Charles E. Rogers diary

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{"value"=>"2609", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Charles E. Rogers diary"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1864-1865", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1864/1865"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"Charles E. Rogers kept this diary while he was a young man living in New York City. He made entries between January 1, 1864 and February 5, 1865, describing his employment with A.T. Stewart & Co. in the dry goods department, his subsequent employment with George Bliss & Co. and another position as a copyist with the army. Entries describe his attempts to secure an appointment at West Point; social activities, including attendance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, opera and theater; seeing Edwin Forrest as Coriolanus and Richelieu; attending classes at Cooper Union and the church of Henry Ward Beecher. Rogers also mentions Abraham Lincoln's campaign and reelection in 1864"}

date_inclusive_start

1864

date_inclusive_end

1865

origination

{"value"=>"Rogers, Charles E", "type"=>"persname"}

keydate

1864

prefercite

{"value"=>"Charles E. Rogers diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.21 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1864

date_end

1865

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