Frank Xavier Zehringer diary, 1871-1873
| Description: |
One of two diaries written by Franz Frank Xavier Zehringer, a young German-American cabinetmaker who immigrated to Indianapolis, Indiana when he was a small child. The diaries were intended to help improve his English. This one covers from December 31, 1871 to February 8, 1873,, describing his daily activities, weather, social life, and courtship of his future wife, Johannah Hanna Reichert. At the end of the diary, there are copies of a letter from Hanna and one written to her; a clipping of a poem or song; a list of peoples names; memorandum of the weddings of friends at the c[h]urch; accounts of money received and spent; and monthly pay received from working at S. W. Cabinet Co. |
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| Origin: | 1871-1873 |
| Created By: |
Zehringer, Frank Xavier, 1851-1894 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/2252 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Diaries Zehringer, Frank Xavier, 1851-1894 Indianapolis (Ind.) Cabinetmakers Courtship German Americans Immigrants Immigrants--United States Emigration and immigration Marriage |
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