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George Kirwan Carr diary

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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Mixed material	Request in advance	MssCol 476	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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.21 linear foot (1 volume)

Summary

George Kirwan Carr was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade of the British Army. He kept this diary from October 10-December 31, 1832. Entries recount his journey with Captain H. Deeds and Lieutenant R. H. Fitzherbert from Halifax to Boston, Troy, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Utica, Trenton Falls, Albany, the Catskill Mountains, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D. C., Boston, St. Johns, and Halifax. Carr describes people, points of interest, the Shaker Village, Congress in session, the use of tobacco in Congress, Fanny Kemble at Philadelphia, social manners at a ball in New York, his travel adventures, and other topics.
Diary also includes a table of distances, two maps, four views, and original verse.

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Call Number

MssCol 476

OCLC

748435405

Author

Carr, George Kirwan.

Title

George Kirwan Carr diary, 1832.

Restricted Access

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Research Call Number

MssCol 476