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Diaries Morton, Ill., 1830-1886

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Title Diaries Morton, Ill., 1830-1886

Creator Roberts, John Montgomery, 1807-1886

Date 1830-1886

Place Illinois, Illinois--Morton, United States, Illinois--Tazewell County, Louisiana--New Orleans

Language English

Subjects Pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, Farm life, Land settlement, Lithography

Summary The diaries of John M. Roberts primarily focus on his family's daily farm life in Tazewell County. The Roberts's family left their New York home in the summer of 1831 and travelled to Illinois by horse and wagon settling in Pleasant Grove Prairie. The diaries contain much information on the following topics: routine farm activities, farming expenses and proberty valuations, illnesses and medicinal cures, family births and deaths, local events, and weather conditions. Prior to settlement in Illinois, Roberts was engaged as an apprentice to a lithographic firm in New York City. In the first two volumes he describes the technical aspects of making lithographic plates as well as an earlier trip he made in 1830 to St. Louis and Illinois returning home via New Orleans. The collection of diaries also includes his first wife's (Mary W. Burhans) account of their trip to Morton in 1831 and his second wife's (Ann Waters) account of a trip to New England she made in 1859. A few volumes contain miscellaneous sketches of Robert's home and towns he visited in Illinois.

Biographical/Historical Note Born and raised in eastern New York state, John M. Roberts (1807-1886) emigrated with his family and young wife to Tazewell County, Ill. in the summer of 1831.

Extent 7 items (7 v.) : ill. ; 20 x 9 cm or smaller.

Format Diaries, Sources, Manuscripts, Sketches, Travel literature

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Call Number VAULT Ayer MS 3157

BibID 991328728805867

Projects Tag Lincoln at 200

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 8625px × 10080px 248.79 MB

File Created 07/31/2012

Filename 991328728805867_Ayer MS 3157 (Vault) Diaries of John M. Roberts vol.1831, Saturday 26th. 4 O'clock in the morning.tif

Unique Identifier NL11NU4P

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