GROUP OF NINE (9) HANDWRITTEN DIARIES, 1876-1913. SHOWING HOW A WIDOW MANAGES ON HER OWN BY SEWING, RUNNING BOARDING HOUSES, RAISING POULTRY, &C. FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND ON TO POMONA AND PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.
1876. Original manuscript. Hardcover. These 9 diaries, written by Annie M. Hayes Fall, document how a widow manages on her own with her son and daughter, moving from a farm in Farmington, NH to homes in Pomona and then Pasadena CA.Her sources of income include renting rooms to boarders, raising..... More
