David Sears diaries
| Author/creator | Sears, David author. |
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.lifeatsea.amdigital.co.uk/documents/detail/david-sears-diaries/21496804 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2574 |
| Summary | Diaries kept by David Sears, 1839-1843, while a student at Harvard University and on a voyage to the East Indies. Diary kept at Harvard, 1839-1842, describes daily activities at Harvard and elsewhere, trips to Boston for social events, social engagements with family and friends, happenings at school, church services attended, weekends in Nahant, Massachusetts, and trips to New York City, parts of New York state, Niagara Falls, Newport, Rhode Island, and other parts of Massachusetts during school breaks. Diary of voyage on ship DELHI, 1842-1843, to the East Indies and China describes weather and sailing conditions, activities aboard the ship, hunting porpoises and other animals, encounters with ships, and stops in Manila, Guangzhou (Canton), and Macau. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: David Sears diaries, 1822-1874. |
| Location of original | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright note | Material sourced from the Massachusetts Historical Society |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |