Booth, Thomas R. (fl. 1861-1908) Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03347.19 Author/Creator: Booth, Thomas R. (fl. 1861-1908) Place Written: [various places] Type: Diary Date: 1879 Pagination: 1 v. ; approximately 365 p. ; 8.5 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy
All entries take place in Kitanning and Bethlehem Pennsylvania. On May 23rd, he tells a story of how they accidentally set the chimney on fire. He tells another anecdote on July 5th in which someone's cat keeps killing the chickens so he poisoned a piece of beef with strychnine and put it in the cellar in the hopes the cat would get it.
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