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Some Notes on Patterns of Farmwork in the Early Nineteenth Century

Description

The survival of a diary authored by an anonymous 19th-century farmer in Hampstead, N.H. sheds some light on daily farm life. This article looks at the farmer's daily work patterns and how he dealt with adversity.

Details

Additional Identification Number

Article ID 245

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1978.068.251.006

Abstract

The survival of a diary authored by an anonymous 19th-century farmer in Hampstead, N.H. sheds some light on daily farm life. This article looks at the farmer's daily work patterns and how he dealt with adversity.

Date Notes

Volume 68, Number 251 (Winter/Spring, 1978)

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Record Details

Originator

Philip D. Zimmerman (Author)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1978). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England

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