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- Creator
- Roods, John Q
- Call number
- MssCol 2618
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- John Q. Roods diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
John Q. Roods of Newark, Ohio kept this diary and notebook from September 28-November 10, 1847, recording details of his trip from Newark to Cleveland, Ohio, thence to Wisconsin Territory, where he visited Sheboygan, Milwaukee, East Troy, Janesville, Geneva, Madison, Waterford, and Racine. He then traveled to Chicago and returned home via St. Joseph, Kalamazoo, Detroit, Sandusky, and Mansfield, Ohio. His final observation was that the land in Wisconsin was very poor
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328