Manuscript diary of Elizabeth Cowperthwaite of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first entry is dated "November 29th/57" and the last appears to be Thursday, December 2, 1858. The diary serves as a forum for spiritual reflection and self-evaluation, as well as for making moral resolutions. The weather conditions and daily activities are often recorded, and there appear many commentaries on literature as well as anxieties about whether she will marry.
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