Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in October 2011.
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Diary (Pittsford, New York), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Diary, 1862-1866, of an unknown woman from Pittsford, New York. Contains brief entries, often a sentence or less, about her activities for each day. Includes accounts of things that she buys, sewing, cooking, cleaning, a sickness that she has, and other matters.
Mostly documentation of her work days. Contains a small lock of blonde hair in back of diary.