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Stedman, Lyman

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lyman Stedman, Farmer and Politician, Diary

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2042
Overview

Diary of Lyman Stedman (1824-1916), a farmer and former member of the House of Delegates, 1877, from Brown's Island, Hancock County. Entries concern farm operation, Republican political activities on the district and county level, comments on state and national organizations, floods on the Ohio River, steamboat and barge traffic, Hopedale School, Methodist Episcopal Church, railroad travel, circuses and fairs, taxes and land valuations, and Memorial Day.

Dates: 1880-1885