Charles H. Bartlett diaries
- Creator Names Bartlett, Charles Herbert, 1804-
- Title Charles H. Bartlett diaries [manuscript], 1829-1891.
- Physical description 23 v.
- Collection summary Diaries (22 v., 1829-1891) and account book (1 v., 1831-1832) note daily activities of a farmer in New Hampshire and, beginning in 1834, farming in Fremont Township near Diamond Lake, Lake County, Illinois. Topics include farm chores and management; cultivation of grains, produce, grapes, and cattle; wine production; travel, frequently to Chicago, where he sold farm products; prices; brief notes of national events; politics, especially the Republican party; and development of Waukegan (Ill.).
- Biographical or Historical Note Bartlet was a County Commissioner for McHenry County, when it organized in 1837, and also for Lake County on its organization in 1839.
- Finding Aids Note Unpublished finding aid available.
- Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Laura Bartlett Kane diary.
- Names Bartlett, Charles Herbert, 1804- Diaries.
- Subjects
- Agriculture Illinois Lake County 19th century.
- Farmers Illinois Lake County 19th century.
- Farmers New Hampshire 19th century.
- Prices New Hampshire 19th century. 1830s.
- Produce trade Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- Geographic coverage
- Lake County (Ill.) Description and travel 19th century.
- Lake County (Ill.) Politics and government 19th century.
- Waukegan (Ill.) Description and travel 19th century.
- Genre
- Account books. aat
- Diaries. aat
- Geographic name
- United States Illinois Lake County.
- United States New Hampshire.