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Preferred Citation:

M.L. Higgins Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William & Mary.

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Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in November 2012.

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Scope and Contents

Diary, 1862, of M.L. Higgins of Connecticut. She was born on 11 March 1813 and her occupation seems to include teaching women how to make bouquets and wreathes out of hair. Entries relate to her daily activities, which primarily concern her daughter Alice and Alice's husband Frederick. Also includes stories about injured and dead soldiers coming back from the Civil War.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Connecticut--History--19th century
• Diaries
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Diaries
• Women--Diaries