Scope and content
Three diaries of Ansel and William Blodgett. Volumes 1 and 3 (1864-1865; 1869) were kept by Ansel Blodgett, and Volume 2 (1865) was kept by William Blodgett. The entries records daily farm chores and Sunday church meetings at the Christian Church at Ingleside.
Dates
- 1864-1869.
Creator
- Blodgett family. (Family)
Biographical / Historical
The Blodgett family owned and maintained a large farm in the village of Ingleside in the town of Prattsburg, New York. Ansel Blodgett (August 19, 1811-April 16, 1872) was born in Gorham, N.Y. and moved with his family to the farm in Ingleside in 1846. His son William Dudley Blodgett (June 6, 1845-March 9, 1920) was a student at the Naples Academy in Naples, N.Y. and attended bookkeeping classes at night in 1865. He was living in a room in Naples with some fellow students at the time, although he still worked on the family farm.
Extent
1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Originals in possession of private individual.
- Blodgett, Ansel, 1811-1872.
- Blodgett, William Dudley, 1845-1920.
- Christian sects -- New York (State) -- Ingleside.
- Diaries
- Farm life -- New York (State) -- Ingleside.
- Ingleside (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
- Prattsburg (Town : N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
- Prattsburg (Town : N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
- Steuben County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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