PUBLIC "-//College of William and Mary::Earl Gregg Swem Library::Special Collections//TEXT (US::ViW::viw00429:: Samuel H. Brown Diary, 1864-1869)//EN" "viw00429.xml" Inventory of the Samuel H. Brown Diary 1864-1869 Brown, Samuel H. Diary Mss. Acc. 2009.465 Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary © 2012 By the College of William and Mary. All rights reserved.

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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist, Patricia Overton, SCRC Staff, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Samuel H. Brown Diary, 1864-1869 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.465

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Samuel H. Brown Diary 1864-18691864 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.465 0.01 1 volume. The papers are in: English Brown, Samuel H., b. 1819 arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

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Samuel H. Brown Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 10/07/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed in October 2009 by Ute Schechter, Burger Archivist. Further description by Patricia Overton, SCRC Staff, in October-November 2009.

 Biographical Note

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 Scope and Contents

Diary of Samuel H. Brown (b. 1819) of Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts for the year 1864. Dates for accounts kept in the back of the book range from 1864-1869.In brief daily entries Brown mentions his work like planting, working on the hog house and other activities related to farm work. Most days he enters who he worked for and for how many hours. Each Sunday he went to a 'meeting at the Junction' which probably refers to church meetings.The back of the diary contains various accounts, some of which are listings of subscribers (names and amounts) who support 'preaching.' For a more detailed description, provided by the seller, see finding aid link below.

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Genre/Form of Material: Diaries Geographic Name: Massachusetts--Religious Life and customs--19th century Massachusetts--Social life and customs--19th century. Detailed Description of the Collection Diary id61414 1864-1869 1