Browse the Zaccheus Collins diary

The diary of Zaccheus Collins, man details a 43-year period of daily life, including agricultural concerns, notations on attendance at religious meetings, visits from his friends, and observations about the weather. The diary is contained within two bound volumes, the first comprising the years 1726-1750, and the second 1750-1769. Mr. Collins typically recorded each day of the month by number and included a short comment on the day's activities.

Materials in this collection have been digitized in partnership with the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum and have been made available through our New England's Hidden Histories project.