Category: 19th Century Diary

1884 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A VERY POLITICAL RHODE ISLAND MACHINIST, MERCHANT, OYSTERMAN AND BASS HORN PLAYER IN THE TOWN BAND

Price: $2,455.99

Publisher: WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND LOCUSTVILLE, : 1884

Seller ID: 0008087

Condition: Good

On offer is an excellent and detailed diary of a Rhode Island businessman who was very active in his local community. The diary is in good condition. It measures 6 inches by 3 inches. The diary entries are 100% complete. There are several cash account pages partially completed as well as some memoranda notes. His entries are for the most part quite legible. George Washington Avery II was born in Groton CT February 18, 1847 and lived in what is now Westerly RI. At the time, it was also known as Locustville and there are some references to that later name. He died February 15th, 1928 and is buri...
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ORIGINAL 1852 LONDON DIARY - THE DIARY/JOURNAL OF GEORGE BEAUFOY RN, OWNER OF BEAUFOY VINEGAR FACTORY AND VICTORIAN ERA TYCOON OF ONE OF ENGLAND'S MOST IMPORTANT COMMODITIES

By: GEORGE BEAUFOY

Price: $2,455.99

Publisher: London, England, : 1852

Seller ID: 0008044

Condition: Very Good

On offer is a prize 1852 diary and journal of George Beaufoy, a prominent merchant in London, England. This book, which is in excellent condition, is an outstanding description of his 2nd year running this already century-old family firm. The book is 10 in by 9 1/2 in. The paperboard cover and all pages are in excellent condition. There are 224 pages and the book is 100% complete. The handwriting is clearly written, if somewhat difficult to read. George Beaufoy was born in 1796 and served in the Royal Navy from 1810 until 1851, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander. In 1852 he took over the famil...
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1842 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A YOUNG CLERK AT THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT, WHO TEN YEARS LATER WAS APPOINTED AS HER MAJESTY'S JUDGE IN THE "HAVANA MIXED COMMISSION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRADE", AND WAS MURDERED WHILE IN SERVICE

By: GEORGE CANNING BACKHOUSE

Price: $3,055.99

Publisher: London, England, : 1842

Seller ID: 0008000

Condition: Very Good

This super original diary written by 24-year old George Canning Backhouse, gives an excellent insight into a life of a young man from the upper-middle class starting his diplomatic career and living in London during the early Victorian era. His father, John Backhouse (1784-1845), was a noted British politician, who served as a Permanent Under-secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and who retired the same year when the diary was written. One of the first records is a memo regarding his father's papers. In 1838 George Canning graduated from the Christ Church College in Oxford, and started work...
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1830s - 1870s ORIGINAL MASSIVE ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES [50] AND HANDWRITTEN LETTERS [65+] DETAILING THE LIFE AND LOVES AND RELIGIOUS DEVOTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK CITY COUSINS

By: GEORGE CRAWFORD MURRAY, LAVINIA MURRAY, JAMES M. HOAGLAND et al

Price: $5,885.99

Publisher: MIDDLETOWNE NEW JERSEY MONMOUTH CTY NEW YORK CITY, : 1830

Seller ID: 0001523

Condition: Good+

On offer is a fascinating, massive archive of letters, notes, diaries, and some ephemera of particular interest to researchers, historians and collectors of mid 19th century New York City and New Jersey and religion of the day. The archive is made up of two [2] main components: 1) approximately 50 diaries and notebooks and 2) approximately 69 letters of inter-family correspondence, dated from the 1830s through to the late 1870s, they are mostly by and between three people; James Hoagland of Jersey City, New Jersey; Lavinia Murray of NYC and her brother George C. Murray of Middletowne, New Jers...
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1865 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A 22 YEAR OLD CIVIL WAR VETERAN AND PENSIONER

By: GEORGE E. COWELL

Price: $1,285.99

Publisher: TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA, : 1865

Seller ID: 0001803

Condition: Very Good

On offer is an original manuscript Civil War Era diary dated 1865 handwritten by George E. Cowell who lived near Towanda, Pennsylvania. About 22 years old at the writing George had been a soldier in Co C, 141st Infantry Pennsylvania. It appears that he had been discharged from the army when he wrote the diary making note of receiving a pension. He often noted meeting with his brethren. He made mention of the war and Lincoln's death several times. He was very sick with the measles when Lincoln was assassinated. Here are some snippets: April 4 It cleared up. At work for Mr Bradford with his son....
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1884 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF AN INCREDIBLY HARDWORKING 31 YEAR OLD CONNECTICUT PEDDLER

By: GEORGE E. METCALFE

Price: $695.99

Publisher: Connecticut CT, : 1884

Seller ID: 000989

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Good

On offer is an original 1884 handwritten diary of a needle peddler, George E. Metcalf, of Connecticut. George was once a teacher; now he crisscrosses Connecticut as he sells needles, then oranges, then stationery, then back to needles. He zips across the state, first on train, or "the cars", but thinks nothing of walking ten or more miles between towns, peddling his wares. He gets a letter from his wife in early January that their baby is sick, so he takes the train home. One minute he's in Bristol, then Glastonbury, then Windsor Locks, then New Haven, then Poquonock, then Branford, th...
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1886 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA NOTABLE AND RENOWNED BOOKSELLER, APOTHECARY AND AUTHOR

By: GEORGE ELKANA MORTON

Price: $3,385.99

Publisher: HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA, : 1886

Seller ID: 0001930

Condition: Good+

On offer is a sensational later 19th Century original manuscript diary handwritten by George Elkana Morton, noted bookseller, apothecary and wholesale druggist, publisher and author of Halifax Nova Scotia. [Curiously and enigmatically the diary has a handwritten ownership inscription of the Reverend John Forrest D.D. who was Dalhousie University president from 1885-1910. However credible research finds the book was in fact authored by George Morton as references to Morton's sister, his birth date, address, activities and other clues lead us to believe that the book was certainly written by Mor...
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1898 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND HANDWRITTEN TREASURE TROVE OF LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF A LARGE DAIRY FARM AND CREAMERY IN NEW YORK STATE

By: GEORGE F. VICKERMAN

Price: $1,225.99

Publisher: STORMVILLE DUCHESS COUNTY NEW YORK, : 1898

Seller ID: 0001367

Condition: Good

On offer is an historical manuscript relic of Duchess County in New York State being the original handwritten diary of George F. Vickerman, a 25 year old. The diary is dated 1898 which was the year of the Spanish American War and there is a fair bit of mentioned of the war by George though he didn't fight. From the daily entries he manages if not runs or owns a large seeming dairy, creamery operation. There is much talk of going to Stormville, many times on his "wheel" he also mentions going to Green Haven, Poughquag, Hughsonville, Gay Head and Beckmanville. Local historians and resear...
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1856 ENIGMATIC PRE-CIVIL WAR HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A PIONEER, LABORER, PREACHER AND TRAVELING BOOKSELLER

By: GEORGE M. BURNETT

Price: $1,285.99

Publisher: CANANDAIGUA NEW YORK NY, : 1856

Seller ID: 000742

Condition: Poor

On offer is a very unique, fascinating and enigmatic pre-Civil War handwritten manuscript diary by George M. Burnett. At first glance Mr. Burnett appears to be an itinerant farm laborer but a closer reading reveals that Mr. Burnett is an important man in the community as a preacher and a bookseller. Based near Canandaigua New York he travels frequently to Shortsville, Naples, Manchester, etc. and discusses the sale of his books to other booksellers. Not easily read in spots and the book is fragile, but oddly someone has hand stitched some pages together. One such area has split open but one ca...
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THE 1882 MANUSCRIPT HANDWRITTEN DIARY OF GEORGE W. BENNETT WHITEHALL NEW YORK

By: GEORGE W. BENNETT

Price: $1,455.99

Publisher: Whitehall New York Wentworth New Hampshire, : 1882

Seller ID: 000409

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Some diaries we read are so sad that your heart really goes out to them; well this is one of those diaries. Our author, George W. Bennett at the time this diary is written, 1882, lives in Whitehall, New York and is a very sick young man. He's 29 and has moved there from Wentworth, New Hampshire and has a job selling "machines". What kind of machines, one is not quite sure, but they are big but small enough to load several in a wagon for his selling trips. He also has a very sick mother back in New Hampshire and at one point makes it back just in time to tend to her right before she die...
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1845 - 1850 HANDWRITTEN FIRST HAND MANUSCRIPT OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR AND LEDGER OF A BUSY PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND MERCHANT AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

By: GEORGE W. GUILD

Price: $5,255.99

Publisher: Providence Rhode Island RI, : 1845

Seller ID: 0001065

Condition: Good+

On offer is a remarkable, historic handwritten manuscript relic of Rhode Island's involvement in the Mexican War and regional commerce being the journal and ledger of George W. Guild, who was a soldier in the Mexican War, a merchant and a Justice of the Peace in Providence Rhode Island. This 266 page hand numbered book was used from 1845 - 1850 as a ledger for Mr. Guild's prosperous business. He tended to do most of his invoices, notes, sales and orders on the right side of the open book. The left side was saved for other notes relating to store operations. It is here on these mostly blank pa...
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1890s ARCHIVE OF THREE [3] ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARIES BY AMERICAN CIVIL WAR VETERAN, RAILROAD BOOSTER, AND PROMINENT MEMBER OF A MICHIGAN COMMUNITY

By: George W. Howe

Price: $2,985.99

Publisher: Port Huron, Michigan, : 1894

Seller ID: 0010009

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

On offer is a group of three diaries containing a treasure trove of local residents and organizations written by George W. Howe, a veteran of the American Civil War and prominent member of his local community. The diaries are dated 1894, 1895, and 1897, and measure 5.75 inches by 3.5 inches, 7 inches by 3.25 inches, and 7 inches by 3.25 inches respectively. All diaries are in good condition, contain 365 pages plus memoranda, and are 100 percent complete. Howe was born in 1844 and, following the Civil War, lived his life in Port Huron, Michigan. He passed away in 1936 at age 91 or 92. Records s...
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1899 - 1911 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF 12 MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A VERY YOUNG, VERY BRIGHT IOWA BOY WHO EARLY ON SHOWS HE HAS AN 'OLD SOUL' FOLLOWING HIM THROUGH TO MANHOOD

By: GLENN W. HOVEY

Price: $2,285.99

Publisher: MOUNT VERNON IOWA IA, : 1899

Seller ID: 0001874

Condition: Good+

On offer is a fascinating, original archive of 12 manuscript diaries handwritten by the personable and charming Glenn W. Hovey. The diaries dated 1899 through 1911 offer a rare opportunity to witness the development of this young Iowa boy from elementary school days to a 24 year old college man on the cusp of following his life calling. Along with the narrative Glenn's writings have the added depth of having tucked in a great deal of ephemera such as newspaper clippings, photos, documents etc. It is absolutely fascinating to see this young boy grow as his age and maturation progresses, so does...
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1892 - 1894 ORIGINAL PAIR OF FULLY WRITTEN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY THE DEPUTY POSTMISTRESS OF THE OSGOOD INDIANA WHO DETAILS THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A LATE 19TH CENTURY MID STATE INDIANA FAMILY

By: GRACE M. GRIFFIN

Price: $1,485.99

Publisher: OWEN OSGOOD INDIANA, : 1892

Seller ID: 0001897

Condition: Fair

On offer is a small group of two [2] interesting November 1892 through May 1894 manuscript diaries handwritten by Grace M. Griffin of Owen, Indiana. Grace is as many young women of the time occupied with friends and family and we read a more than casual interest by the writer in sewing and quilt making with frequent entries about she and her mother making aprons, dresses, clothes for her sister's dolls, a doll hat for a family friend's little girl +++. She also mentions many, many names of friends and visitors and she leads a very active life giving remarkable detail of a young woman's life in...
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1881 + 1883 + 1890 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNALS/DIARIES OF P.H. GRISHAM CIVIL WAR VETERAN, GENEALOGIST OF WASHINGTON DC ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA, ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE

By: GRISHAM, PETER H., 2nd Ky. Cavalry

Price: $895.99

Publisher: USA, : 1881

Seller ID: 000073

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good+

Three curious diaries/logs/journals of Peter H. Grisham [mustered out a Corporal of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry.] Peter tends to write front to back and then change back to front in these 'pocketbook' type journal. Peter meanders making observations, jotting memories, detailing genealogical histories; Mrs. Mary Bevins, his sister, some famed people he knew through his father and notes the history of the family's steel works is in the snippets to follow. "July 10th, 1883. My duties have been arduous + have neglected to keep up any diary, regularly. I went to Arkansas - last May was a year - vi...
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ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT COPY OF THE 1845 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF PHARMACY, KEPT BY ONE OF ITS MOST NOTED AND TALENTED MEMBERS, A GERMAN IMMIGRANT WHO MADE GOOD IN AMERICA

By: GUSTAVUS RAMSPERGER

Price: $1,285.99

Publisher: UNIVERSITY PLACE, WAVERLY PLACE, NEW YORK CITY, NY, : 1845

Seller ID: 0009093

Condition: Good

On offer is a unique and very interesting document in the history of pharmacology. It is the 1845 rules, regulations and bylaws for the New York City Board of Pharmacy. The book appears to belong to a man named ‘Gustavus Ramsperger.” The first page gives the title as the “Rules and Regulations of the Board of Pharmacy of the City and County of New York.” In the 10 pages that follow, the rules and regulations are expounded in eight articles detailing the duties of the executive board and its members, the examinations for potential pharmacologists, and the order of business for the board members...
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1888 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY OF A YOUNG WOODLAND CALIFORNIA GIRL HEADING TO THE MID-WEST - FUTURE AUTHOR/HISTORIAN OF IOWA [?]

By: H. A. DWELLE

Price: $885.99

Publisher: Woodland, California CA, : 1888

Seller ID: 000614

Binding: Leather

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

On offer is a very scarce Pacific Coast Diary with entries from Wednesday November 28th to Sunday September 1st, 1888. Our writer appears to be a young woman; 18 to 20 years old we suspect. She has written H. A. DWELLE WOODLAND CAL. on the inner free endpaper. Miss Dwelle has over written the January 1st through June 29th pages but as mentioned the dates overwritten are in fact November 28th to September 1st. The first months involve a great deal of travel to Iowa City, Salt Lake etc. On return Miss Dwelle still travels a great deal but then mostly one to three day trips. She writes of teachin...
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1861 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF ONE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD MAN'S VOYAGE TO CUBA TO VISIT THE GRAVE OF HIS BROTHER AND DO A LITTLE BUSINESS AS THE CIVIL WAR BREAKS OUT AROUND HIM

By: H. CLAYTON

Price: $3,545.99

Publisher: PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA PA HAVANA MATANZAS CUBA, : 1861

Seller ID: 0001098

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good+

On offer is a beautifully detailed manuscript travel diary handwritten by Mr. H. Clayton from Pennsylvania. Mr. Clayton is on a journey of the soul, but being a railroad man he is drawn to his field of study while on his mission; traveling to Cuba to visit the grave of his brother, who died and was buried in Cuba in 1844. The diary covers his entire journey there and his time there and his journey back over approximately 75 pages dated from March 18, 1861 to April 24, 1861. The trip to Cuba is superbly detailed including catching fish, having his money and wallet stolen, and seeing all the thi...
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1867 - 1868 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF AN 11 YEAR OLD BOY IN POST CIVIL WAR PENNSYLVANIA

By: HAINES JR., R.B.

Price: $595.99

Publisher: Germantown, Pennsylvania, : 1867

Seller ID: 000118

Condition: Very Good

With very nice penmanship most of the time, this notebook-style diary begins "1867 5th Month, 6th." and then proceeds to detail the daily activities of this charming young man, R.B. HAINES Jr., [we estimate to be about 10 or 11 years old given the amount of time he spends fishing and playing in the barn balanced with his responsibilities] through until October 1868. References to keeping and tending pigeons, gardening, building a chicken coop, greenhouse growing pepper mint, catnip, flowers, tomato and preparing for market and visiting friends and family are all noted. Travels include ...
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1870 + 1890-1903 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF LIFE AND TIMES & STAGE - STEAM - TRAIN TRAVELS DIARY

By: Hannah Blackburn

Price: $985.99

Publisher: New Waterford, Ohio OH / Columbiana Co., : 1870

Seller ID: 000496

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Good

On offer are two diaries originally belonging to Hannah Blackburn of New Waterford, Columbiana Co., Ohio. The earliest diary representing the year 1871 does not have her name in it but the second diary, representing the year 1890-1903 does have her name. The writing is very much the same in both diaries. The 1871 diary has 40 leaves both sides have long handwritten entries so therefore you actually get 80 pages of diary entries. The later diary has 24 leaves (both sides) or 48 pages. The earliest diary is actually more of a day to day journal starts on March 11th, 1871 and ends March of 1872, ...
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Category: 19th Century Diary