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Daily Diary, 1873

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Daily Diary, 1873
  • Title
  • Daily Diary, 1873
  • Creator
  • Chess, Moses
  • Date
  • 1873
  • Identifier
  • 31735072991478
  • Description
  • Chess records his farm work, land surveying, the names of people he visits or who visit him, payments he receives or makes, and various goods he buys. On September 24, he marries Amanda Sterrett, noting the time as 8:30 pm, and they spend their honeymoon traveling west, stopping at Chicago and Salt Lake City, and then arriving at San Francisco on October 3, from there visiting Yosemite, San Jose, Santa Cruz, and Pescadero. They stop at Reno on their way back home in November. Chess records where they stayed and dined at, as well as people they visited or traveled with.
  • Type
  • text
  • Genre
  • diaries
    account books
  • Subject
  • Farms
    Surveying
    Marriage
    Travel
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Allegheny County (Pa.)
    Chicago (Ill.)
    Salt Lake City (Utah)
    San Francisco (Calif.)
    San Jose (Calif.)
    Santa Cruz (Calif.)
    Pescadero (Calif.)
    Reno (Nev.)
    Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
  • 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
  • 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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