1885 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND LEDGER OF AN OAK HILL - ALBANY NEW YORK AREA FARMER

On offer is an original handwritten manuscript diary authored by a farmer in the Oak Hill and Durham New York area southwest of Albany. The leather bound diary style book is used as a journal with handwritten dates beginning January 12th and ending December 31st. A casual reading provides a profound understanding that one had to work extraordinarily hard to farm and create a self sustaining economy. Many names of family and friends will make this a treasure for local historians and genealogists once the handwriting is gotten used to. Overall G+.; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; Farming, Economy, Durham, genealogy, Personal, Memoir, Handwritten, hand written, autograph, autographs, signed, letters, document, documents, manuscript, manuscripts, writers, writer, author, holograph, personal, Americana, Religion, Pioneer, Florida, FL, Education, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT,