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Journal written by Kane containing accounts of her wedding day and wedding trip through Virginia, her relationship with her husband, Thomas L. Kane, her health and the health of her husband, and some of their interactions. She often writes about her relationship with the Kane family and her efforts to improve herself. Also includes some sketches and lists. Dated April 30, 1853 to October 2, 1853.

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A typescript of Elizabeth W. Kane's journal which she kept from April 30, 1853 through October 2, 1853.

Scope and Contents Materials include a journal written by Kane containing an 1855 calendar with days marked off and numbered, possibly counting down her pregnancy with her first child, Harriet. There are also accounts of her pregnancy with Harriet and records of her daughter's weight growth. There is also an account of when she was a student at the Female Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and comments about her desire to strengthen her body and have another baby. Also includes some sketches,...

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Materials include a record of Harriet Amelia Kane's weight, labeled "Baby's weight" and taken from the inside front cover and first page of Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal. No date on item. Dated approximately 1854.

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Materials include Elizabeth Wood Kane's list of things read at Elk County, Pennsylvania. The list is dated approximately 1856, and was included in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal entry dated April 20, 1854. Dated approximately 1856.

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Letter from Elizabeth Wood Kane to Thomas L. Kane stating that her father tried to give Harriet a cloak even though Thomas L. Kane doesn't want to accept gifts from him. The letter is possibly incomplete. It is undated and was included in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal entry of April 22, 1854. Dated approximately 1854.

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Letter from Ann Preston, sent from West Grove, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Wood Kane thanking Kane for her kindnes. The letter was originally pinned in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal with the entry dated July 21, 1854. Dated July 6, 1854.

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Materials include a note made by Elizabeth Wood Kane with scriptural references on it. The note is undated, but was included in Kane's journal with the entry dated March 23, 1855. Dated approximately 1855.

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Materials include a receipt of payment from Thomas L. Kane to Robert Lovitt for three dollars. It was included in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal with the entry dated April 22, 1855. Dated November 19, 1856.

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Letter from Elizabeth Wood Kane to Thomas L. Kane, which is "not to be opened unless I die". Elizabeth asks in the letter for Thomas L. Kane to be a Christian and bring up their child as a Christian. The letter was found in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal entry dated August 4, 1855. Dated June 1855.