Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
023.053.12 |
Collection |
Robert Bowne Suckley (1856 - 1921) |
Title |
Diary, 1894 |
Date |
1894 |
Object Name |
Diary |
Scope & Content |
Notebook with beige cloth cover with red leather corners. Printed diagonally across center of cover "Memoranda." Written in ink on cover: [diary number] "7 / 1894." Inside cover lists three addresses for Robert B. Suckley: 15 Cortlandt St.; 41 East 80th St.; Rhinecliff, N.Y. Record of expenses, including wages paid, and of some activities. Among the entries: Mar. 26: RBS arranged to take fencing lessons Ap. 21: Mrs. Margaret A. L. Montgomery died of apoplexy Ap. 24: Funeral at the Church of the Incarnation May 1: Christening of Elizabeth and Katharine Suckley at St. James Church May 6: Launch painted white May 10-11: Chose a bicycle for Harry, "Crescent" #75162 May 18: Horse Majestic fell and threw RBS over his head May 19: RBS out in launch. Llewellyn the Mastiff swam after boat, then to track. Struck by slow freight train; will be all right. May 29: The two donkeys in foal June 18: Donation ($75) for Mt. Rutsen chapel Aug. 8: Mary Powell to Rondout Oct 27: Heard McKinley speak 20 min. at Po'k Nov. 4: Mr. & Mrs. Astor visited and Jack gave copy of his book to Bessie Nov. 6: Mr. Morton was elected governor Dec. 4: Aunt C. [Caroline Grace Bowne] died |
Language of Material |
English |
People |
Astor, John Jacob Bowne, Caroline Grace (1818-1894) Montgomery, Henry "Harry" Eglinton (1866-1939) Montgomery, Margaret Augusta Lynch (1825-1894) Morton, Levi P. (1824-1920) Suckley, Elizabeth "Betty" Montgomery (1893-1987) Suckley, Katharine Bowne (1893-1970) Suckley, Robert Bowne, Sr. (1856-1921) |
Subjects |
Baptism Bicycles Boats and boating Death Horses |
Legal Status |
Property of Wilderstein Historic Site |