Archive Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
1965.U20 |
Title |
William Olliffe's Diary |
Object Name |
Diary |
Scope & Content |
From 1862 to 1864, Staten Islander William Olliffe kept a diary documenting his experiences working at the Tompkinsville ferry landing during the Civil War. He noted the changing cost to ride the ferry; dignitaries and military officers visiting Staten Island; troop movements; weather patterns; and the bubbling undercurrent of political, economic, and racial tension existing within a community and a nation at war. Notably, Olliffe wrote a harrowing account of the Civil War draft riots that raged on Staten Island in July 1863. Download a PDF transcript: https://www.statenislandmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/William-Ollife-Diary.pdf. |
Creator |
Olliffe, William |
Collection |
Journals, Diaries, and Daybooks |
Year Range from |
1862 |
Year Range to |
1864 |
Web Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ |
Catalog type |
Archive |