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dc.contributor.authorCameron, Chantal
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-13T17:45:03Z
dc.date.available2013-05-13T17:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-13
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/4370
dc.descriptionOliver Rising (1775-1855) lived in Herkimer County, New York. He is buried in Cedar Lake Cemetery, Cedar Lake (part of the town of Litchfield) in Herkimer County, with his wife Hannah (1780-1855) and his son Oliver Rising Jr. (1817-1861).en_US
dc.description.abstractA diary and account book of Oliver Rising Senior, of Herkimer County, New York. The diary includes a black and white photograph of Esther Rising Myers and one of Rev. John Myers pasted onto the pages. Oliver recounts his travels into Canada through Chippawa, Niagara Falls, and the garrison at Little York in 1797 (p. 61-62). He also describes the British invasion of Sacket’s Harbour in 1812 (p. 100). Also included is a notarized letter verifying Grace Rising Rider as the owner of the journal, dated July 30, 1925. The inside cover is inscribed as follows: “Presented to Grace Rising Rider by Penina Purcell Crawford, whose mother was Helen M. Rising”. Inserted in the journal is an obituary for Logan Crawford (1822-1910) and a reprint of an address given by Joseph B. Griswold and read before the Grand Rapids Academy of Medicine, titled Milk.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries;RG 452
dc.subjectRising, Oliveren_US
dc.subjectUnited States--History--War of 1812--Personal narratives.en_US
dc.titleOliver Rising Sr. Diary, 1797-1851en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-08T02:10:30Z


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