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Bartle, Reuben Lewis "R. L.", 1844-1917

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Reuben Lewis Bartle journals

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Identifier: BUSC-2023-004
Abstract Daily journals kept by Reuben Lewis "R. L." Bartle (1844 - 1917) of Washington County, Indiana. The journals cover the years 1884 to 1893; January through May of 1894; and 1903 through 1911. He records daily happenings and financial transactions, visits, trips to Henryville and Salem, the nearest towns. Bartle was a notary public and often records when his neighbors brought legal documents for him to witness; among these are often Civil War pension applications. He makes frequent mentions of...
Dates: 1884 - 1894; 1903 - 1911