Susie T. Colby diary, 1883-1884

Title:

Susie T. Colby diary, 1883-1884

Creator:

Colby, Susie T., 1864-1884

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2024.033 (m)

Object ID:

2024.033 (m)

Date:

1883-1884

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 diary ; 4" x 2.5"

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Standard pocket diary dated 1883 of Susie T. Colby of Bow, NH, when she was eighteen and nineteen years old. Colby provides brief daily entries in the diary, consisting primarily of her social life, often noting visitors, her attendance at parties and dances, who brought her home, and her visits to friends and relatives. There is some mention of the weather and travels to other locations, such as Garvins Falls and to Massachusetts, as well as notes on attending singing school, going to meetings, weddings, illnesses, births, deaths, and local news such as the new mail carrier and the sale of a farm. On March 31st, she writes that Willie Morgan has both the measles and typhoid fever, later noting he was buried on April 5th. On July 18th, Colby notes that her sister Jennie is doing well after the birth of her baby, which weighed nine and a half pounds and was born on the 16th. And on September 28th, she writes that it is her birthday and that she received a gold ring as a present. In the memorandum section at the back of the diary, Colby continues with a few entries for 1884 and a brief note on the colors of a brides' wardrobe.

Subjects:

Diaries , Women , Travel , Parties , Health , Measles , Birthdays , Marriage , Death , Families

Locations:

Bow, NH

People:

Colby, Susie T., 1864-1884

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of the Scamman Family.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item