David Henry Mordecai Travel Diary (1849)
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- Title:
- David Henry Mordecai Travel Diary (1849)
- Date:
- 1849
- Creator (Personal):
- Mordecai, David Henry
- Description:
- Diary of David Henry Mordecai's trip down east coast to Florida Keys, description of town, wreckers, drunkenness of Key West; description of Havana, and Mantanzas, Cuba. Also has notes on school subjects, reflections on various topics, notation of "Jews - the persecuted race," slavery in SC, pressed botanic specimens, details of weather first quarter of 1850, maps and drawings.
- Collection Title:
- Thomas J. Tobias papers, ca. 1790-1970
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Manuscripts
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Mordecai family
- Topical Subject:
- Jews--South Carolina--Charleston--History, Jews--Southern States--History--19th century, Travel writing--History--19th century, and Jews--Southern States--Diaries
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- Mss 1029 (5A/11)
- Date Digital:
- 2009-06
- Digitization Specifications:
- 750ppi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival Masters are tiffs.
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Public Domain.
- Access Information:
- For more information contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 23927
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