DIARY.
Fickes, Elizabeth H.:
[1856-1857]. 48pp. typescript, typed on recto. Large quarto. Wrappers, bradbound, title typed on front wrapper. Wrappers a bit sunned but overall very good. Typed transcription of Fickes' diary from the middle of the 19th century. Fickes was a married woman with three young sons when she started her diary. The first half is a travel journal from Washington to Oskaloosa; the second half a succinct record of frontier life in Iowa.
(Item ID: WRCAM26494) $400.00