Daily Diary, 1883

1883

Title
Daily Diary, 1883
Creator
Chess, Moses
Date
1883
Identifier
31735072991361
Description
Chess records his farm work, the tasks of hired workers, land surveying, the names of people he visits or who visit him, payments he receives or makes—including wages paid to workers, rent from tenants, loans given out to others--and various goods he buys. He records when he attends Exposition Society meetings. He also records the activities of Amanda and his children, where they have visited or who they have met and their church attendance, and when his children are sick. His mother’s death and funeral occur in November. There are directions for a treatment for smallpox in the back, as well as a blank check.
Type
text
Genre
diaries
account books
Subject
Farms
Surveying
Meetings
Funeral services
Smallpox
Geographic Subjects
Allegheny County (Pa.)
Source
Moses Chess Diaries and Papers
Series
Daily Diaries, 1853-1895
Language
eng
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Moses Chess Diaries and Papers
Rights Information
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