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Daily Diary, 1861

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Daily Diary, 1861
  • Title
  • Daily Diary, 1861
  • Creator
  • Chess, Moses
  • Date
  • 1861
  • Identifier
  • 31735072991593
  • Description
  • As the Civil War starts, Chess begins recording the dates and times of home guard meetings and drills. He continues with business at his farm and the local area, working as a tax collector, and recording the names of people he meets for both business and personal reasons. He notes Abraham Lincoln’s visit to Pittsburgh on February 14 at “4 ½ PM.”
  • Type
  • text
  • Genre
  • diaries
  • Subject
  • Civil war
    Tax collection
    Meetings
    Business Meetings
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Allegheny County (Pa.)
    Pittsburgh (Pa.)
  • 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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