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Josiah W. Fort Journal, 1859 to 1864

 Item — Box: 7

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The “Diaries and Journals” series encompasses the ‘Day Books’ and journals that Sterling Fort, Josiah Fort, and Robert Fleming used to annotate their everyday lives. These journals are mostly recordings of the weather on any particular day, and whether or not they met with somebody that day. The diaries do not reflect any sort of emotional internal dialogue that was written down, but instead document details pertinent to the farming businesses managed by the Forts and Flemings such as wind factors, heavy rains, dry seasons, and cold weather. An item of particular interest within this series is Sterling Fort's last Day Book, in which multiple scribbles and small drawings by Joseph Baxter Trahern can be seen.

Dates

  • 1859 - 1864

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 6.004 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Montgomery County Archives Repository

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