Tuesday 12th December 1916 over 53 pages. He details his journey from Acle near Great Yarmouth Norfolk up to the embarkation on his ship HMS Zephyr in Liverpool and then super detail on the daily happenings asea. There are several other destroyers and ships mentioned including HMS Porcupine destroyer HMS Waveney destroyer HMS Electra destroyer HMS Actaean torpedo boat HMS Brazen destroyer and many more. He also mentioned a collision by HMS Zephyr and an unknown steamer which meant they had to go to port for repairs. There are also areas in which he writes highlighted initials that appear to be a code. What is of particular interest in this mostly 'all business' naval log and diary are 2 passages right at the beginning of the journal wherein our authors confides he has shared his feelings of love for his girl Molly and she too recipricates. The next day he tells of meeting her for a goodbye. These sections were then crossed out! Legible still obviously a half hearted effort to remove this memory. Very intriguing given there is not a single other correction or deletion and hardly any more personal info. Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; FERVENT CLASS NAVAL NAVY RN ROYAL NAVY BRITAIN BRITANNIA HMS ZEPHYR WORLD WAR I Deutsche Marine Reichsflotte WWI WORLD WAR ONE U BOATS KAISER GERMANY 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 Kaiserliche Marine PERSONAL HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown

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CHRISTOPHER GRUT BUCKTONBiblio.com

1916 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WWI BRITISH HOME FRONT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG MARRIED LAW CLERK IN LONDON TRYING TO ENJOY THE IDYLLIC LIFE WHILE FEARING HIS CALL UP TO AN ACTION STATION

19160002106DINTON AYLESBURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ENGLAND UK. Good. 1916. On offer is an interesting original and unique World War I manuscript home front relic. Unusual inasmuch as our author who writes from January 1916 to July Chris Grut Buckton of 36 Wellesley Road Harrow on the Hill a law clerk in London makes no effort to conceal his desire and attempts to avoid being called up to the army.Writing is a small precise hand filling each day almost in a Nature Lovers' Diary book foretelling his time spent outdoors and with nature he always comments on the weather mild that year and Mr Buckton reveals an almost idyllic home life like his cottage in Dinton near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire with Hettie his wife but the backdrop on the War hangs like a dark cloud and though he begins writing about how he is looking forward to spending time at the cottage and he seems to have an affectionate relationship with his wife but work is a bit of a soap opera where 'Mr Alfreds' has a drink problem his later attempts to evade a front line posting take on a rather desperate edge. Here are some snippets: January 7th 'Saw Jess today home on leave from trenches. he related some remarkable stories to us. Does not all like the Belgian people.' January 13th 'at Westminster County Court over Italian case' January 16th 'Good sermon in the evening "enrolled to be a soldier". A very appropriate subject as many of us being enrolled' January 17th 'Hettie gave me a little note this evening suggesting giving up the cottage. She little knows the disappointment this would be to me and all the delightful little surprises I have planned for her. January 27th 'Charlie Butcher came to see me today. He starts for France next week. When will this wicked murder of the best of our young lives cease' January 31st 'Another zepp raid on Paris last night two nights in succession. London I suppose will have the next turn' February 1st 'Warning having been given at Harrow at 5.00 of zeppelin raid. Daddu and I just got home in time before the trains were stopped' February 2nd. Getting through Maeterlinck's Life of the Bee. I think it would be more interesting if there had been a few illustrations and a little less philosophy. the raid seems to have done great damage.' February 13th 'Hettie remarked about the general shabbiness of the Harrow boys about the street' February 24th 'It seems quite possible the married groups may be called up for service there by June. Fancy me a soldier!' February 29th 'Hettie looking rather downhearted over my having to join the army.' March 3rd 'Wrote off to the LLCucation dept to enter for training as a munitions worker. If I could do this it would be better for Hettie than joining the army. They are moving along very sharply in their calling up of the married men.' March 5th 'We had another zeppelin raid tonight' March 8th 'Got a form from the LCC today for the munitions classes so I suppose I shall soon be donning the dungarees . in a machine shop making shells. What a prospect.' March 9th 'Attended a meeting of my Law Clerks Society this evening.they determined that all members should be reinstated & that death claims should be met. This to be met by increased subscriptions.' March 16th 'The married men's protest grows apace but I do not think it will do much good.' March 17th St Patrick's Day 'Mr Alfred has gone off to keep the drinkers festival. He will no doubt soak in whisky.it makes me heart sick at times to see the whisky bottle brought out in the office. a formerly courteous and generous hearted fellow to work for but being gradually ruined by the curse of whisky drinking.' 'My thoughts went back to a funeral service one dark December day when I buried all my early and ardent boyhood love in a grave in East London' March 20th 'Mr Alfred came in today as I thought still feeling the effects of St Patrick's Day. His wife almost as bad. When one thinks of the what the children of such a marriage must be one cannot help shuddering and hoping there will be none' March 21st 'Went to a phrenologist today Mr O'Dell in Ludgate Circus and he gave me a delineation and description of my character which is remarkably good and accurate.Hettie read my diaries today and tells me she was pleased. She tells me I once said she wasn't very loveable. I don't remember myself but if so it is quite wrong' March 24th 'Lunched at the Cornerhouse and was much disgusted to see young girls taking liquors and smoking cigarettes. What will the next generation of children be like one wonders.' March 31st 'Another zeppelin raid tonight and we sat up waiting what might come from 9 until 3.30 in the morning when the trains began running again.' April 1st 'read 'Degenerate Germany what a disclosure!' April 4th 'had a delightful evening with Hettie but do not record our conversation. It is too intimate for any but ourselves to know' April 26th 'The call is posted up at last for me to report on 24th May' May 2nd 'general conscription brought in today so I should not have escaped & it is better to have volunteered than to have been forced to serve one's country. Lost my armlet and had to report same to police.' May 4th 'Am waiting eagerly for tomorrow night to see her Hettie again. How I miss her. I daren't think of what the army will mean.' May 26th 'saw Mr Alfred off to Paignton today this morning then walked back through the park. Parties of stalwart guardsmen were being taught to stick 12 inches of cold steel in other human beings. Ugh! It makes one's blood cold to think I might have to go through all that' June 1st 'saw Liet barker today home from the front on leave & he recommends me to write to the War Office for a post as clerk in the Ordnance Dept.' June 5th 'Went with Mr Alfred today to the law Society for my appeal but unfortunately they will not listen to it at all. They cannot consider me indispensable so I shall get no extension or exemption whatever. This means I shall find myself swept into the army maelstrom within a few weeks. Must now look out for some decent corps but am much afraid the specialised ones will be full. . Hettie poor darling was of course terribly upset.' June 7th Had a letter & photo from Walter Richards. he thinks I ought to have no difficulty in getting a clerical post in RAMC but am afraid he does not appreciate the difficulty now.I am farid there is nothing for it but a line regiment & probably the front in a few months time. My neighbour Mr Doyle has got in the Scots Guards & tells me the Royal Flyinbg Corps is open again so shall try for something there.' June 9th 'Went to the Polytechnic this morning to try for the Royal Flying Corps but met with no success as I am not a skilled mechanic and clerks and store keepers are only wanted over 41.' June 15th 'Got out my lantern slides & films so as to make some sort of show of my technical knowledge. Busy reading up my RAMC notes.' June 16th 'Went up to the RAMC headquarters at Chelsea but after waiting half an hour came away no one having taken the slightest notice of me or asking who I was or my business. I might have been the biggest spu going.' June 20th 'Called in at Harrow recruiting office and saw the sergeant major. he tells me there is absoultely nothing for me but some infantry unit.was advised to go to Holburn Recruiting Office for the medical examination.got all my papers returned from RAMC with two or three lines that no vacancies for two or three years!! June 21st Got to Holburn at 9.0 Quite a large crowd of fellows already there. Waited till 11.30 when was given a card to go at 2 o'clock. Back to office and did some work and returned to recruiting office at 2 Waited again until 4.0 Saw Queen Alexandria. Upstairs at 4.30 Had to get into one's birthday suit and at 5 was called to parade before the doctors. .passed for general service." "Came out with a heavy heart for I know what this will mean to those at home. There is however something in being fit to serve one's country. Some of the specimens were miserably made. June 23rd 'i got a bit of hope when it appears Mr Alfred had seen a Mr hall who has a friend at the War Office who can fill vacancies in the ASC' June 26th 'Mr hall rings up this morning to say his friend thinks he has a post if I am passed for clerical work but "general service" looms up.' June 27th 'From a letter in Mr Rees' Chambers it seems evident the Boss is out to ruin Alfred altogether. What an end for an old family business!! Largely brought about by drink.' July 4th 'I was able to see the Commissioner and found him quite a reasonable old barrister. he was very sympathetic & practically assured me he would recommend a grant to cover rates and taxes premiums and school fees so this will take a great load off my mind.' July 7th 'Caught the express to Marylebone and was at the office before 11 Mr Alfred did not arrive untile nearly 1. Alfred seems to have gone silly with worry and I can see he will never be any good to continue in business. had to go up to Somerset House& the Law Courts this afternoon probably for the last time.' The entries end in July presumably as he is called up. We note the battle of the Somme begins in July 1916. Casual research finds that a man by the same name lived through until 1940. Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHRISTOPHER GRUT BUCKTON DINTON AYLESBURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE WWI WW1 WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR 1 THE WAR TO END ALL WARS HOME FRONT ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN UNITED KINGDOM 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 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 HANDSKRIFT AUTOGRAFER EGENHÄNDIGT HANDSKRIVET HANDSKRIVEN MANUSKRIPT BREV SIGNERAD SIGNERAT SIGNATUR NAMNTECKNING AUTOGRAF HANDSKRIFTER . unknown

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EDITH HEATHBiblio.com

1916 ORIGINAL UPSTATE NEW YORK MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A LOCAL FARMER'S WIFE INTENT ON RECORDING ALL THE ACTIVITIES AND OBSERVATIONS OF LOCAL LIFE AND TIMES WITH THE AWFUL BACKDROP OF WWI EVER LOOMING

19160008214JEFFERSON NEW YORK. Good. 1916. On offer is an interesting original manuscript diary handwritten by a woman living in rural up-state New York during WWI. Measuring 5 inches by 3 inches the diary is in good condition. There are 365 pages and it is 100% complete. The handwriting is legible. Edith M. Heath lived in up-state New York on a farm with her husband Fred. She was born in 1863 and lived her life in Jefferson County New York. Casual research has not turned up any additional information. She passed away in 1940 at the age of 77. She was pre-deceased by her husband Fred who passed away in 1923 at the age of 61. She had no children. Her diary is filled with the day-to-day activities of running a farm. "Pleasant and very cold. We washed. Had a very large washing washed two big quilts and eight sheets and a lot of other things . " Feb 14 1916; "Pleasant and cold. Bradley went to Adams after lumber. Fred went down to Kelley's to fix telephone but it was too cold to work. Bradley and Dora were over here we sugared off" Mar 17 1916; "Cold and pleasant. Bradley rolled all day they turned the cows out in the afternoon for the first time Mrs. Kelley and Dora went fishing I canned 3 quarts of cow slips and finished cleaning the pantry" May 13 1916; "Rained hard all day. Fred sprouted potatoes. I baked. Fred went to the Centre in the morning and got a new lawn mower $3.50. I fell down stairs and hurt my foot. Bradley and Dora went to the party at the Center." June 3 1916. In February she records the death of her mother Sarah Fassett: ". Ma was very bad all day. She died five minutes to twelve. Had been here 12 weeks and 3 days" Feb 9 1916. Several months later on April 20th she records that Fred sold her mother's house for $800.00 Edith's diary is intensely local. Despite a world war raging there is no mention of it in her diary. Indeed although significant events are taking place in the United States she resolutely focuses on life in her immediate surroundings. In addition to her daily entries she keeps a record in the back of the diary of all of the births marriages and deaths in the area. These are in addition to the many many references to friends and neighbours throughout the diary. This diary is an excellent glimpse into the daily life of a small farming community in America a century ago. The wealth of detail makes it very easy to picture the rhythm of the days and the seasons. Through her entries it is easy to visualize life in that place at that time. A genealogist would prize the names and associated details of the many people she mentions in her diary.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES UP-STATE NEW YORK; 20TH CENTURY; 1910s; WW1; EDITH M. HEATH; JEFFERSON COUNTY NY; LIFE IN RURAL AMERICA; AMERICA AND WORLD WAR I; RURAL AMERICA; FARM LIFE IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; FARMING OPERATIONS; FARM WOMEN; AGRICULTURE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY; CLIMATE IN NEW YORK STATE IN 1910s; JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGY; WOMEN STUDIES; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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