Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
MS083 Box 1 F01 |
Title |
Josiah P. Gilson Diary, 1867 |
Scope & Content |
1867 diary of Josiah Gilson of New Castle lists daily activities and jobs such as raking hay, digging potatoes, breaking roads, working on rigger gang at Fort McClary, hauling boats. Social life includes loafing at the shops, visiting neighbors and playing parlor games, rehearsing for a play, oyster supper. Names Lizzie White, Mary Locke, Rufus Yeaton, Hollis Flanders, John S. Frost, others. See following records for each diary. |
Collection |
Josiah P. Gilson Diaries |
Object Name |
Diary |
Date |
1867 |
Extent of Description |
I softcover book, 6"x3". |
People |
Gilson, Josiah P., 1837-1909 White, Elizabeth "Lizzie" T., c1855-1893 Locke, Mary Yeaton, Rufus, b. 1832 Flanders, Hollis Frost, John S. |
Search Terms |
New Castle (N.H.) |
Subjects |
Diaries and journals |