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Title: Julia Cowles; Diaries, 1785-1803
Review: This is a fascinating compilation of the running diary of Julia Cowles, who's ancestors homesteaded Farmington, Ct. Julia's family was well to do, and Julia's culture and education are clear as she describes daily events, feelings, family, and friends. Historically, I found the names of many relatives, and names of others in the area who also figure into the family tree. Her attitudes, feelings, and remarkable spirit are evident in her writings of this time period. Julia died at age eighteen, in 1803, possibly of tuberculosis, while engaged to a son of the past Governor of Connecticut.These diaries were passed down to Julia's great nephew, William Sheffield Cowles, and his wife, Anna Roosevelt (sister of Teddy, the President), arranged to have the diaries published.
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