DIARIES OF LOCAL LONGWOOD RESIDENTS


As a primary source, a diary can provide us with an invaluable outlook into the life and times of that diarist. We are currently in the process of excerpting and compiling diaries of local Longwood residents throughout history. If you know of any such diaries, journals, or manuscripts, please contact us so we can add it to this page.


Lewis R. Overton- from 1820-1827

Cynthia (Hutchinson) Norton- For the years 1809-1810

The diary of Minerva Hutchinson- 1838-1842

William Yarrington- French and Indian War diary

William Yarrington-Revolutionary War 1775-1776

Richard M. Bayles 1872-1913

Albert Bayles for the years 1914-1949

Samuel Davis- Journal of a Voyage of the USS Kearsarge

William L. Davis - Life on a Coram farm in 1871

Diary of a Yaphank Teenager-1882-1883

An account of B.F. McCreary's voyage from New York to California - August 13th 1850

The Return Trip of B.F. McCreary to New York from California Pt. 2

The William Weeks Diaries