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By: FRANK BEARD JR.
Price: $685.99
Publisher: HALLS CORNERS NEW YORK NY, 1877
Seller ID: 000751
Condition: Good
On offer is a super look at the life and times of a teenage boy in 1877 Ontario County New York. This 6" x 3" diary for the year 1877 is written by Frank Beard Jr. of Halls Corners, Ontario County, New York. Frank turns 15 during the writing of the diary, and lives with his mother, father and younger brother Charlie on a farm. Uniquely for a boy Frank is a tireless, erudite and somewhat romantic diarist and he faithfully has an entry for every day from Jan 1st, when he bids "good bye to the Centennial Year, until June 17th. Many of the remaining pages are filled with figures for pu... View more info
By: Frank J. Tone
Price: $489.99
Publisher: BERGEN NEW YORK NY, 1883
Seller ID: 000624
Condition: Very Good
On offer is the personal handwritten diary of Frank J. Tone of Bergen New York. Frank uses an 1866 diary for the year of 1883 commencing on Jan. 1st. Frank is a student, we estimate he is 15 or 16 years old, who studiously makes daily notes on the weather, personal matters and events of historical significance both local, national and international. A super eye for detail he notes "Wed 3rd Teachers in school: Arthur G. Clement, Miss Lizzie Adams, Jennie Hancey, Miss S.F. Prentice." The diary is littered with notes such as: Gambetta the great French statesman died Jan 1st. Tues 13 Ki... View more info
By: FRANK W. STEELE
Price: $455.99
Publisher: THORNTON NEW HAMPSHIRE NH, 1887
Seller ID: 000740
Condition: Very Good
On offer is the handwritten, manuscript work journal and diary of Mr. Frank W. Steele of Thornton New Hampshire. Mr. Steele is a succinct diarist noting work, duties and his employers as he scratched out a living doing carpentry, planting, logging, painting, wheating +++ Rarely missing a day Mr. Steele's work journal will provide, with more than a casual reading, a goodly bit of local history and genealogical info given the number of employers named. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, ... View more info
Price: $6,855.99
Publisher: 1849
Seller ID: 0007023
Condition: Good+
On offer is a rare, original and superb ship's journal handwritten by a very young serving as the ship's boy from the mid-1800s. Frederick C. Coulter, the author, is a 'Ship's Boy' on board the sailing vessel Matilda. A ship's boy or a cabin boy is a boy in the sense of low-ranking young male employee. His job generally was to wait on the officers and passengers of a ship, especially running errands for the captain. Ship's boys were usually 12-14 years old sometimes as young as 8 or 9 and also helped the cook in the ship's kitchen or galley and carried buckets of food from the galley to the fo... View more info
By: GEORGE A KIMBALL
Price: $5,455.99
Publisher: SOMMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1876
Seller ID: 0008154
Condition: Good +
On offer are a group of three [3] original, detailed manuscript diaries handwritten by the City Engineer of what was known as the Chicago of New England. The diaries were written in 1876, 1878 and 1880. In 1876, George Kimball was the City Engineer of the city of Somerville, MA. Just north of Boston, Somerville was the scene of significant events in the Revolutionary War. Now, it was going through a rapid industrialization that would see its population mushroom from 15,000 to 90,000. The meatpacking industry was so large that Somerville was dubbed 'The Chicago of New England'. Brick-making was... View more info
Price: $1,455.99
Publisher: ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK, 1869
Seller ID: 0008083
Condition: Good
On offer is a late-19th century diary authored by George A. Wheeler. It measures 4 inches by 2 3/4 inches and is 100% complete. Although it is virtually complete, it is quite spare in content. The name on the inside cover is George A. Wheeler. Based on the place and dates it is probably George A. Wheeler (1856-1939), a descendent of an Ontario County pioneer Benjamin Wheeler, who came to the area around 1800. George studied at the East Bloomfield Academy and Lima Seminary, became a successful farmer, a president of the Ontario Agricultural Society, a county assessor, and an active member of th... View more info
By: GEORGE AVERY
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... View more info
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... View more info
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... View more info
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... View more info
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.... View more info
Price: $695.99
Publisher: Connecticut CT, 1884
Seller ID: 000989
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... View more info
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... View more info
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... View more info
By: GEORGE J. NORTON, First Mate
Price: $3,455.99
Publisher: ASEA ABOARD STEAM YACHT WINDWARD NORTH ATLANTIC, 1898
Seller ID: 0002305
Condition: Good+
On offer is a super, original manuscript relic of Arctic exploration and humankind's unceasing attempts at discovery no matter what the adversity including the cold, vast unexplored wastelands of the North that drove men like Robert Edwin Peary to gamble with the money of their backers and the lives of the men employed to make those dreams come alive. This ship's log details the commencement of Peary's attempt to discover the North Pole in 1898 by way of the steam yacht 'Windward' which was being delivered to Peary in New York from London to be his flagship in Peary's second Arctic Expedition ... View more info
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... View more info
Price: $1,455.99
Publisher: Whitehall New York Wentworth New Hampshire, 1882
Seller ID: 000409
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... View more info
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... View more info
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... View more info
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... View more info
