Guide to the Anonymous Travel Journal

Descriptive Summary

Title

Anonymous Travel Journal

Inclusive Dates

1822-1823

Call Number

RG 345

Creator(s)

Anonymous.

Quantity

0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Collection Overview

The author of this journal is unknown. In November of 1822 he began a journey from Cincinnati to Natchez, traveling in a flat boat. The boat made several stops along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and the traveler recorded impressions of these towns and cities, as well as noting weather conditions and people met and visited. He arrived in Natchez in April of 1823.

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Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: January 1993
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Geographic Subject

Mississippi River Valley--Description and travel--19th century.

Ohio River Valley--Description and travel--19th century.

Genre-form

Diaries. aat

Travel writing. lcgft

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 345
1	1	Journal, 1822-23 [fragile, handle with care]

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Guide to the Anonymous Travel Journal

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