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Badger, Elvira Cecelia Sheridan
Description
Personal diary fragment kept by Elvira Cecelia Sheridan Badger of Kentucky and Illinois. Diary entries concern the daily lives of a well-to-do family, including their 1861 move to Chicago, Illinois. Sentiment in Kentucky regarding the approach of the Civil War, relations with and freeing of the family's slaves, and news of the war are also noted.
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