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Rev. William W. Patton Diaries and Account Book

出版	1835
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=UeFjkgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋A series of diaries and an account book kept by Rev. William Weston Patton. Patton was a native of New York and lived in Connecticut between 1847 and 1857. During that time he served as pastor of the Fourth Congregational Church in Hartford. The diaries begin in 1835, his college years, and continue uninterrupted till 1862. These cover his time in seminary, as a pastor in Boston, Hartford, and Chicago. Patton recorded family deaths and anniversaries of the deaths. His entry on the death of his first wife covered ten pages. In 1837 he related the story of his conversion. Articles Patton had published in the Chicago Tribune are mentioned in his 23 December 1861 entry, as well as his strong views on abolition. The next volume, 1866-1867, is a travel journal, including a trip to Western Europe and the Holy Land. The final volume begins in 1871 with Patton's experience during the Chicago fire. The final entry, 20 December 1889, was written on the day of his retirement from the presidency of Howard University, eleven days before his death. A loose sheet in the back of the final volume lists the pros and cons Patton considered as he faced the decision to move from Boston to Hartford. The account book covers fees for marriages performed, the family's domestic help, book and stationary costs, clothing, travel expenses, donations, and the family's general expenses while living in Boston and Hartford.