All posts tagged "diaries"
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3.6K1MaineAbner Small, Civil War Hero, Imprisoned in Confederate Hell Hole
Abner Small of Waterville, Maine, narrowly evaded capture at the Battle of Gettysburg, only to be taken prisoner of war 13 months...
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2.8K2Arts and LeisureHarriet Low Gets Home With the Courage of a Heroine
In one important way, Harriet Low had less freedom in 19th century Macao than she did in her hometown of Salem, Mass. She depended completely on Chinese workers...
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4.0K2Arts and LeisureIn 1744, The Doctor Found Not One Prude in Boston
Dr. Alexander Hamilton saw many pretty women and not one prude during the 12 days he spent in Boston in the summer of...
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4.2K1MassachusettsMary Ames Picks Out Wriggling Creatures from Rations
Mary Ames and Emily Bliss, young women from Springfield, Mass., opened a school for the liberated slaves on Edisto Island, S.C., in the year...
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3.9K3MassachusettsTimothy Fuller Visits Salem, Buys Wine for Graduation
Timothy Fuller in July 1801 was about to graduate from Harvard, an event, he wrote, that ‘ushers me with my classmates into...
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4.6K12MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams, Slavery’s Enemy Til the End
John Quincy Adams collapsed on the floor of the House of Representatives on Feb. 23, 1848 and died two days later. After...
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