September 23, 1872

9/23/2026

Monday, September 23, 1872
Dead
Mrs. Curtis Knox
Washed. Just after dinner had a thunder shower. Mr. Hall came down and fixed over the pipe in the entry. Raised the barrel up. I pared the rest of the peaches. Lucia has come home. Mr. Frisbie brought a boy up to Henry. School began.

0 Comments

Author

We have now transcribed the diaries of Mary (Knox) Herrick from 1865 and 1866, the two earliest of hers that we have. The next diary of Mary that we have is from 1872 and we will be transcribing and posting from that diary every day this year.
Sadly, in 1867, Isabella and Bessie Herrick both died of Typhoid Fever Isabella at 18 years old and Bessie at 14 years old. Mary's son-in-law, Emerson Oatley, husband of Charlotte also died of Typhoid in 1867. All of that suffering could be why there were no diaries until 1872 but that is just my speculation. They could have existed and been lost.
We open 1872 with ‘Father’ Thomas Herrick having had a very bad cough for at least 7 weeks. We aren’t sure who else is in the home, but according to the 1870 census from two years earlier, Melissa and Abbie still lived there along with two hired men, Charles Alexander and Alonzo Daymon.
Please feel free to add suggestions for some of the transcribed words that may not be correct. For instance, in the January 1 entry, G.B.H. is just a guess.

1872 Diary of
Mary Knox Herrick