Diary 1861 January 1 - December 31.

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Diary 1861 January 1 - December 31.

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Diary of N.W. Waggoner, an unemployed Quaker from Raysville, (central eastern) Indiana. He comments daily on the weather, local news, activities of his friends and his current employment (including paperhanger, glazier, and store clerk). Mentions also the state of the nation and the early days of the American Civil War.

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