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- Creator
- Coffin, Alexander H., 1805-1890
- Call number
- MssCol 584
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Alexander H. Coffin diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
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- Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Alexander H. Coffin of Poughkeepsie, New York kept this diary from August 1, 1888-January 16, 1890. He recorded current events, with special emphasis on politics, the weather, the condition of his health, and the health of his family and friends. Newspaper clippings and a photograph of Coffin are appended to the diary
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
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