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.
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] |