George Kirwan Carr diary

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{"value"=>"George Kirwan Carr diary"}

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{"value"=>"1832", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1832"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"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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1832

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1832

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{"value"=>"Carr, George Kirwan", "type"=>"persname"}

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1832

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{"value"=>"George Kirwan Carr diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

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.21 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1832

date_end

1832

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