1922 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT POST WORLD WAR I DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG, PERSONABLE PENNSYLVANIA MAN

1922 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT POST WORLD WAR I DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG, PERSONABLE PENNSYLVANIA MAN

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On offer is a charming post World War I manuscript diary handwritten by a young man named John Silverwood, as written on the cover of the notebook, living in the Lewisburg and Sunbury area of Pennsylvania. Beginning January 1922 there are about 30 full pages of entries in the 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Here are some snippets: "We ironed and did all mending today, Harry and Hoffa went to Watsontown this afternoon, we churned butter today awful blizzard outside, Joe Rebers funeral today, Dr. Sampsel came to see Harry today he was sick, Harry had an awful pain today, John went to Lewisburg to conference, Clay Buskirk is ploughing for us today, planted the beans and peas today, painted the yard fence and planted cabbage, John went to West Milton, Pa., finished the cherries today, awful hot day and finished making the hay, canned peaches, went to Mt. Carmel today, made apple butter and put it away, got a new hat at Sticklers, went to Port Treverton today, cleaned the chicken coop, etc." Prices of supplies are written in the back as well. Overall G.G.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, JOHN SILVERWOOD, LEWISBURG, SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA, RURAL LIFE, FARMING, ORCHARDS, POST WORLD WAR I, AMERICANA, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTO ALBUM, PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, HANDSCHRIFT, HANDGESCHRIEBEN, MANUSKRIPT, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, Papel,

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