Anna Maria Greeley Clarke Papers, 1862-1874

Recounts a trip made to New York City to visit family. Records weather and a few health complaints. Discusses deteriorating health of her father, Steven Greeley. Mentions a chilly Thanksgiving in Tenafly, New Jersey with family.

Records weather and family affairs including visiting her brother, John. Describes the sudden death of friend Dr. Buck and mentions tedious housework and various attendances at church.

Describes her frustrations with acquiring dysentery. Records weather changes and happiness about autumn wildflowers and birds singing. Describes accounts of a Boston fire that burned nearly 60 acres of land. Records the health report of her father after he was diagnosed with paralysis.

Records weather and continuous headaches. Describes her development of rheumatoid arthritis. Recounts the progression of her father’s terminal illness. Discusses family gatherings and trips to the beach.

Records weather changes, chores and family life. tells of a young, Scotch Presbyterian being installed and his lovely prayers. Discusses travels to Manchester, NH and Boston, MA.

Records the weather and her worsening rheumatism. Describes the illness of her entire family: father, sister, daughter and herself. Mentions the disasters at Williamsburg where several families were drowned.

Recounts a trip made to New York with her daughters and tells about shopping trips to Lord and Taylor’s and Madison Square. Describes family life, weather patterns, and social gatherings with friends.

Describes at length her own ill health and the deaths of some family, friends, and neighbors. Mentions closely following the trial of Henry Ward Beecher. Chronicles the illness and death of her father and discusses some issues with his will and any inheritance she was entitled to.

Continues descriptions of her distressing bouts of ill health. Also details everyday life in Lake Village, including weather, gardening and farming, church-going, births and deaths. Includes a post card sent from Boston and some newspaper clippings.

Continues descriptions of her distressing bouts of ill health. Also details everyday life in Lake Village, including weather, gardening and farming, church-going, births and deaths. Includes a post card sent from Boston and some newspaper clippings.

Details visits from friends and family, as well as plenty of mentions of letters, post cards, and packages received throughout the year, including details about daughter Julia’s trip to England. Many mentions of books, magazines, and papers she was reading, including Shakespeare, Dickens, and lectures on religion, science, and physics. Several entries give details about the 1880 election.

Includes Greeley-Clarke’s letter calendar for 1873, a four page letter to a Mr. Marshall discussing financial trouble she experienced after the death of her husband, and a Gilmanton Academy commencement booklet. Also included is a dried plant, an 1872 dressmaker’s invoice, a reward of merit presented to Mary R. Wight by Mahlon Day, and a newspaper clipping discussing words of wisdom.