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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Charles Sumner Diary |
| Author/Creator | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Date | 14-31 Jul 1829 |
| Document type | Travel Journal |
| Description | Diary kept by Charles Sumner, later U.S. senator from Massachusetts, at the end of his junior year at Harvard University, while traveling by foot through Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York with five college companions. Sumner describes the villages along the way, the countryside, areas of historical significance, Revolutionary War battle sites and forts, rivers and lakes, conversations with town residents and miles walked. |
| Theme(s) | Historical, Cultural or Religious Tourism About themes |
| Regions | United States of America |
| Country/State | Vermont Massachusetts New York |
| Ships | Congress; Albany |
| Keywords | American War of Independence, battlefield tours, river, student, hotel, food, farmer, church, religion, college, ferry, coffee house, mountains, animals, hiking, industry, soldier, Hessian, canal, American Indian, lake, steamboat, Saratoga Springs, Ticonderoga |
| Reference | Ms. N-1641 |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Copyright of this material is retained by the content creators. Massachusetts Historical Society does not claim to hold any copyrights to these materials |