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Booth, Thomas R. (fl. 1861-1908) Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03347.17 Author/Creator: Booth, Thomas R. (fl. 1861-1908) Place Written: [various places] Type: Diary Date: 1877 Pagination: 1 v. ; approximately 365 p. ; 8.5 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

All entries in Brownsville, Pennsylvania and Riverside, Maryland. Back used for accounting. He describes the weather at the beginning of each entry. There is a great deal of sickness mentioned between himself and others.

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