Alfred H. Satterlee diary

1860-1861

Alfred H. Satterlee was a coin and token collector who lived in Brooklyn, New York. This diary (2 vols.), which he kept from 1860-1861, contains many references to his collecting hobby and to political and military events at the beginning of the American Civil War, including the election of Abraham Lincoln, the secession of the southern states, the passing of troops through New York City, and drilling with his company, the Union Grays of Brooklyn. In the 1860 volume is a cash account and record of coins sold during the year. The first half of this 1860 volume is written in Spanish