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Travel Diary of an Unknown Woman

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1844)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2015.056
Creator(s) Unknown
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2015.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Margaret Long.
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Abstract

This travel diary depicts an unknown woman's travels to New York City in 1844. In her travels, the woman attended a Jewish service in New York, even though she was not Jewish herself.

Scope and Content Note

On  January  18,  1844,  a  Massachusetts  woman  took  a  train  to  Boston  where  she  boarded  the  steamship  New  Haven  headed  for  New  York  City.  During  her  11-day  visit  with  her  sister,  Emme,  the  diarist  toured  numerous  churches,  took  the  ferry  to  Brooklyn,  and  attended  a  Jewish  service  conducted  in  Hebrew.  She  also  attended  a  Catholic  mass  that  drew  her  sharp  criticisms  and  several  religious  lectures,  including  one  by  the  reformer  George  B.  Cheever,  a  minister  who  supported  temperance,  abolition,  and  rights  for  African  Americans. 

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Women)
    • Religious History
    • Spirituality
    • Voyages and Travel
  • Location Terms
    • Massachusetts
    • New York
    • New York (Ny.)

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