Lot 409
Five 19th Century Diaries. A grouping of five diaries kept by American women c. 1818-1854, largely bearing religious content and descriptions of quotidian life. Includes a leather-bound, 4 x 6 in. diary, kept by Sarah L. Fugol, approximately. 40 pp., c. 1854; 6½ x 8 in. diary by an unnamed person, bound by string only, approximately. 20 pp., c. 1818 (quite ragged); the third, 4 x 8½ in., by an unnamed person, bound with string only, approximately. 40 pp., c. 1853; the fourth, 4 x 5 7/8 in., by the same person as the third, bound with string, approximately. 40 pp., c. 1854; the fifth, 8 x 6 in., approximately. 50 pp. no date, bound with string. All the diaries appear to be written in a feminine hand, with much pious content. Worthy of further research by the person interested in the quotidian life of women in 19th century America. Sold "as is." Lot viewing suggested.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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