Mrs. Charles S. Powell journal, 1885-1887.

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Mrs. Charles S. Powell journal, 1885-1887.

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Manuscript journal kept by Mrs. Charles S. Powell of Henrico County, Va. from January 1, 1885 to January 7, 1887. The journal entries document Mrs. Smith's home life, farming, and the financial and emotional demands of raising a large family while her husband worked at distant jobs. Also discussed are schooling of her children; attendance at religious revivals, church services at the Antioch Baptist Church, and temperance meetings; illness; and depression. Entries from October 1886 are missing.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Antioch Baptist Church (Henrico County, Va.)

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Powell, Charles S. (Charles Samuel), -1956

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Confederate soldier, from Smithfield (Johnston Co.), N.C. From the description of Memoirs, 1861-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20071593 From the description of Memoirs, 1861-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270832 ...

Powell, Charles S., Mrs., b. 1836.

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Wife of Charles S. Powell; mother of Charles, Harvey, Nellie, Ada, Lula, Bernice, and Maud; resident of Fair Oaks, Henrico County, Va.; and member of the Antioch Baptist Church. From the description of Mrs. Charles S. Powell journal, 1885-1887. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 764494357 ...