Diary

Object/Artifact

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King Manor Museum

1991.004

1991.004

Name/Title

Diary

Entry/Object ID

1991.004

Description

Diary/Memory Book of Eliza Gracie King. From her father, December 18, 1823. Black leather cover with gold embossed edges and marbleized interior pages. About 125-150 pages of poetry and proverbs. About a quarter of it is in French. Lafayette signed the book. There are 17 different signatures or initials in the book. She passed it around to her family and friends. Some poetry deals with her mother's death in 1825.

Collection

King Manor Museum

Dimensions

Height

5/8 in

Width

5-1/8 in

Length

8 in

Exhibition

1