Guide to the Anonymous Travel Journal
Title
Anonymous Travel Journal
Inclusive Dates
1822-1823
Call Number
RG 345
Creator(s)
Creator100
Anonymous.
Quantity
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Restrictions on Access
Open for research.
Repository
Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA
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.
This journal was edited and transcribed for publication in the Journal of Presbyterian History, December 1943.
Processing Information
Collection processed and finding aid prepared: January 1993
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist
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
| Box | Folder | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Finding Aid to Record Group 345 | |
| 1 | 1 | Journal, 1822-23 [fragile, handle with care] |