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Tag Archives: food

Colby 101: We Had Objections

Do officers have special party privileges? …

Posted byMarek21 January, 201525 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:alcohol, civil war, food, Freeman Colby, Luke Tidd, NelsonLeave a comment on Colby 101: We Had Objections

Colby 100: Warm Weather

Enjoy it while it lasts, and send home for treats!

Posted byMarek16 January, 201521 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, apples, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, herbs, milk, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, weatherTags:civil war, food, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, mail, spareribLeave a comment on Colby 100: Warm Weather

Colby 76: Rations

Talking food with the tent-mates …

Posted byMarek26 April, 20145 May, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, hardtack, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:beans, civil war, coffee, food, hardtack, soupLeave a comment on Colby 76: Rations

Colby 64: “Even the Negroes”

1862: Colby vents his jealousy of the treatment received by former slaves …

Posted byMarek27 February, 20143 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, Freedmen, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, food, freedmenLeave a comment on Colby 64: “Even the Negroes”

To Work in the Mills? (Keene, 1845)

A farm family debates sending their youngest daughter to work in the mills…

Posted byMarek12 August, 201226 September, 2012Posted in1840s, food, Keene, mills, NH resources & industry, SOURCE=HSCCTags:Colony Mill, economy, family, food, jobs, Keene, mills, workLeave a comment on To Work in the Mills? (Keene, 1845)

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