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Brooks, Dan |
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MS083 Box 1 F08 - Josiah P. Gilson Diary, 1892
In this 1892 diary, Gilson lists names of employees at the Wentworth Mansion. Lists clothing he bought for the year and its cost. Chores include pruning trees, shoveling, buying provisions and milk, planting garden, washing and oiling the carriage, driving to the station, raking hay, painting, cooking for the gentlemen, taking care of boats, taking care of children. Sundays he goes to New Castle. Entertainment: games of forty-five and high-low....
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MS083 Box 1 F09 - Josiah P. Gilson Diary, 1893
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MS083 Box 1 F10 - Josiah P. Gilson Diary, 1894
1894 diary of Josiah P. Gilson lists his pay from the Coolidge family, and the clothing he bought for the year with the cost of each item. Repeats the same basic chores as in previous years, with the addition of setting out rose bushes, taking the washwomen to New Castle, pumping wash water, drawing lobster nets, painting the fence. Mentions Dan Brooks.
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MS083 Box 1 F11 - Josiah P. Gilson Diary, 1897
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