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Diary kept on family trip from Illinois to Florida by covered wagon and buggyEntry/Object ID
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Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023Description
unpaged : illustrations; 28 cm
Diary kept on Andrew Dunnett Bennett's family trip from Illinois to Florida by covered wagon and buggy [written from October 20, 1873 to February 2,1874] by Miranda Bennett.
Title from cover.
Photocopy of original diary.
Mentions: Illinois such as Iroquois River and Millford -- Indiana such as Vincennes, Evansville, Henderson -- Alabama such as Columbus -- Florida such as Live Oak, Lake City (Monday 22), Olustee (Dec. 23, 1873), Baldwin (Wed. 24) , Jacksonville (Dec. 25, 1873, arrived mid-afternoon, saw rosies(?) in full bloom), Dec.26 ( went to business part & found vacant lot to camp in),Dec. 27( ran all over town, very nice city one street along the edge of the river, nice buildings to live in with large shade trees, got 2 large sawmills running there & lots of boats landing there) Sunday 28 (Ferried across the river, got about ? or 20 miles south of Jax), Dec. 29 (Reached a man's place who met day before?), Dec. 30 (Went to dance), Dec. 31 (Looked around with the mules and buggy again. We decided on a place to live on and we had a splendid dance at the Dickerson's tonight), Jan.1, 1874 (We moved onto the place Pa picked out & commenced the New Years in the new State of Florida with a grand hoedown at Mr. John David's), Feb. 2, 1874 (Memoranda: can't read). cash account list for December (lists places bought items).
Includes: Family members on trip. Photocopy of outside of diary.
Last page: Diary kept by Miranda Bennett Oct. 20, 1873 - Jan. 1, 1874. Note:memorandum section dated Feb. 2 1874Collection
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Bennett, Andrew Dunnett -- Family., Bennett, Miranda -- Diaries., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Description and travel., Frontier and pioneer life -- Florida -- Jacksonville.Publication Details
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Rare Book F 316 .B4 1874?