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Henry Laurens diary

Title
Henry Laurens diary, 1780-1781.
Author
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792.
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.21 linear foot (1 volume)
Summary
Henry Laurens (1724-1792) was a South Carolina merchant, plantation owner, and Revolutionary-era statesman. The Henry Laurens diary, 1780 August 13-1781 December 6 (1 volume), is a manuscript notebook recording his voyage to Europe as U.S. envoy to Holland, his capture at sea by the British on September 3, 1780, his transfer to England via Newfoundland, and his imprisonment in the Tower of London. Pencilled entries briefly record day-to-day experiences, serving as the foundation of a subsequent narrative compiled by Laurens of his time abroad. The last entry is incomplete.
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Genre/Form
Diaries.
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
  • Digital images must be used in lieu of original volume.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Available as digital images.
  • Diary published in "Journal and Narrative of Capture and Confinement in the Tower of London," in The Papers of Henry Laurens, vol. 15, David R. Chesnutt and C. James Taylor, eds. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1999), 330-404.
Funding (note)
  • Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Source (note)
  • Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford Collection.
Processing Action (note)
  • Forms part of the Ford Collection.
Call Number
MssCol 1695
OCLC
965866188
Author
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792.
Title
Henry Laurens diary, 1780-1781.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Digital images must be used in lieu of original volume.
Additional Formats
Available as digital images.
Diary published in "Journal and Narrative of Capture and Confinement in the Tower of London," in The Papers of Henry Laurens, vol. 15, David R. Chesnutt and C. James Taylor, eds. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1999), 330-404.
Funding
Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Processing Action
Forms part of the Ford Collection.
Source
Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford Collection.
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Occupation
Merchants.
Plantation owners.
Statesmen.
Research Call Number
MssCol 1695
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