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R Cogswell, Mabel, 1857-1919.
517 Diary, 1877.
One folder,
photocopies.
This is a typescript of the diary of
Mabel Cogswell, a young woman whose father was superintendent of the Hazard
mining property at Mine La Motte in Madison County, Missouri. The entries include notes on the weather and
comments daily life, social events, and sickness in the community at Mine La
Motte, 1 January –25 July 1877.
Mabel Cogswell was the daughter of
William B. and Mary Naomi Cogswell. Her
father was superintendent of the Mine La Motte mines, owned by Rowland Hazard,
from 1874 into the 1880s. The entries in
Mabel’s diary begin on 1 January and continue through 25 July 1877. They include notations on the high and low
temperatures for the day, followed by brief notes on the activities of the
day. The entries also note the sickness
of Mabel’s mother, Mary Naomi Cogswell, who died at Mine La Motte on 28 July
1877. The diary ends three days prior to
Mrs. Cogswell’s death.
The information folder includes
biographical information on the Cogswells supplied by the donor of the
diary. After leaving Mine La Motte,
William G. Cogswell became quite prominent as the founder of the Solvay Process
Company, which later became the Allied Chemical Company.
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