1868 - 1893 HANDWRITTEN CIVIL WAR ERA ARCHIVE OF SIX [6] MANUSCRIPT DIARIES FROM THE FAMILY OF TRAITOR BENEDICT ARNOLD

On offer is a super archive of handwritten manuscript diaries related to the Arnold family of Stillwater New York near Saratoga. Family members were related to Benedict Arnold and his half-brother, Nathaniel. Family members mentioned also include Whitlock, Hornbeck, Cuddeback, Davis, Shepperd and many, many more names are mentioned of family, friends and acquaintances. This will be a treasure for area historians or genealogists. There are 5 diaries by Cynthia Dunham Arnold from 1879, 1884, 1886, 1892 and 1893. Cynthia is a detailed diarist providing details of weather, work and local history and social events. There is an 1868 diary by her father, Daniel Arnold which of more sporadic in entries and mostly work related. This is a great history covering the post-Civil War era. Overall Good+.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, AMERICANA, ARCHIVE, NEW YORK, DIARY, DIARIES, CIVIL WAR ERA, Arnold, Traitor, Treason, Saratoga, farming, Rural, Pioneer, Civil War Era, PRE SUFFRAGE