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Travel Diary
A description of the item at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: LMD
Date: 12 May 2010
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Finding aid created by: LMD
Date: 12 May 2010
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Title: | Travel Diary |
| Dates: | 1821 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Anonymous diary describing a trip via steamship from Philadelphia to Prince Edward Island. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
The writer of the diary is unknown.
The Travel Diary consists of a 33-page handwritten document describing a trip via steamship from Philadelphia to Prince Edward Island. The journey lasted from June 18 to July 1821, and the unknown writer describes the stops along the way, including New York City, Boston, and Halifax.
Single item.
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Subjects
Steamboats -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Places
Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
Boston (Mass.) -- Description and travel.
Halifax (N.S.) -- Description and travel.
New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel.
Prince Edward Island -- Description and travel.
Genres and Forms
Diaries.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Travel Diary,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Diaries
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| SC 487 | 1821 | ||||||||||