Ellen Jones diary

Item Information

Title:
Ellen Jones diary
Description:
As a young woman living on her family’s farm in upstate New York, Ellen Jones kept a brief, rapidly written diary detailing local and family news as the nation edged into Civil War. In addition to concerns over her fragile health and the passing of local men and women, she includes a nicely detailed description of a Catholic wedding, 1858, a visit to John Brown’s grave in North Elba on July 4, 1860, and several brief allusions to her brothers and friends serving in the Union Army.
Creator:
Jones, Ellen M.
Date:
1856–1869
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Diaries
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
Ellen Jones Diary
Subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
New York--Social life and customs--1800--1899
Places:
United States
New York > New York
Extent:
81 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums370bd-i001
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums370bd-i001