Diary of Willie Rouse (Rouss)

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

ARC97

Scope and Content

Leather-bound pocket diary of Willie Rouse from Kabletown, Jefferson County, Virginia. Willie Rouse (also spelled Rouss), the son of a farmer in Kabletown, Jefferson County, Virginia, was 18 years old when he wrote this diary. He was educated in Cantonsville, Maryland, and was the younger brother of Charles Broadway Rouss. Handwritten transcription of a portion of the diary, Jan 16 to Aug 17, 1865, is in a folder with the diary.

Acquisition

Accession

Source or Donor

Jefferson County Museum

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1865

Archive Size/Extent

2" x 3", with a damaged flap that originally could be used to close the diary

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: January 1 to December 31, 1865