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Journal of Noah Shuler

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1834 – 1847)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2017.008
Creator(s) Shuler, Noah
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2017.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post
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Abstract

Noah W. Shuler began this journal with mathematics lessons when he was 13 years old in 1834. Shuler lived in Page County, Virginia and continued the journal until 1847, using it for keeping business accounts and writing brief stories usually about women.

Biographical History

Noah Washington Shuler was born on September 20, 1821 in Virginia. He was the son of George Shuler (1794 – 1878) and Tabitha Dovel Shuler (1795 – 1857).  Noah was the third of the couples eight children his siblings were: John Shuler (1815 – 1908), Diana Shuler Dovel (1819 – 1922), Elizabeth Ann Shuler Aleshire (1824 – 1851), George Washington Shuler (1830 – 1918), Andrew Jackson Shuler (1830 – 1918), William Shuler (1833 – 1924), and Sarah Jane Shuler Aleshire (1836 – 1894).

On November 13, 1943, Noah married Kesiah Dovel Shuler (1825 – 1904). The couple had thirteen children.

Noah was enlisted with the 58th Virginia Militia in 1861, but he never reported.

Noah Shuler died on December 4, 1909 at the age of 88. He is buried in East Point Cemetery in Elkton, Virgina.

Scope and Content Note

Noah W. Shuler began this journal with mathematics lessons when he was 13 years old in 1834. Shuler lived in Page County, Virginia and continued the journal until 1847, using it for keeping business accounts and writing brief stories usually about women or ghosts.The journal has several missing and ripped pages and upside-down entries. Between several pages there are loose scraps of paper and newspaper clippings.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Accounting Records
    • Education
    • Ledger
    • Youth
  • Location Terms
    • Virginia

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