Title:
John Hancock diary, November 1864-June 1865
Description:
John Hancock was a Unionist congressman, judge, and lawyer in Austin, Texas, who in 1864 moved to Mexico then New Orleans, Louisiana to escape Confederate army conscription. The John Hancock diary consists of one bound journal of 210 pages, dating November 28, 1864, to June 30, 1865. Hancock kept this diary during the time he was living in New Orleans during the Civil War. He writes about the trials and tribulations of his daily life and his efforts to help other "Texas Refugees" who had less resources and influence than himself. This diary includes news of the war, the struggle to obtain and sell cotton and livestock, his meetings with Louisiana Lieutenant Governor (later Governor) James Wells and other members of the Louisiana legislature, and his sadness at being separated from his wife and child. The diary also documents meetings with other prominent Texas refugees, including A.J. Hamilton and George Denison; and later meetings with William Ballinger and Ashbel Smith, Confederates appointed by the Texas government to secure terms of peace for Texas.
Identifier:
2018132_hancock_diary
Item identifier:
2-23/653
Collection:
John Hancock diary
Creator:
Hancock, John, 1824-1893
Date range of creation:
1864-11-28 to 1865-06-30
Source:
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 2018/132
Subject:
Ballinger, William Pitt, 1825-1888
Subject:
Denison, George S. (George Stanton), 1833-1866
Subject:
Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, 1815-1875
Subject:
Smith, Ashbel, 1805-1886
Subject:
Wells, James Madison, 1808-1899
Subject:
Confederate States of America
Subject:
Cotton trade
Type:
Text
Type:
Diaries
Medium:
Volumes (documents by form)
Citation information:
(Identify the entry date), John Hancock diary. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. Please contact the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for more information. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission makes no warranties about the Item and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this Rights Statement. You are responsible for your own use. Please contact the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for more information. You may need to obtain other permissions for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy or moral rights may limit how you may use the material.
Size or duration:
210 pages
Size or duration:
6.5 in x 7.75 in
Date digitized:
2018
Language:
English
