Daybook, 1866-1898.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Hayes, Leonard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--19th century--Diaries.

Agriculture.

Upper Darby (Pa.)--History.

Upper Darby (Pa.).

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Accounts.

Daybooks.

Diaries.

Journals.

Manuscripts (documents) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Nineteenth century (dates CE).

Manuscripts (documents) -- Pennsylvania -- Upper Darby -- Nineteenth century (dates CE).

Penn Provenance:

Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino, 2002.

Physical Description:

1 v

Place of Publication:

1866-1898.

Summary:

Accounts and daily record of work performed by Leonard Hayes of Upper Darby and West Philadelphia, Pa. Daily record begins on Oct. 7, 1867 and continues through Dec. 23, 1898. There are a few entries for events in 1849 and 1858. Describes planting and harvesting rye, clover, vegetables and orchard fruits; butchering hogs; sawing lumber, building fences, carpentry; attending church services at Blockley Baptist Church, M. E. Church, and Dr. Jones Church; attending funerals, fairs, parades, and meetings of the Protection Lodge and Aucturas Lodge; and attending the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. Mentions work and visits with a number of prominent Upper Darby families. Most daily entries are one line in length, many include some comments on the weather.

Also includes a few drafts or copies of letters written by Leonard Hayes, 1891-1897.

Notes:

Appears to be written in one hand; name Leonard Hayes written on front cover.

Binding: contemporary half-leather, marbled boards, extra leaves sewn in.