Diary [microform] 1843-1905.

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Diary [microform] 1843-1905.

Diary kept from October 22, 1843 until July 16, 1905. Mother of eleven children, wife of judge in Bolivar County, Mississippi, Burrus recorded her prayers for the well-being of her family and for divine guidance and strength. She also recorded events in her family such as visits with relatives, births, illnesses, and deaths, particularly of six of her children and her subsequent grief.

diary 1 volume (113 pages)

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Burrus, John C., b. 1814.

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Burrus, John C., b. 1847.

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Burrus, Louisa McGehee, 1820-1905.

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