Transcription of Anna Burdsall's Journal. Digital Format.

Item — Box: 19, Folder: 7

Identifier: id306049

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Transcription of Travel Diary of AnnaBurdsall, 1840-1841

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Scope and Contents

Transcription and annotation of Diary by William & Mary student Emily Peterson. Available in electronic form only. Diary, 1840-1841, of Anna Burdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. In her diary, Burdsall described her daily routine while traveling along the Eastern and Midwestern part of the United States. Burdsall makes references to her family, the various people she met, modes of transportation, and the local culture of the places she traveled.

Dates

Creation: 1750-1871

Creator

From the Collection: Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876 (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Carter, Mary B. (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Cryer, William (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Farmer's Register (Collector, Organization)
From the Collection: New York Weekly Journal of Commerce (Collector, Organization)
From the Collection: Petersburg Index (Va.) (Collector, Organization)
From the Collection: Richmond Enquirer (Collector, Organization)
From the Collection: Southern Literary Messenger (Collector, Organization)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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