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Contains 101 Results:

Letter signed Wm. R. Duryee [William R. Duryee], Lake Minnewaska, N.Y., to Charles Peabody. Mentions that Sam Pinneo’s daughter and his sister Mrs. Jno. Dennis [Mrs. John Dennis] are staying in his hotel. Mentions the deaths of brothers Albert Zabriskie Gray and George Zabriskie Gray. Mentions Harry McCune., 1889 Aug 25

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
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: 1889 Aug 25

Letter signed Alfred Stevens, Westminster West, to [Charles] Peabody. Discusses his crops and religious matters., 1889 Sept 25

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
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: 1889 Sept 25

Owensboro, Ky. — Contrasts the North with the South. “The men all have their mouth stuffed with quids of tobacco which they roll from side to side and eject the dirty juice in all directions. The ladies are pretty enough but as far as I can find out they know nothing of books, or the practical duties of the household.” Criticizes the manner in which the women dress, and that they marry very young., 1846 May 21

 Page — Box: 1, Folder: 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 May 21

Steamer Palestine, Ohio River, off Smithland, Ky. — Attends the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Describes a man named Wells, an American Tract Society colleague in Tennessee., 1846 May 26

 Page — Box: 1, Folder: 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 May 26

Steamboat Time, Mississippi River, near Clarksville, Mo. — The steamboat Time is “the most irregular and uneasy boat I have been on.” Provides an account of recent action in the Mexican-American War, and states that “we [the United States] are wholly in the wrong. We had no business to occupy the eastern bank of the Rio Grande with our troops. It is Mexican territory.”, 1846 May 29

 Page — Box: 1, Folder: 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 May 29

Steamboat Time — Describes the Mississippi River and the surrounding landscape north of the mouth of the Missouri River., 1846 May 30

 Page — Box: 1, Folder: 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 May 30

Davenport, Iowa — Stayed at Leclure House, and met his friend Ephrain Adams [Ephraim Adams?]., 1846 June 1

 Page — Box: 1, Folder: 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 June 1

Describes the landscape in the vicinity of Davenport. Takes a buggy trip with Adams to Dubuque, and describes the prairies., 1846 June 4

 Page — Box: 1, Folder: 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 June 4

Steamboat St. Anthony at Galena, Illinois — Traveled from Dubuque to Galena on the steamboat Uncle Toby. Describes the lead mines in the vicinity of Dubuque., 1846 June 8

 Page — Box: 1, Folder: 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 June 8

Steamboat St. Anthony near Madison, Iowa — Briefly describes Galena. Mentions Rev. Kent and Mr. Hempstead. Describes the steamboat St. Anthony as “one of the most elegant and best managed boats in the river.”, 1846 June 9

 Page — Box: 1, Folder: 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 June 9