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Abstract log of the E. I. Ship Clarence, 1864-1891.
UPenn Ms. Coll. 832 An abstract log of Captain Joseph Watson, commander of the East India Ship Clarence. The Clarence sailed from London to Madras and Calcutta, India, departing Calcutta for St. Helena and Demerara (British Guiana) before returning to London. The eleven-month voyage...
Diary by a young American woman living in the Philippines, 1905
UPenn Ms. Coll. 795 Bound volume from 21 March to 19 September 1905 of observations and social activities of a young woman living with her uncle Henry Clay Ide and her cousins Annie and Marjorie Ide in Manila in the Philippines. The diary begins "Off to China" detailing her journey with...
Diary of a trip on the Nile River, 1874-1875.
UPenn Ms. Coll. 851 This red leather-bound volume, beginning in August 1874 and ending in February 1875, is the anonymous diary of a woman from New York City. Most entries in this vividly detailed journal begin with the date, followed by the time and the temperature and/or weather. The...
James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)
Diary comprising two volumes spanning the years from 1857 to 1863 written by James Adam. Volume 1 contains Adam's descriptions his journey from Scotland to India as a medical officer. On August 15, 1857 Adam departed from London on a steamer ship the Candia. He wrote of his sea voyage including...
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Journal of a tour to the West in 1839: diary, 1839.
UPenn Ms. Coll. 786 John Henshaw was born in Middletown, Connecticut to Daniel Henshaw and Sally Prentiss Henshaw on 13 June 1792. The family moved to Middlebury, Vermont, where John attended Middlebury College and graduated in 1808; he then attended Harvard University as a resident graduate...
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Journal of Dr. John Morgan of the city of Philadelphia, from the city of Rome to the city of London, 1764.
UPenn Ms. Codex 1637 Record of a trip with fellow Philadelphian Samuel Powel, from Rome northward through Bologna, Padua, Venice, Milan, and Turin, over the Alps to Geneva, and through Lyons and Paris to Calais, by boat to Dover, and from there to London. The entries include many details on...
Mary Emma Jocelyn diary, 1851-1852.
UPenn Ms. Codex 1770 Born in New Haven, Connecticut to antebellum abolistionist, clergyman, and engraver Simeon Smith Jocelyn (1799-1879) and Harriet Starr (d. 1877). The Jocelyn family moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1844 where Simeon Smith Jocelyn was installed as the pastor of the...
Mathew Carey diary, 1822-1826
UPenn Ms. Coll. 229 Personal diary of Mathew Carey with handwritten entries dating from November 13, 1822 to June 16, 1826 with many gaps. First entry for November 13th starts on last page of diary, continues in the front. (Dates on front cover are incorrect.) It appears that two pages have...
Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 1
UPenn Ms. Coll. 850 Volume 1 This two-volume diary traces the nine-month journey (April to December 1838) of Mr. and Mrs. W. Daw as they travel from London, England to Moscow, Russia, and their return trip home. Mrs. Daw writes almost daily about their experiences and observations, which...
Mrs. Daw's travel diaries, 1838. Volume 2
UPenn Ms. Coll. 850 Volume 2 This two-volume diary traces the nine-month journey (April to December 1838) of Mr. and Mrs. W. Daw as they travel from London, England to Moscow, Russia, and their return trip home. Mrs. Daw writes almost daily about their experiences and observations, which...