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Daily Diary, 1860

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Daily Diary, 1860
  • Title
  • Daily Diary, 1860
  • Creator
  • Chess, Moses
  • Date
  • 1860
  • Identifier
  • 31735072991585
  • Description
  • This diary records Chess’s work around Allegheny County, in land surveying, civil engineer projects, as well as farm work. He travels to Harrisburg, Baltimore, and Washington DC, recording some sights as well as expenses. He notes Agricultural Society meetings and a Republican committee. There is a train ticket to Harrisburg in the back.
  • Type
  • text
  • Genre
  • diaries
  • Subject
  • Surveying
    Civil engineering
    Farms
    Railroad travel
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Allegheny County (Pa.)
    Harrisburg (Pa.)
    Baltimore (Md.)
    Washington (D.C.)
  • 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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