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Blood, Lorenzo Whiting, 1812-1881

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Lorenzo Whiting Blood diary

 Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: 1000-032
Abstract The volume is a 131-page manuscript diary kept by Blood from May 17, 1835 to July 28, 1844. All entries are shorter than a full page, apart from a few exceptions. The diary begins with Blood describing his abusive childhood, and he then introduces himself as a freshman at Wesleyan University. During his freshman year, he became a member of the Missionary Lyceum student organization, and he traveled across Connecticut preaching at the Connecticut State Prison in Wethersfield, the American...
Dates: 1835-1844