Diary, 1852-1883.

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Diary, 1852-1883.

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The diary covers family events, attending church, housework, her volunteer work during the Civil War, her own children, the death of her parents, attending the 1876 Philadelphia exposition, and other aspects of her daily life, 1852-1883. The typescript copy was prepared by Clifford M. Buck.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Landis, Abbie Jane Leach, 1837-1905.

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Quaker. Landis moved with her parents from Lackawanna, Pa. to Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, N.Y. in 1853. She married S.J. Landis in 1862. From the description of Diary, 1852-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155529887 ...

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