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Diary of Charles Peabody. (267 pages) Also includes three pages at the back of the volume titled “Origin & Genealogy of the Peabody Family.”, 1846 Oct 12-1849 July 25

 Item — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Oct 12-1849 July 25

Bethlehem, Indiana — Staying at the house of Thomas Rogers, a man near age 50 and a native of Kentucky. Rogers refers to his wife as “old woman.” “I desire not their habits, nor to live among them,” Peabody writes., 1846 Dec 8

 Page — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Dec 8

Madison, Indiana — Takes the steamboat Ben Franklin to Madison, Indiana. Stopping at the house of Rev. H. Little, agent of the Am. Home Mis. Soc’y [American Home Missionary Society?]. Comments on Little’s children. On the boat he met a young Virginian from the Kanawha River country who had property invested in manufacturing. The Virginian owned many slaves, yet admitted the evils of slavery and favored the idea of sending the slaves to Mexico., 1846 Dec 9

 Page — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Dec 9

Franklin, Indiana — Travels with Rev. Little via railroad and wagon. Describes Rev. Little. Stays with Rev. Monfort, a Presbyterian minister., 1846 Dec 11

 Page — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Dec 11

Describes Mr. Monfort who is about 65 or 70 years old. Describes Franklin College, a Baptist school where the students built their own log cabin residences. Mentions the college president, Mr. Chandler. Spends a night with Professor Tisdal of Virginia., 1846 Dec 15

 Page — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Dec 15

Indianapolis, Indiana — Describes the difficulties of traveling by wagon on the Indiana State Road to Indianapolis., 1846 Dec 18

 Page — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Dec 18

Attends an exhibition of the blind at the state house, designed to promote the establishment of a state institution for the blind. Describes the Indiana state legislature: “Such green rough stupid fellows I never saw before.”, 1846 Dec 19

 Page — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Dec 19

Attends speech made by a man named Busher (age about 35). Mentions Rev. Owen, editor of the Baptist Christian Messenger, and Mr. Gurly. Mr. Blake provides account of the history of Indiana., 1846 Dec 22

 Page — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Dec 22

Near Jamestown, Indiana — Describes the horse he bought for $35. Describes the landscape and horrible roads of Indiana., 1846 Dec 24

 Page — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Dec 24

Crawfordsville, Indiana — Mentions the horrible, muddy road between Indianapolis to Crawfordsville., 1846 Dec 26

 Page — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates: 1846 Dec 26