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Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois

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Reverend Leonard Smith diaries collection

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Identifier: 00121
Scope and Contents This volume contains the typescript of the diaries of Reverend Leonard Smith (1838-1874) dating from 1859 to 1874 (diaries are missing for years 1861, 1864, 1868, 1870-1872). They were transcribed by his nephew's wife, Blanche Beal Lowe, who has also included photographs, legal documents, correspondence, maps, biographical information, genealogical charts, and an index of names. Reverend Smith's rich and interesting diaries begin with his youthful enthusiasm for the ministry and...
Dates: 1859 - 1874