1883 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A FINE STUDIOUS YOUNG MAN IN UPSTATE NEW YORK

On offer is the personal handwritten diary of Frank J. Tone of Bergen New York. Frank uses an 1866 diary for the year of 1883 commencing on Jan. 1st. Frank is a student, we estimate he is 15 or 16 years old, who studiously makes daily notes on the weather, personal matters and events of historical significance both local, national and international. A super eye for detail he notes "Wed 3rd Teachers in school: Arthur G. Clement, Miss Lizzie Adams, Jennie Hancey, Miss S.F. Prentice." The diary is littered with notes such as: Gambetta the great French statesman died Jan 1st. Tues 13 King Kalakaua of Sandwich Island Crowned to day. Frank also keeps a number of lists: deaths, births and marriages in town, noted Senators. Researchers of New York State genealogy will be kept busy for quite some time as there is quite a fair amount local information. All done in lovely cursive writing. Has a few old post-marked notes, Jersey City, NJ, Palomonte both 1883 and a few die cuts pasted in. In good+ shape 2 x 3 inches.; 64mo - up to 3" tall; 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, BERGEN, NEW YORK, UPSTATE NEW YORK, GENEALOGY, ; Signed by Autograph