1898 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY THE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR OF SOUTHFIELD MICHIGAN

On offer is an original 1898 manuscript diary handwritten by Joseph E. Mcclelland of Southfield, Michigan in Oakland County. Born in September 1864 he was 33 years old at the writing. Joseph was the Township Supervisor and he does a super job in this tiny diary detailing his daily activities, many dozens of visitors by name, going to socials, attending a surprise party, being nominated and elected for Township Supervisor, Supervisors meetings in Pontiac, going out taking assessments, making out road warrants, going to Detroit and seeing one of his girls "C.M.W.", going to the Sand Hill Fair and then sadly he writes his Father having strokes of paralysis, his death and funeral an much, much more over the 365 entries. Historians and collectors of the area will find, besides the super historical entries 11 pages with ledger entries. He also kept track of letters he wrote to a woman that he was seeing. Here are some snippets: "Drove team over to Beddow to get the shod, then went to Chase Smith in evening we all went to Margaret McClellands .... Went to Franklin to hear Prof. Ferris lecture, took Mary Miller for company .... Mary Logan and I went to Frank Harmon's to social in evening .... Went down to Will Harmon's after posts and to Caucus, got the nomination for Supr. again .... At election all day. Elected Supervisor by seventy nine majority .... Father had a stroke of paralysis at 4:30 p.m., sit up most of the night with him .... Father died at 9:30 a.m. Telephoned undertaker, notified friends ... Went to factory, moving fence in forenoon. Emmer and Viola Coleman here visited in p.m. Annie and Emily Erwin called at home in eve ..... Drove over to Mr. Bristols and then to Tom Cooks to see David Young about settlement of case against township ....." 2 1/4" x 4" covers absent but overall G+.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, OAKLAND COUNTY, MUNICIPAL POLITICS, GENDER STUDIES, ORIGINAL, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, AMERICANA, Vade Mecum,; Signed by Autograph