Robert McKnight Diary, 1846-1847

1846-1847

View this item

Order Reproduction
Title
Robert McKnight Diary, 1846-1847
Creator
McKnight, Robert, 1820-1885
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1846-1847
Identifier
31735051657819
Description
Robert McKnight records comments on personal matters, such as births, deaths, parties, social calls, and marriages of family and friends. McKnight details the routines of daily life, discussing his work habits, mealtimes, naps, bathing and grooming habits, books he read, hours spent riding his horse, Tip, and other details. He relates descriptions of illnesses, particularly his father's, whom he cares for, home remedies, trips to the dentist, and also references prominent families in the Pittsburgh area. McKnight also makes observations regarding the state of the country, and comments on the war between the United States and Mexico in 1846.
Type
text
Genre
manuscripts (documents)
diaries
Subject
Men
Lawyers
Life skills
Practice of law
Families
Banks and banking
McKnight, Robert, 1820-1885
Geographic Subjects
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Finding Aid
Guide to the Robert McKnight Diaries, 1842-1843, 1846-1847 DAR.1949.01
Source
Robert McKnight Diaries
Container
Box 1, Volume 2
Collection
Robert McKnight Diaries
Darlington Digital Library
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Primary tabs

Robert McKnight Diary, 1846-1847