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John A. Steinbeck's diary, primarily during the Civil War, handwritten mainly in pencil, leather-bound, over 200pp, [195] 1859-1862

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John Adolf Steinbeck's diary from 1859-1862. The first 13 pages of the diary are short testimonials written and signed by people who heard John Adolf Steinbeck's lectures on Palestine in New York and New Jersey in 1859. The majority of the rest of the diary are his experiences as a soldier during the Civil War. The last approximately 60 pages are an accounts book.



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Dec. 15 Rec'd $50,00 Paid to Mr. Andrews $10,00 [ditto marks] John [ditto marks] 7,50 [ditto marks] Josie [ditto marks] 4,50 [ditto marks] Bill Masters on account 10,00 [ditto marks] Mrs. Geneva 6,00 on account of stone

to Mr. Poma on account for shingles 6,00 to Hector for hawling stone door + blinds, one day 2,00

extra work - on too six eights twoo men 2/3 of 00 day, + to lengthen the old Piazza one day[crossed out] half day one man - an extra pillar [illegible] on old piazza 37 1/2

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hawling sails from Mrs. [illegible] 12 1/2 from Mrs. Carr 300 bricks unpaid cartage for bricks 50 two bags of nails 9,00 10 lbs of rails 50

Dec 3 received from Mr. Myers $5,00

Dec. 8 recd $50 Paid Imanuel Andrews $8,00 [ditto marks] John Andrews 6,88 [ditto marks] Joseph Andrews 4,82 to Bill Masters on Contract 9,00 to Mrs. Geneva for stone 6,00 to Hector for hawling stone + sand one day 2,00 one bag of rails [illegible] too [illegible] [illegible]

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Dec. 1 Paid to Mr. Mr. Andrews for 6 days work $9,00 to J. Andrews 5,50 to J. Andrews 6,87 to ABram 1,50 to Bill Masters on account 5,50 for chimney + pillars 7,00 to John on account for shingles 5,00 to Mrs Geneva for stone 12,00 to [illegible] for hawling planks 75 to myself 9,00 to Hector for hawling 1/2 yard of stone 3,00 to hawling sand 50

Received from Mr. Myers $50,00

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Nov. 1 Carr 2.00 basket[?] at $4,00 unpaid hawling 12 1/2 cents

Nov. 4 paid for making the chimney fireplace + kitchen $9,00 for underpining $.75 Received from Mr. Myers $30,00 Paid Mr. Andrews for four days work on kitchen $6,00 + to his brother for two days work on the same $2,00 -

Nov. 15 Work on kitchen 1/2 days work on [illegible] 2 days $5.25

Nov. 22 Work on house 10 days $15

hawling lumber by Grange $4,50

hawled by Hector for days $8,00

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Oct 27 Received from Dr. Myan $50 - 00

Oct 27 - Paid Mr. Andrew for 4 days work on kitchen $6.00 to John Poma for 2 1/2 days work on kitchen $3.15 to Mr. Andrew's brother 1.00 J.A._S_ two days work on kitchen 3.00

Hutar[?] hawling shingles, sand & two squares of stones two days x 3/4 || 5.75

Oct 29 - Paid Mr. Geneva[?] for two squares[?] of stones on receipt. $24.00

Oct 31 [illegible] 5 paid [illegible] 30 cents per ham & [rest of page is illegible]

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