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Robert McKnight Diary, 1842-1843

1842-1843

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Robert McKnight Diary, 1842-1843
  • Title
  • Robert McKnight Diary, 1842-1843
  • Creator
  • McKnight, Robert, 1820-1885
  • Date
  • 1842-1843
  • Identifier
  • 31735051657777
  • Description
  • Robert McKnight records comments on personal matters, such as births, deaths, parties, social calls, and marriages of family and friends. McKnight details the routines of daily life, discussing his work habits, mealtimes, naps, bathing and grooming habits, books he read, hours spent riding his horse, Tip, and other details. He relates descriptions of illnesses, particularly his father's, whom he cares for, home remedies, trips to the dentist, and also references prominent families in the Pittsburgh area. McKnight also makes observations regarding the state of the country.
  • Type
  • text
  • Genre
  • manuscripts (documents)
    diaries
  • Subject
  • Men
    Lawyers
    Life skills
    Practice of law
    Families
    Banks and banking
    McKnight, Robert, 1820-1885
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.)
  • Source
  • Robert McKnight Diaries
  • Finding Aid
  • Guide to the Robert McKnight Diaries, 1842-1843, 1846-1847 DAR.1949.01
  • Container
  • Box 1, Volume 1
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Robert McKnight Diaries
    Darlington Digital Library
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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