Lot Of 11 Antique Handwritten Diaries Clarence Brown

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Lot of 11 ANTIQUE Handwritten DIARIES Clarence Brown

LITTLETON, MASS 1875-88 Samuel Brown 1864 + Emma Byam

This is a rare find. We have 11 handwritten diaries from the eighteen hundreds. Most (8) are from one man named Clarence W. Brown whose first diary is from when he was only 14 years old in 1875 and spans to when he was 28 in 1888. From the time he was 21 in 1881 he lived in Littleton, Massachusetts and the diary from 1883 states Winchendon, Massachusetts. The last two diaries from this gentleman was in 1887 and 1888 when he resided in Erving, Massachusetts. Besides Clarence, the oldest diary from 1864 is from Samuel H. Brown who was the uncle to Clarence as stated in an enry from Clarence years later. And Clarence's birthday is listed in Samuel's diary on May, 19 at which time Clarence would have been 5 years old. Another diary is from Emma Byam that I do not know if there is any relationship to the Brown's which is dated the year of 1877 and she was from Chelmsford. Finally the last diary is larger in form belonging to a woman that I am unclear of the name which is from 1912.

The content of these diaries is very interesting. Every entry begins with the weather of the day. The oldest diary from Samuel, from Littleton, Massachusetts, was used to write in all his hours and days worked along with meals billed. Other information includes letters received and sent and visits received and made. The back of the diary is related to a cash account and people paid so this man could have been the boss of his work group. He worked in wood and also has entries about shingling, working in a ice house and picking grapes.

The bulk of the diaries from Clarence Brown has a lot of handwritten information. Each page has two dates on it in which this writer thoroughly filled in with his happenings. The earlier diaries when Clarence was a teenager talks about attending school and doing work; the later talks about his work, mostly in the wood industry. This gentleman attended church every Sunday and also attended prayer meeting. He has a notation about pew rent. On November 6, 1883 he noted that he got a new suit and voted republican for the first time. He writes about two girls, one he sees and one he writes to.

Another diary is from Emma Byam written in 1877. Some of her entries are written in a quill shown by the calligraphy design of the writing. Again, each entry is started with the weather of the day. This lady was quite social and knew a lot of people and visited a lot of people and had many people over her house. She was from Chelmsford, Massachusetts and from the addresses in the back on the book, she had family and friends in South Boston and Lowell.

The final book is designed as a women's diary with the words ,"LEST WE FORGET" on a tan felt cover. Unlike the others it measures 3 7/8" by a little larger than 4 3/4" and has golden edges of the pages. The year this one was written was 1912 and one of the first entries states, "Ralph gave me this diary", and the last entry of the diary states, " this is the last day of the year have much happened in the las year- so many changes + ? to speak with my diary for it seems like an old friend my son Ralph gave it to me". The back pages of this diary served as an address book with friends and family from East Deerfield, Woodforde, Maine, Worcester, Clinton, Dedham, Whitingsville, Fitchburg, Calgary -Alberta, Ware Lowell and Hartford. Entries include visits, trips, Doctor visits and trips to the bank to take out $25.00.

With the exception of the last diary all this diaries are similar in design. They have a flap over cover that slips into a knotch on the front. Only the first one from 1864 has the date on the exterior, the others only have the name of the manufacturing being THE STANDARD DIARY in gold letters on the cover. The earlier one is also smaller in size than the nine that measure 6 1/4" by 3". One is tan while the others are darker in color being black, brown and grayish green. Two of the black ones seem to be leather covers. Each diary starts with pages stating the year and a zodiac circle. The beginning pages are also interesting and include information such as Difference in Time, Population of Principal Nation and of Foreign Cities and Cities of the United States during that time frame. Weights and Measures, Rate of Income of Investments, formula to Ascertain the Length of the Day and Night, Interest Table, Value of Gold and Silver Coins, Values in US money of the Pure Gold or Silver, The Metric System, Rates of Postage, Eclipses, Morning and Evening Stars, The Seasons, Festivals and Fasts, Calendar of Days and Months, Chronological Cycles, Foreign Postage, Presidents of the United States, Vote for President Results, Presidential Votes in Previous Years, Tide Table, Interest Laws of all the States, Business Law in Daily Use, New Weather Signals-Interpretation if Signals/Display Examples, Weight per Bushel of Grain, Etc., Transit of Mercury, Moon Phases for each Month, and the Chicago Almanac are also interesting pages at the start of each diary. There is an envelope area in the books and some have a pen holder as well. The envelope/folder area is for momentoes in which only one book had a list of finances and a couple of poems in it along with what looks like part of a women's white colored gloves.

I am sure you will be delighted with this lot of OLD diaries that are really in great condition. They are very readable, clean and free of defects for being as old as they are. The oldest is 145 years old!

Please email me with any questions about this incredible lot of old diaries.

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