Series II. Diaries, 1821-[18]92, undated
Subseries 1. Samuel Ludlow Frey, 1859-1886
Scope and Contents note
Brief entries in pocket diaries concerning family matters, weather, social events, playing cricket, politics, finances, fishing, botany, Indian relic hunting, and articles written. Most entries simply detail daily farm activities such as plowing and planting.
Diaries: Samuel Ludlow Frey (19 volumes), 1859-1886, inclusive
Subseries 2. Caroline Ludlow [Frey], 1821-1826
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Spiritual diaries. Many are unbound, loose sheets. Only the first of these diaries is signed by Caroline Ludlow [Frey], the rest are assumed to be hers. Entries are reflections on religion and particular sermons.
Diaries: Caroline Ludlow [Frey], 1821-1826, inclusive
Subseries 3. [Helen Ludlow], 1860
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Pocket diary probably belonging to Helen Ludlow. Entries detail daily household and social activities, family news, her emotional state, reading, cooking, trips to Niagara and Boston, her father's sermons, and what appears to be an aborted courtship. Notes in the back of the volume include a list of daily chores, poetry, and finances.
Diaries: [Helen Ludlow], 1860, inclusive
Subseries 4. John Frey, 1829-1830
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John Frey's brief travel diary of his excursion to St. Augustine, FL with his ailing brother Henry.
Diary: [John Frey], travels to St. Augustine, FL, 1829-1830, inclusive
Subseries 5. Unidentified, 1829-[18]92, undated
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This subseries includes an unidentified author's weather diary for Jan., 1829, an unidentified author's brief travel diary for a trip to Virginia in 1892, and a mostly blank pocket diary of an unidentified author.