Selected entries from the Chamberlain family day book, 1851
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The Chamberlain family of Bristol kept a daily journal of farming and community activities.
William Chamberlain, his sons, David and Henry; and his grandson Henry H. Chamberlain kept the journal.
Included are entries about the weather, sailing ships arriving and departing, guests, planting, mowing and harvesting activities. These entries are from Sept. 11-Sept. 19, 1851
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- Title: Selected entries from the Chamberlain family day book, 1851
- Creator: Chamberlain, William
- Creation Date: 1851
- Subject Date: 1851
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 247 v. 4 no. 14
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
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Manuscripts
Farms and farming--Maine--Bristol
Ships--Maine
Chamberlain family--Diaries
Harvesting
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