MS 8
Diary, 1840 June 2-December 31.
1 v. (54 leaves) : bound in paper; 21 cm.
Benjamin Doe (1791-1884), son of Ebenezar and Hannah Chesley Doe was a farmer and lifelong resident of Durham, N.H. He married Nancy M. Moore (1802-1887) and had two children, Philena and Olinthus. Doe served as Durham town moderator in 1836, as a selectman in 1850, and as state representative (1856-57).
Manuscript “weather book” maintained by Benjamin Doe of Durham N.H. during the last half of 1840. In addition to the weather, Doe kept an account of his farm work, reading, family, and social activities. Doe identified this item as volume 16.