Samuel Fisher's copies of pages left by Alice Cogswell

From collection Jonathan Fisher House Collection

Samuel Fisher's copies of pages left by Alice Cogswell

Bound manuscript. Marbled boards and leather spine. "Alice Cogswell was born in New Canaan Connecticut June 17, 1777- and married to Rev. Samuel Fisher D.D. August 22, 1809. She kept no regular Diary, but for many years was accumstomed to note down her thoughts & reflections on pieces of paper which she preserved. They were found in her private drawer after her death. I have copied them as nearly in chronological order as I have been able to ascertain their dates. Saml Fisher." Entries are from 1807 to 1849.

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Gift of A.F. Steinman, F.A.W. Lauman, and Marcy Wheeler