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Diary of George Wright [textual record]

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Date:

1872-1879.

Reference:

R7551-0-4-E, MG29-C55, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100891

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Diary of George Wright
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Date(s):

1872-1879.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

0.6 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Item is a personal diary describing family life, local events and politics.

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Wright, George, d. 1879

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Wright, George, d. 1879 : George Wright was stricken with epilepsy soon after his marriage in 1854. He eventually purchased and kept a store. In 1873 he bought a farm on Amherst Island, Ont.

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General note:

Received in 1962 from Mr. Charles Whitehead of Vanier, Ont.
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Farmers Canada

George White - Autobiography, [1872, 1873, 1879] Amherst Island (Ont.), [1872, 1873, 1879]

George White - Diaries, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Farm life - Canada, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Amherst Island (Ont.) - Farm life, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Amherst Island (Ont.) - Farmers, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Amherst Island (Ont.) - History, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Amherst Island (Ont.) - Politics and government, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Retail trade - Canada, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Amherst Island (Ont.) - Retail trade, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Stores, retail - Canada, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Amherst Island (Ont.) - Stores, retail, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Amherst Island (Ont.) - Family, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Canada - Social life and customs, [1872, 1873, 1879]

Epilepsy, [1872, 1873, 1879]
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MG29-C55
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