Search Results: Primary History Of the United States by Charles Morris

Chicago Illinois: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. Early days in TEXAS County, MO, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and individual biographies in this NEW 137 page booklet, an excerpt reprinted FROM THE RARE 1889 BOOK: History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri. The spiral bound booklet is 8 1/2 x 11" and is printed on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet protects the front cover. Communities currently listed for this area by the National Association of Counties include: Bendavis, Boone Township, Bucyrus, Burdine Township, Cabool, Carroll Township, Cass Township, Clinton Township, Current Township, Date Township, Elk Creek, Eunice, Hartshorn, Houston (County Seat), Huggins, Jackson Township, Licking, Lynch Township, Morris Township, Mountain Grove (part), Ozark Township, Pierce Township, Piney Township, Plato, Raymondville, Roby, Roubidoux Township, Sargent Township, Sherrill… Read More

SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS. Good. 1885. On offer is an interesting group of three [3] original manuscript diaries for 1885, 1886 and 1887 handwritten, as identified in two of the three books, by C. L. Rice of Springfield Massachusetts. Research leaves little doubt that this was Caroline Laura Rice, wife of Reverend William Rice. The noteworthy [see the BIO NOTES below] Reverend Rice was born on March 10th about 1821 and Caroline born in 1820. While she did not write every day, between the three books there are about 373 pages making for them an average of one third full each. Illness may have played a part in this as it seems that Caroline is crippled in a wheel chair and in some way; at least it seems that way during the time these diaries were written. She notes that they carried her up stairs in her new chair. Then through 1885 and 1886 the doctor visits and recommends a "rubber" who is plainly a masseuse who frequently gives her massages. That said she is 65 years old and… Read More