Diary and account book kept by Lewis Votaw (1841-1916), 1864-1873, mainly while living in Davis County, Iowa. Includes an account of travels in eastern Ohio and Iowa in 1865. Lewis Votaw, son of John and Mary (Meredith) Votaw, was born in Wayne County, Indiana, but lived most of his life in Wabash County, Indiana. A birthright Friend, he left Friends in 1878.