Diaries, 1859-1871.

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Diaries, 1859-1871.

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Diaries (1859-1871) kept by Cain while he was a farmer in Kansas and Captain of the 12th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry in the Civil War. The majority of entries relate to his life as a farmer, covering such topics as weather, crops, personal data, and some observations of the local politics in Kansas. Most volumes have a list of personal expenditures at the end. Biographical sketch included with diaries; loose invoice in volume for 1871.

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New-York Historical Society

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Cain, W. S. (William Stephen), 1836-

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British immigrant, farmer, Atchison, Kansas. From the description of Diaries, 1859-1871. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58660776 ...

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