Matilda Ferris diary, 1879-1880

Journal was a gift from Frank, and it begins 6 mo 15, when she is leaving to meeting him in Philadelphia to begin the journey to Colorado. She stayed with him until the end of September, rooming at campsites and doing some travel. She returned home to Jennersville 9 mo 27. Frank's uncle was staying with him, but at the end of November they received a letter that his lungs were worse, and the doctor recommended he return home. Matilda is broken-hearted. After Frank's death, she recounts that their mother went to Colorado with Uncle Edward to bring Frank home in mid December, and in January, she describes his final days. Ends with memorial poems and memories, including memorial read at the Thread and Needle group.