Abstract Diary of Arad Joy (1812-1813) discusses events during his service in the War of 1812 including punishment of deserters, living conditions, a visit to Niagra Falls, a skirmish, and duties as paymaster. The travel journals of Henry Joy (1844) relate details of his trip through the Midwest, including accommodations, a meeting with a former senator from Ohio, Mr. Spaulding, and a sermon by Harriet Beecher Stowe's husband, Dr. Calvin Stowe, discussion of the Pennsylvania Dutch and their farming...

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Physical descriptions made using a standard form for residents of Kutztown, Pennsylvania who have German ancestry. Recorded in October 1896. Each page is for a different individual and describes name, sex, age, hair and eye color, physical dimensions including height, lengths of arms, and fingers, other physical descriptions. The back of the notebook has graphs of dimensional data of the individuals surveyed.