Volume 1
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Contains 187 Results:
“Still on the [steamboat] Viola, 60 miles below Louisville.” Contrasts the steamboat Talisman with the Viola. Discusses religious matters with fellow passenger Rev. Leacock of the Episcopal church. Criticizes the habit of tobacco chewing and smoking that is prevalent in the West., 1846 Nov 17
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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 Nov 17
Louisville, Ky. — Mentions his associate Rev. F.Y. Vail. Describes Louisville. Mentions the tolls charged on the canal that bypasses the Falls of the Ohio. Mentions the “indolent or rather a thriftless population about the city” due to slavery., 1846 Nov 18
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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 Nov 18
Cincinnati, Ohio — Spent the night at Louisville with Mr. Vail at the house of Mr. Harvey. Describes how his carpetbag was stolen and describes its contents. Took the mail boat to Cincinnati., 1846 Nov 20
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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 Nov 20
Preached at the 7th Street Church. Attended Dr. Rice’s lectures on the infallibility of the Roman Catholic church. Visited Mrs. Vail who told him a story about how her father, who was previously U.S. consul at Havana, had assisted Louis Philippe of France while he was in exile., 1846 Nov 23
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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 Nov 23
“I believe that time honored festival [Thanksgiving] takes place in some 10 or 15 states.” Expects to see Stevenson tomorrow., 1846 Nov 25
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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 Nov 25
Reminisces about his previous Thanksgiving celebrations in New England, and compares them to his celebrations in the West. Has Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Wood and Mr. White., 1846 Nov 26
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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 Nov 26
Has been working with Stevenson. Starts for Indiana tomorrow., 1846 Dec 2
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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 2
Bethlehem, Indiana — Left Cincinnati on the steamboat Pike No. 7. Met Rev. Chidlaw on the boat., 1846 Dec 4
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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 4
New Washington, Indiana — Briefly describes the town of Bethlehem. Mentions that “nearly all the houses here are log cabins. . . . Every house has an immense fireplace.” Describes the local dialect. Meets Miss Phebe Crosby, a former pupil from South Hadley, Massachusetts., 1846 Dec 5
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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 5
Met Rev. Henry Little., 1846 Dec 7
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 7