Diaries

[NewJerseyBookworm]

Hello long time no see!

I was wondering if you fine ladies had any information about publicly available women's diaries from North Carolina during the American Civil War! I'm writing a fiction book, and I want it to be as accurate as possible! If possible, I want a diary available from these categories:
a native American woman from North Carolina,
an enslaved black woman from North Carolina,
a free black woman from North Carolina,
a plantation mistress from North Carolina,
a rich woman who didn't own slaves from North Carolina,
and an ordinary working woman from North Carolina.

So far I could only find the diaries of Jane Elliot and Katherine Edmondston. If it's possible, I want it to be complete diaries, not just pages and/passages. If this is in the wrong category, please put it elsewhere (haven't been on here in years). Thanks for reading!

 

[Carol]

The Perkins Library located at Duke University has many unpublished diaries written by women, mainly of nurses. I would suggest looking on a more local level such as historical societies and small county/city libraries. Good Luck on finding a complete manuscript.