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- Published / Created:
- 1822-1824
- Call Number:
- Osborn d283
- Collection Title:
- ""Notes during a journey to Edinbro in July & August 1822.""
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Travel diary followed by an account of a journey from London to the West Country and back in 1824 (28 p.) and includes a few recipes at the end (8 p.); describes a meeting with Robert Owen (1771-1858) and the arrival in Edinburgh of George IV, king of Gt.
- Description:
- Autograph manuscript.
- Collection Created:
- 1822-1824
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > ...beautiful lake has been so often described ...
- Creator:
- Barrington, Samuel, 1729-1800
- Published / Created:
- 1778-1779
- Call Number:
- Osborn fc147
- Image Count:
- 5
- Abstract:
- Holograph journal detailing the daily activities of Samuel Barrington during his service as naval commander-in-chief in the British West Indies. It records his movements; ship's log entries; shipboard conditions, and the execution of his secret orders to capture and to hold St. Lucia against the Toulon fleet commanded by the Comte d'Estaing. The journal concludes with his "Remarks and Observations Relating to the Command at the Leeward Islands Between January 1778 and July 1779." and Laid in: "Contents of the Upper Drawer," a 2 page inventory of documents.
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary paneled reversed calf. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Saint Lucia--History, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Foreign participation, French, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British, and West Indies--History--1775-1783
- Subject (Name):
- Estaing, Charles Henri,--comte d',--1729-1794 and Great Britain.--Royal Navy--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A journal of the proceedings of the Hon.ble Samuel Barrington, Rear Admiral of the Red and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels emply'd or to be employ'd at Barbados and the Leeward Islands and in the seas adjacent, 1778-1779.
- Published / Created:
- 1835 Sept 13
- Call Number:
- Osborn d410
- Collection Title:
- [Journal], 1835
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript journal of a London wine merchants travels in France, Germany, Switzerland and the Low Countries during the summer and fall of 1835, accompanied as far as Switzerland by a boy, Alfonzo Pipon. The diary documents travel and hotel conditions; soc
- Subject (Geographic):
- Coblenz (Germany) and Rhine River.
- Subject (Topic):
- Tourism--Europe, Travelers writings, English., and Travelers.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Coblenz. Rhine
- Creator:
- Abbott, Ann
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1792]
- Call Number:
- Osborn c559
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in the hand of John Abbott, of some of the "accounts of Divine occurrences" written by his wife Ann. Topics include her first religious awakenings, temptations, and conversion; experiences of the Spirit at Quaker meetings; her struggles with the proper division between love of God and love of family and friends; and her occasional fondness for "fine dress." This is followed by a copy of a 1789 letter to a young man containing moral and business advice. Abbott concludes this section of the notebook with a description of the final illness and death, in 1791, of this "affectionate wife [and] tender mother." and The notebook concludes with "A Memorable Instance of Divine Guidance," which tells the story of "James Dickensen and Jane Fearn," who fled a house in fear of being murdered and eaten, only to discover "some years later" that their hosts were indeed murderers.
- Description:
- Binding: stiff blue wrappers., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Front cover annotated: "Manuscript book No. 182.", and Pasted in on last page: ALS from William Button to his "uncel," February 1855.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Religious life and customs--18th century
- Subject (Topic):
- Christian life--18th century, Conduct of life--18th century, Quakers, Spiritual biography--England, and Women--Religious life--England
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Copy of a short account....of Ann Abbott of Ives, [ca. 1792].
- Creator:
- Wise, Matthew.
- Published / Created:
- 1727-1728
- Call Number:
- Osborn c284
- Image Count:
- 94
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Anonymous MS.
- Description:
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator. and The author has written his diary in English on one side of the page and in French on the facing page.
- Subject (Name):
- Wise, Matthew.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Description of France, Lorrain, Alsace, Switzerland, Repub. of Geneva, and Piemont, 1727-1728.
- Creator:
- North, Susan North, Baroness, 1797-1884
- Call Number:
- Osborn d157
- Image Count:
- 133
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Holograph diaries of a year in Clifton, and journeys to Hanover and Germany. The first volume, a diary dated at Clifton in 1807-1808, details the child author's daily social and educational activities. She studies French verbs and reads Roman history as well as practices her dance steps each day; elsewhere, she arranges her doll's clothes and buys accessories for it; goes out on walks with other young ladies; plays cards; and describes and often criticizes her meals. She also mentions the social activities of her mother, the names of visitors to the house, and the daily visits from a cake-seller. Inside the front cover is written, "Susan North. Clifton. Given me by my dearest grandpapa who beged me always to keep a journal.", The third volume is a travel diary dated 1821, in which the writer records her journey from England to Hanover with her son John. She describes the landscapes, the quality of the horses, the price of travel, and the state of the inns in which she stays, as well as her opinions of the attractiveness of the towns and inhabitants she sees. She says of Liege that it "is the oldest, ugliest, dirtiest, & poorest town I ever saw, & filled with beggars. The women less handsome than in any place I ever saw," while she praises Dusseldorf for its cleanliness, good houses, and large shops well-supplied with goods, and The second volume is an undated travel diary from Hanover to Gottingen, Cassell, and Marburg. Written in pencil, with a few corrections in ink, the writer primarily discusses landscapes and buildings; she says of the town of Munden that its situation was the most beautiful thing she ever saw and calls Leibenberg Castle "very curious--old painters, old furniture." The volume contains about 24 sketches in pen and pencil, primarily of landscapes and buildings, but also including profiles of several women. At the beginning of the volume are several pages of travel expenses
- Description:
- In English. and Binding: decorated paper covers.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Germany
- Subject (Topic):
- Children's writings, English, Education, Travelers' writings, English, Women authors, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diaries, 1807-1821
- Creator:
- Ford, Francis, Sir, 1758-1801.
- Published / Created:
- 1790
- Call Number:
- Osborn c739
- Image Count:
- 152
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Autograph diary containing brief entries for most days of the year 1790. Subjects include Ford's daily activities; the weather; travel to and from Bridgetown; church services; social events with other planters; the arrival and departure of the packet boats from England; and purchases and other financial transactions.
- Description:
- Annotations on blank leaves in the printed almanac section of the volume concern weather; social appointments; and ship arrivals and departures., Bound with and inscribed in Perch's pocket almanac, calculated by Mr. Thomas Donohue....Barbados: Printed by Tho. Wtt. Perch, MDCCXC [1790]., Entries made from both front and back of volume., Purchased from Ken Spelman, Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2011., and Sir Francis Ford (1758-1801) was the only son of the Barbados planter Francis Ford of Lears (1717-1772). He was educated at Lincoln's Inn and St. John's College, Cambridge, and married Mary Anson, daughter of George Anson (1731-1789) in 1785.. Created baronet in 1793, Ford was MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1793-1796. He died in Barbados in 1801 and left his estate to his son, Francis Ford (1787-1839).
- Subject (Geographic):
- Barbados.
- Subject (Name):
- Ford, Francis,--Sir,--1758-1801.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary : manuscript.
- Published / Created:
- 1666 July 25-December 5
- Call Number:
- Osborn fb74
- Collection Title:
- An abridgment of the Lady Warwick’s diary, 1666-1672
- Image Count:
- 10
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy of the diary of Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick, between 1666 and 1672.
- Description:
- On paper., Rectos only., and Verso notes and annotations in pencil in a later hand.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain --Religious life and customs --17th century, Great Britain --Social life and customs --17th century, and London (England)--Fire, 1666
- Subject (Name):
- Warwick, Charles Rich, Earl of, 1616-1673
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary entries
- Call Number:
- Osborn c446
- Image Count:
- 127
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary written by a young Irish woman during her stay at Bath in the fall and winter of 1796-97. She describes visits to the Pump Room and the New Room; concerts at the Harmonic Society, balls, walks on the Promenade and drives in the countryside; flirtations, suitors and gossip; and sightings of celebrities, including Mrs. Fitzherbert, the Prince of Wurtemburg, and Lady Sydney. Second volume contains a transcription of the first made by Walter C. Pepys in 1906.
- Description:
- Laid in: TLS from Emily Driscoll to James Marshall Osborn, 1954 May 21, accompanied by a typescript describing the diary., The unnamed diarist later married William Lecky, an M.P. from County Donegal., and Tipped in: ALS from Ceuta Thompson to Walter C. Pepys; Conway, 1907 Sep 7.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Bath (England)--Amusements, Bath (England)--Description and travel, and Bath (England)--Social life and customs
- Subject (Topic):
- Travelers' writings, English and Women travelers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary of a winter in Bath, 1796-1797.