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Booth, Thomas R., fl. 1861-1908 1865 Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03347.05 Author/Creator: Booth, Thomas R., fl. 1861-1908 Place Written: Various Places Type: Diary Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 v. : approx. 156 p. : Height: 17.5 cm, Width: 7.9 cm Order a Copy

Autograph manuscript; no signature. Written partially in pencil. Mostly written in Georgetown and the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., though some entries are written in Delaware. Comments on the weather and his work as a clerk in the Adjutant General's office. Also keeps financial ledger pages at the back of the book. Mentions news he has heard of battles and troop movement. Discusses his resignation from his position on 1 December.

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