Sarah Virginia Weight Hinton Diary

Collection

Identifier: Mss. MsV D19

Staff Only
No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Diary, 1855-1862, of a child in Norfolk, Va. (apparently dictated to or copied over by her mother) and of her mother. Concerns trips to North Carolina and New York City and to springs in Virginia and records the family's move to a plantation near Richmond, Texas. Includes reports of friends dying in Norfolk during the yellow fever epidemic of 1855 and records the mothers ill health (possibly tuberculosis).

Dates

Creation: 1855-1862

Language of Materials

English

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