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Field name | Value |
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Title | Harrison Gray Otis Travel Diary, 1806 |
Author/Creator | Otis, Harrison Gray (1765-1848) |
Date | 2-21 Jul 1806 |
Document type | Travel Journal |
Description | Diary of a trip from Boston to Québec, kept by Harrison Gray Otis, 2-21 July 1806. Entries describe natural scenes, social activities, and sights, including Otis’s visits to the Ursuline convent and the Ho?tel-Dieu hospital in Québec and the education and services provided by the nuns. He also gives an account of the economic development of various places, opinions on their development since the American Revolution and some small snippets of history. |
Theme(s) | Historical, Cultural or Religious Tourism Women and Tourism Children and Families About themes |
Regions | United States of America North America |
Country/State | Massachusetts Vermont Canada |
Keywords | weather, excursion, agriculture, mountains, river, storm, accident, children, boat, family, sightseeing, food, flower, American War of Independence, history, city, development, economy, architecture, church, hiking, religion, women, health, death, hospital |
Reference | Ms. N-617 |
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 |