1885 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND LEDGER OF AN OAK HILL - ALBANY NEW YORK AREA FARMER

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On offer is an original handwritten manuscript diary authored by a farmer in the Oak Hill and Durham New York area southwest of Albany. The leather bound diary style book is used a s a journal with handwritten dates beginning January 12th and ending December 31st. A casual reading provides a profound understanding that one had to work extraordinarily hard to farm and create a self sustaining economy. Many names of family and friends will make this a treasure for local historians and genealogists once the handwriting is gotten used to. Overall G+.; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; Farming, Economy, Durham, genealogy, Personal, Memoir, Handwritten, hand written, autograph, autographs, signed, letters, document, documents, manuscript, manuscripts, writers, writer, author, holograph, personal, Americana, Religion, Pioneer, Florida, FL, Education, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, Show more