Daily journal, 1865 / Louisa Jackson.

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Daily journal, 1865 / Louisa Jackson.

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Daily diary for the entire year of 1865, recording the details of pioneer life in Washington Territory from the perspective of a 12-year old girl who was part of a prominent Lewis County family. Brief entries document the activities of running the farm and the number of visitors and immigrants that stopped at the Jackson home.

1 v. (unpaged) ; 19 x 21 cm.

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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SNAC Resource ID: 7958159

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington State Library. Manuscripts Collection.

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Jackson family.

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Jackson, John Robinson, 1804-1873

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First American settler in Western Washington State. From the description of John R. Jackson family papers, 1854-1898. (Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State). WorldCat record id: 54964031 ...

Ware, Louisa Jackson, 1853-1938

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Louisa Jackson, youngest daughter of John R. and Matilda Jackson, was born in the old family home on Jackson Prairie, central Lewis County, Washington, on May 11, 1853, and lived near there practically all her life. She was married to Josiah G. Ware, a former Illinois farmer, on July 4, 1888 at the Chehalis Hotel. Louisa died on January 16, 1938, at age 84 and is buried in the Fern Hill Cemetery, Chehalis, Washington. John Robinson Jackson (1804-1873) was the first Ameri...