Notes

Collection: Travel Diaries and Journals

User	Note	Page	Work	Collection	Time
JCurran	garry = gharry	p. 47	James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)	Travel Diaries and Journals	over 3 years ago
Trish	Just starting to look at transcription opportunities. I hope it gets easier.	p. 50	Mary Emma Jocelyn diary, 1851-1852.	Travel Diaries and Journals	over 3 years ago
BookshelfQuilter	At the top of the page, 1st word is transcribed as Edwr. to York. But as this diary is describing travel that started at Edinburgh, I think the 1st word is Edin with a superscripted character maybe.	p. 6	James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)	Travel Diaries and Journals	over 3 years ago
lrile	"23" is written in the margin, possibly as reference to the date.	p. 246	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	over 4 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 233	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 196	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 191	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 192	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines (perhaps at a later time, with lighter ink).	p. 144	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	"Piedmontere" is inserted in the margin.	p. 140	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	"Foul patients" refers to sexually transmitted disease.	p. 131	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 122	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
donna29	bracketed hours 12 to 3 ground measure	p. 89	Ship's Log of the General Goddard, between England and India, 1789-1790	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	"NB" is written in the margin.	p. 111	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
donna29	brackets used under winds column for Ground measurements	p. 68	Ship's Log of the General Goddard, between England and India, 1789-1790	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
Kareobl	Dordrecht is also called Dort, or Dordt.	p. 7	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 1	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
Kareobl	Yekaterinodar is now called Krasnodar.	p. 211	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 1	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Contains struck-through text.	p. 122	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Contains struck-through text.	p. 121	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Contains struck-through text.	p. 119	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 23	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 20	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 13	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 10	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 7	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 124	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Written in the format of a table, with } text decorations to direct the reader.	p. 36	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text in French, which is missing diacritical marks in transcription.	p. 263	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Final two lines are in a different handwriting, in pencil rather than ink.	p. 262	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text in the Greek alphabet.	p. 262	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Contains struck-through text.	p. 112	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Contains struck-through text.	p. 111	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Written in the format of a table, with } text decorations to direct the reader.	p. 259	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
kishman	back cover of volume	p. 262	William Gravell diary, 1863-1867.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
kishman	Hand drawn sketch of a building and a room within	p. 258	William Gravell diary, 1863-1867.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Includes text inserted between lines. Text formatted as a table, with } text decorations.	p. 257	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	"a Geneve" includes diacritical mark.	p. 256	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Text is laid out in the format of a table, with } text decorations to guide the reader.	p. 256	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Lines 2, 4, and 20 have underlined text.	p. 101	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Contains corrected (overwritten) text, currently illegible.	p. 92	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Contains struck-through text.	p. 84	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Contains struck-through text.	p. 80	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 223	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 222	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 221	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 219	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 218	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains text inserted between lines.	p. 215	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
lrile	Contains struck-through text and text inserted between lines.	p. 190	Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago
ebroadwe	Contains struck-through text.	p. 180	Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 1	Travel Diaries and Journals	almost 5 years ago

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Multiple Languages: If there is more than one language in the document, transcribe what you can and use the <unclear>LanguageName</unclear> for the language that you do not transcribe with the name of the language. <unclear>Hebrew</unclear>
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