Diary of A. E. Verrill, 1 January 1860-21 December 1862.

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Diary of A. E. Verrill, 1 January 1860-21 December 1862.

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The journal includes information on Verrill's daily activities, health, and study of zoology; it provides only occasional references to current events such as the Civil War. Diary entries are almost daily, each includes a list of activities. A few include drawings of specimens or activities; drawings of activities are chiefly humorous. There are no entries for the summer of 1861, the period of the Anticosti expedition.

1 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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