Box 1
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Series I: Hester Ann Wilkins Davis Diary, 1861-1864, undated
Series — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the diary of Hester Ann Wilkins Davis during the Civil War years as well as notes related to the Davis family. Davis was an avid diarist, writing near daily entries about her family and friends, local politics, and the Civil War. In her diary, she makes clear her opinions and regularly draws comparison between Bible stories and her environment. She strongly opposed the South’s secession, but did not support the abolition of slavery, and often blamed the Northern...
Dates:
1861-1864, undated
Diary, 1861 March 4 - 1864 December 28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the diary of Hester Ann Wilkins Davis during the Civil War years as well as notes related to the Davis family. Davis was an avid diarist, writing near daily entries about her family and friends, local politics, and the Civil War. In her diary, she makes clear her opinions and regularly draws comparison between Bible stories and her environment. She strongly opposed the South’s secession, but did not support the abolition of slavery, and often blamed the Northern...
Dates:
1861 March 4 - 1864 December 28
Research notes and partial handwritten transcription of diary, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the diary of Hester Ann Wilkins Davis during the Civil War years as well as notes related to the Davis family. Davis was an avid diarist, writing near daily entries about her family and friends, local politics, and the Civil War. In her diary, she makes clear her opinions and regularly draws comparison between Bible stories and her environment. She strongly opposed the South’s secession, but did not support the abolition of slavery, and often blamed the Northern...
Dates:
undated