Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Howard, Betty. Diary, 1865-1866. 1 item.
Call No.
Mss. C H
Content
Diary kept sporadically from 1 January 1865. Gives an account of the wedding of her sister and the deaths of her children. Of particular interest is what seems to be a description of the breakdown of the slavery system in Kentucky. Howard and her children were forced to perform daily work, such as milking and meal preparation "in the absence of a servant to do it. " She was also "resolved" to pay a servant" to come and perform daily chores.