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Peter E. Vose Journal, 1853-1854Scope and Content
Photocopies of Dennysville, Maine resident Peter E. Vose's journal from 1853-1854. Vose wrote almost every day in the years 1853-1899, commenting on local, state, national and international events and personalities. Overall, Vose filled three volumes totaling more than 1,500 pages. At an average of 500 words per page, the Dennysville selectman and Congregational Church deacon penned some three-quarters of a million words.
The folder also contains transcriptions of selected entries from later dates in the hand of Rebecca Hobart.