1889 antique handwritten DIARY s. duxbury ma travel excursion pressed leaves For Sale

1889 antique handwritten DIARY s. duxbury ma travel excursion pressed leaves
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Original 1889 handwritten Victorian diary / travel journal from Duxbury, Massachusetts, spanning June 21 through September 24, 1889 and containing approximately 60 handwritten pages with content. This charming small-format journal retains its original marbled paper boards with red cloth spine and includes several original pressed flowers and botanical specimens preserved between the pages.

The diary records daily activities, excursions, train travel, visits with friends and family, seaside scenery, churches, monuments, weather, emotional farewells, and social events during the summer of 1889. Entries reference Duxbury, Brockton, Plymouth, and other Massachusetts locations, giving the volume strong New England regional-history interest.

The title page is inscribed and dated:

“S. Duxbury, Mass.”
June 28th, 1889

An especially memorable early entry describes the writer leaving by train while a large group gathered at the depot to say goodbye, with the author noting that everyone kissed them repeatedly and that both travelers were moved to tears. Other passages contain detailed observations of monuments, landscapes, and coastal travel experiences.

The surviving pressed flowers and leaves add wonderful visual appeal and enhance the diary’s Victorian sentimental character. The combination of manuscript writing, travel content, botanical keepsakes, and identifiable Massachusetts locale makes this an especially attractive piece for collectors of:

• handwritten diaries and journals
• Victorian ephemera
• women’s history
• New England / Massachusetts material
• Duxbury and Plymouth history
• travel journals
• genealogy and manuscript research
• pressed flower and botanical memorabilia

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

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