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George W. Howe

Journal (1872)


In 2004, I wrote a research paper, "To Build A Railroad - George Wadsworth Howe (1872)." The primary focus for this paper was one man's efforts to get the railroad built between Port Huron and East Saginaw and up into Michigan's Thumb. As revealed by the pages of Mr. Howe's journal, he not only created subscription papers for gathering financial support for the proposed railway, he also helped get information posted to the local newspaper and participated in the survey crew between Fort Gratiot and Lexington.

If you are interested in reading my research paper, please contact me.

[In transcribing the journal entries, words in italics are best guesses for hard to read words.]



Cast of Characters

[a list of people, places & ships mentioned in the journal]

Abbreviations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cover

Inset

Back Inset

Inner Page

with George Howe sticker

Title Page

Diary for 1872 with Postal Rates, Calendar, Population, Stamp Duties, &c.

Calendar & Astronomy

Calendar & Astronomical Calculations: Eclipses and Planets Brightest

Holidays & Population

Astronomy (cont.), Church Days, Cycles of Times, Table of Distances, Populations, Etc.

Almanac

January / February, March / April, May / June, July / August, September / October, November / December

Interest & Postage

Computing Interest on Any Sum and for Any Time & Rates of Postage

Stamp Duties

Acknowledgement-Certified Transcripts...Charter Party-Power of Attorney...Protest-Warehouse Receipts (see Jan 1)

January

1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-29, 30-31

February

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, 21-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28, 29 (see March 1)

March

1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-29, 30-31

April

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, 21-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28, 29-30

May

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, 21-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28, 29-30, 31 (see June 1)

June

1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-29, 30 (see July 1)

July

1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-29, 30-31

August

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, 21-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28, 29-30, 31 (see September 1)

September

1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-29, 30 (see October 1)

October

1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-29, 30-31

November

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, 21-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28, 29-30

December

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, 21-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28, 29-30, 31 (includes Memoranda 1)

Memoranda

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8 (see Cash: January)

Cash

January, February-March, April-May, June-July, August-September, October-November, December (see Bills: Jan)

Bills

January, February-March, April-May, June-July, August-September, October-November, December