Archive Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
A.2011.003.633 |
Title |
Bragdon Diary 1874 |
Object Name |
Diary |
Dates of Creation |
1874 |
Year Range from |
1874 |
Year Range to |
1874 |
Scope & Content |
A diary containing a yearly calender, facts about the solar system and division of time, an interest table, a chart listing the value of foreign gold and silver coins, rates of postage, astronomical facts, church festivals, chronological cycles, tide charts etc. All these pages are at the beginning of the diary. After this information, there are blank pages, many of which have notes written on them. The notes are observations of the weather and a recording of activities on a particular day such as, traveling, expenses, the weather, attending church, working on York county business in Alfred, collecting taxes, election outcomes and selective vital records. The diarist is believed to be Joseph Bragdon Jr., however, this cannot be documented. |
Collection |
Bragdon-Brooks Collection |
People |
Bragdon, Joseph, Jr., 1814-1892 |
Search Terms |
19th century Alfred |
Subjects |
Astronomy Businesses Daily life Diaries Food prices Local government Taxes Travel Vital records Weather Churches |
