| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Nancie Swan Folkett Papers
| | | | Creator: | Foskett, Nancie Swan | | | | Dates: | 1818-1869 | | | | Abstract: | Nancie Swan Foskett(1838-?) of Medina County, Ohio, was a schoolteacher (1861-1865) in various schools in Medina County. During 1861-1862, she and her father lived in LeSeuer, Minnesota with her brothers and their families, returning to Medina County in the spring of 1862. In 1865, Nancie Swan married Captain Porter Foskett of Brunswick, Ohio. They made their home in the city of Medina, where Porter Foskett became a successful businessman. The collection consists of eleven diaries of Nancie Swan Foskett, 1855-1869, and one account book of N.A. Goodwin, 1818-1834. The diaries detail her life as a teacher in various schools in Medina County, Ohio, her trip to Minnesota, civilian life during the American Civil War, and family events during the period. | | | | Call #: | MS 4576 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Foskett, Nancie Swan. | Foskett, Nancie Swan -- Diaries. | Foskett, Porter. | Swan family. | Goodwin, N. A. | Women -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Women -- Ohio -- Medina County -- Diaries. | Teachers -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Education -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Diaries. | Account books -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Medina County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women. | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.
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