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Chauncey P. Holcomb farm diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0166
Abstract

This volume is a farm diary kept by Chauncey P. Holcomb of New Castle County, Delaware, between 1843 and 1850. Holcomb recorded information related to his crops and livestock, as well as references to the weather, his health, and his involvement in agricultural reform.

Dates: 1843-1850
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

John Reed Nicholson diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0055
Abstract

These two volumes are the diaries of John Reed Nicholson of Dover, Delaware, for the years 1882 and 1889.

Dates: 1882, 1889
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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Agriculture--Delaware--History--19th century 1
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Holcomb, Chauncey P., 1803-1855 1
Nicholson, John Reed, 1849-1937 1
 

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