Geertsen: Peter C Geertsen Journal from 1855 to 1865
I intend on the following sheets of paper to record my birth, extraction, upbringing, and
life, followed by a diary beginning with 14 October 1855, in order that if the Lord should allow
me to live and have the joy of receiving offspring they may have a reliable account of what has
happened to me from my earliest childhood and of what I have accomplished in life, which I
know will please them as well as others who at some time might wish to know my origin.
