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Contains 187 Results:

Meets Professor Hovey and his wife at Wabash College. Mr. and Mrs. Hovey recount their journey from the East to Indiana. Meets Miss Hanna, who formerly taught school in Jamaica, Long Island., 1846 Dec 29

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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 29

Waveland, Indiana — Staying with Rev. Taylor and his family in Waveland. Taylor is from Kentucky. Describes the poor quality of the muddy roads. “The only way to get over these dreadful roads is on horseback.”, 1846 Dec 31

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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 31

Briefly describes Rev. Taylor, with whom he is staying. Taylor graduated from Princeton Seminary about 1822, and preached for 7 or 8 years in Kentucky before coming to Indiana. Comments on the quality of Western ministers, many of whom graduated from Princeton or Andover., 1847 Jan 1

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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: 1847 Jan 1

Rockville, Indiana — Travels to Rockville via horseback, accompanied by a medical student named Harrison Rice. Comments on damage caused by recent storms. Staying with Rev. McNutt., 1847 Jan 7

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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: 1847 Jan 7

“Western people take a great deal more pains & pride in bestowing their hospitality upon strangers than people at the east. . . . I am sometimes obliged to stay two or three days in a family in the midst of noisy, squally children, & make the best of it.”, 1847 Jan 8

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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: 1847 Jan 8

Terre Haute — Stays at Stuart’s public house in Terre Haute. Describes his unpleasant stay at Rev. McNutt’s house in Waveland. In Waveland, “Every body saw I was after money & they all looked sour.” At church he “presented the Tract cause & raised $12.” Later stayed with James McEwen. Crossed a swollen creek on horseback en route to Terre Haute., 1847 Jan 12

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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: 1847 Jan 12

Describes Terre Haute where he is staying with Rev. R.V. Dodge. Calls on Rev. Jewett. Relates the story of a sailor named Adams who died in Rockland. Prior to his death he lamented his wicked life, and praised a missionary named Mrs. Harriet Winslow who he met in India years before., 1847 Jan 13

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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: 1847 Jan 13

Discusses a tract written by Martin Luther that he found in the possession of a German family in St. Louis a couple of months ago. , 1847 Jan 15

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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: 1847 Jan 15

He preached three times yesterday. Mentions $58 he received in donations. Mentions Rev. Jewett, pastor of the Congregational church in Terre Haute and a graduate of Dartmouth College., 1847 Jan 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: 1847 Jan 18

Has received $116.37 in donations from members of the Congregational church., 1847 Jan 20

 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: 1847 Jan 20