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  Journal

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  Journal kept as a record of religious thoughts; New York City, New Rochelle, and elsewhere.

  mssHM 30501

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  Obadiah Wetherell journal

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  Journal kept by Obadiah Wetherell from December 1777 to March 1784. In it, he describes his experience in the American Army during the American Revolution, the conditions in Vallley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778, a dinner with George Washington, and a "great snowball fight" among the officers. He also comments on the United States' new alliance with France. There are several sketches in the volume including one of the fortifications at West Point, New York, in early 1779.

  mssHM 52191

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  New Brighton Tower: notes, sketches & photos taken during construction

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  The notebook contains photographs, notes, drawings and blueprints for the construction of the New Brighton Tower. Also included are several newspaper clippings about workers who fell to their deaths during the construction in 1897. In his notes, Weller talks about these deaths and some of the photographs show the scenes of the accidents.

  mssHM 72087

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  The Journal of Cadwallader Colden, Esq. 1776-1779

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  This journal kept by Cadwallader Colden II during the American Revolution. It includes the following periods: early 1776 to his arrest and confinement in Kingston jail; August 1776, paroled at his home; December 1776, appearance before the Continental Congress; March 1777, ordered to take the oath of allegiance to the State of New York, charged with committing overt acts of loyalism, sent to fleet prison; September 1777, paroled to Hurley, New York; July 1778, exiled to New York City. While he was living in New York City, he pleaded with state leaders, including Governor George Clinton, for his release, which did not come until 1784.

  mssHM 607

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  Journal of a cross country automobile trip through the United States

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  This journal entitled "The Log of the Dodge," documents an automobile trip by an unidentified party of individuals taken during the summer of 1926. The group started their journey in Brea, California, in June and traveled to Washington, DC. They then traveled up the Atlantic coast to New York and Niagara Falls and back to Brea. The diary provides detailed descriptions of various tourist destinations, the repairs on the automobile, and the cost, mileage covered, money spent on meals and supplies, and comments on people and landscapes. The journal is written in two notebooks.

  mssHM 83971

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  Marcus Baker journal to California

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  Journal of Marcus Baker during his trip to California aboard the bark William Joy and his life thereafter near Sacramento. The journal begins when Baker left New York in January 1849. In his journal, Baker writes in detail about his voyage and the weather conditions, his visit to Rio de Janeiro (which includes comments upon the political, social and religious aspects of the city), the ship's arrival in San Francisco in the summer of 1849, his relocation to Sacramento, life in California, fires and floods, gold mining, and his loneliness due to separation from his family. After becoming a farmer, Baker writes much about agriculture in California, including details about the state's climate, environment, topography, and geology. Accompanying the journal are three items: letter by Edward Suffern to Marcus Baker (1850 February 3), an agreement between Marcus Baker and several others in the creation of Baker Farr & Co., Sacramento (1850 July 19), and a letter by Marcus Baker to "My dear E" (1852 March 12), probably his wife. The volume also contains pencil sketches by Baker, several of which are of Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.

  mssHM 83830