Pennsylvania--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Thomas Scattergood Diaries
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.686
Scope and Contents
The diaries of Thomas Scattergood (1841-1907). Scattergood was a business man in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. He was active in the Society of Friends (Quakers), on the Board of the local asylum, treasurer of the Colored Institute, and involved in many civic affairs. He was a teetotaler. He was involved in the incorporation of the Sharpless Dyewood Extracts Company. In the period of these diaries, Scattergood was married to Sarah Garrett Scattergood and had three children, Anna,...
Dates:
1885-1894
Found in:
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