Thompson, W. S., fl. 1862-1865 [Civil War pocket diary of W.S. Thompson]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01838.02 Author/Creator: Thompson, W. S., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Various Places Type: Diary Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 v. : 150 p. : Height: 12.2 cm, Width: 8.7 cm Order a Copy
Only a few entries for this year, mostly payment records for sailing and mentions of cashiering other people. 14 February: "Engaged with M. Buckner as Engineer of Steam ship Swanee [sic]…went to New York where ship was laying and returned." Wrap-around brown leather cover.
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