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Dandridge E. Kelsey's diary for the year 1854 is the first in a series that covers consistently the years 1853-1876. This 1854 volume begins with some personal and family history (D. E. Kelsey was born March 27, 1818, and had four children with his wife, Mercy Lacock, who had died the day before on December 31, 1853. The January 1, 1854, entry began: "Mercy Kelsey my Wife was buried and the funeral preached by the reverend Mr. Mellender at Coles Chapel . . . ). Kelsey had not yet moved to Kansas Territory in 1854.
Creator: Kelsey, Dandridge E. (Dandridge Eliphalet), 1818-1904
Date: 1854
Item Number: 90481
Call Number: D. E. Kelsey Coll. 166 Box 1 Diary 1854
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90481
Collections - Manuscript - Kelsey, D. E.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1854
Home and Family - Daily life
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Indiana
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
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