Box 4259.01

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A scrapbook purchased from "T. P. Howard, Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, and Clothing, Hodgenville, Kentucky" consisting of articles and stories predominately from The Christian Observer, and compiled by an unidentified individual.

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A scrapbook consisting of newspaper articles, compiled by an unidentified individual. The cover has an elaborate peacock design on the cover.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of three bound diaries for the years 1869, 1871, and 1883, all potentially kept by Richard Austin. On the flyleaves of the 1883 volume is the name Willie L. Austin, and on the front flyleaf the additional words "Sing Sing." According to United States Census information, Willie L. Austin did live in Sing Sing, New York (now called Ossining, New York), but at the time the author kept the diaries he would have been a small child. The author is most likely Richard Austin,...