Diary of Martha McDonald, 1856-1863: McDonald was the daughter of St. Joseph pioneer, Dr. Silas McDonald. Their family home was in today's north St. Joseph, just west of St. Joseph Avenue. The diary tells of life and difficult times in St. Joseph during the Civil War. The McDonald family had Southern sympathies. She later married Charles France. The original copy is in the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection in Columbia, Missouri.
74/copy of diary pages
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Diary
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Journal
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Book
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Category 08: Communication Objects
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Diary, McDonald, Martha, McDonald, Silas, M.D., Civil War in St. Joseph