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Journey to Paris: diary

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Description: Samuel Ireland was the uncle of Samuel Ireland, -1800.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1750 June 10-29.
Call number: mssHM 31434
Creator: Ireland, Samuel (active 1750-approximately 1785)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from George Hilder Liddis collection, approximately 1969.
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W.H. Ireland original manuscripts and letters connected with forgeries

Manuscripts

This material includes engravings, letters, manuscripts, printed material and ephemera: engraving of Samuel Ireland (HM 82629), facsimile signatures from the 16th-18th centuries to be used as exemplars by W.H. Ireland (HM 82630), prospectus for Samuel Ireland's Shakspeare book (HM 82631), W.H. Ireland letter to John Dent (HM 82632), Shakspeare Admission Ticket (HM 82633), The Oaken Chest of the Gold Mines of Ireland [caricature] (HM 82634), W.H. Ireland letter to Sir Godfrey Webster (HM 82635), note by John D. Dent (?) (HM 82636), and original labeled folio folder owned by J.E. Hodgkin (Ephemera).

mssHM 82629-82636

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Diaries of Samuel W. Richards and Mary Richards [microform] : 1839-1876

Manuscripts

Microfilm of about seven diaries kept by Samuel Whitney Richards and Mary Richards between 1839 and 1876. Some of the diaries are multiple pieces or are written on loose pages. The first diary was kept by Samuel Richards at Richmond, Massachusetts, from 1839-1840. He writes of going to work for his uncle William Richards, including growing potatoes, putting up fences, plowing, harvesting hay, and other farm work, as well as working in a saw mill. The volume also contains an autobiography which recounts events in Illinois from 1843-1844, particularly regarding the Nauvoo Legion and Joseph Smith, and chronological notes from 1846 recalling departing from Nauvoo and traveling to New York City before sailing to Liverpool. That volume is followed by two diaries kept by Mary Richards at Nauvoo in 1846-1847 and 1848, while Samuel was away serving on a mission to Great Britain. Mary describes her daily and family life as well as events surrounding the Mormon Church. Those diaries are followed by a volume kept by Samuel Richards in 1848, when he was preparing to leave Missouri. It then skips back to his departure from England, a list of Scottish Saints, and an account of traveling up rivers to Winter Quarters. His 1849 diary describes his travels from Iowa to Salt Lake City, and his 1855-1856 and 1876 diaries recall his life in Utah.

MSS MFilm 00164

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William Shakespeare deeds

Manuscripts

Three deeds enclosed in box: Shakespeare's Deed of Gift to Ireland, 1604; Shakespeare and Lowine, 1609; Shakespeare's Lease to Fraser, 1611. Each deed is written on vellum, with wax seals, and boxed separately. A note enclosed with the Deed of Gift to Ireland reads: "To substantiate his claim to the ownership of the documents, Ireland forged a Deed of Gift from Shakespeare to a suppositious ancestor, also named William Henry Ireland. This is the Original Forgery."

mssHM 84537

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Andrew Henry diaries

Manuscripts

Two diaries kept by Andrew Henry while he was performing mission work in the United States and Great Britain from 1840 to 1843. The first volume begins with his departure from Nauvoo, Illinois, in November 1840, and focuses on his subsequent missions to Illinois, Ohio, New York State, and his departure and voyage to Great Britain. The second volume records his mission work in England and Ireland (including Northern Ireland) through August 1843.

mssHM 52739 (1-2)

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Samuel Breck diary

Manuscripts

This diary, kept by Samuel Breck from 1841 to 1846, includes almost daily entries by Breck. In it, he talks about his personal life and family, businesses, philanthropy, the financial conditions in Pennsylvania and the United States, and bank closures, as well as local and federal politics. He talks about the government of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. He makes several comments regarding President John Tyler and his policies, Washington D.C., and Congress; he also talks about the funeral of President William Henry Harrison shortly after he was elected. The majority of the diary, however, is filled with writing regarding various miscellaneous topics such as astronomy, science, geology, religion, music, history, etc. He also talks about Daniel Webster, a friend of Breck's, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. There are also several hand-drawn sketches by Breck in the diary. One sketch entitled "A Gerrymander," shows an animal and a map of several counties in Ohio; on the same page, Breck talks about gerrymandering going on in Ohio at the time. The volume has newspaper clippings and various other items glued into it.

mssHM 75113

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Samuel Marshall diary

Manuscripts

Diary that Samuel Marshall kept from January 1 to August 9 when he decided to "to close this book and forward it on by mail." The detailed entries contain descriptions of battles and other military operations in South Carolina and Virginia, accounts of camp life, the "boys," living conditions, encounters with local famers and freedmen, etc. Included are accounts of the executions of two deserters from the 6th Connecticut Regiment, three soldiers who died trying to pull a plug from an unexploded Confederate shell "to make finger rings," and an incident when of the regiment's officers was detained by local freedmen who had mistaken him for a Confederate spy. The last portion of the diary contains an essay entitled "The Private Soldier;" an account of the operations in Virginia in May of 1864, including the Battle of Drewry's Bluff (May 14-16) and the operations on Bermuda Hundred Line (May 17-30), with lists of casualties and notes on two privates of Co. E who "shamefully left their Co. in the face of the enemy;" some clothing and supplies requitions and other company records. Also included is a detailed list of battles and campaigns in which the regiment fought from the beginning of the war to 1864.

mssHM 68421

Journey to Paris: diary

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