WILLIAM CROSFIELD:

An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Crosfield, William, creator.
Title:William Crosfield letters.
Dates:1859.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Consists of thirty eight letters written by William Crosfield to his family in Liverpool, England, while on a tour of the U.S., which describe: the Atlantic Ocean voyage; New York City, Niagara Falls, and other points in New York state; Washington, D.C., New Orleans, Boston, and other cities in the East, South, and Midwest; the Falls of St. Anthony and St. Paul; a trip down the Mississippi River; and a brief visit to Cuba. The letters include comments on modes of travel, American life, slavery, the execution of John Brown, and Frederick E. Church's paintings.
Quantity:0.10 cubic feet (1 volume in 1 partial box in Reserve).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Catalog ID number: 990017181410104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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Reserve A/.C949a1Letters, 1859. 38 letters in 1 volume:
Letter 1. Saloon B. & N.A., R.M.S.P Persia, Thursday, July 28, 1859.
Letter 1. Saloon B.& N.A., R.M.S.P Persia, Thursday, July 28, 1859. Digital version
Letters 2. Katskill Mountain House, Sunday, August 7, 1859.
Letter 2. Katskill Mountain House, Sunday, August 7, 1859. Digital version
Letter 3. Katskill Mountain House, Monday, August 8, 1859.
Letter 3. Katskill Mountain House, Monday, August 8, 1859. Digital version
Letter 4. Trenton Falls House, Friday, August 12, 1859.
Letter 4. Trenton Falls House, Friday, August 12, 1859. Digital version
Letter 5. Niagara Falls, August 14, 1859.
Letter 5. Niagara Falls, August 14, 1859. Digital version
Letter 6. International Hotel, Niagara Falls, August 14, 1859.
Letter 6. International Hotel, Niagara Falls, August 14, 1859. Digital version
Letter 7. Niagara Falls, Monday, August 15, 1859.
Letter 7. Niagara Falls, Monday, August 15, 1859. Digital version
Letter 8. Russel's Hotel, Quebec, Sunday, August 21, 1859.
Letter 8. Russel's Hotel, Quebec, Sunday, August 21, 1859. Digital version
Letter 9. Clifton House, Niagara Falls, Sunday, August 28, 1859.
Letter 9. Clifton House, Niagara Falls, Sunday, August 28, 1859. Digital version
Letter 10. Clifton House, Niagara Falls, Saturday, August 27, 1859.
Letter 10. Clifton House, Niagara Falls, August 27, 1859. Digital version
Letter 11. Portland, Wednesday, August 31, 1859.
Letter 11. Portland, Wednesday, August 31, 1859. Digital version
Letter 12. Profile House, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, Sunday, September 4, 1859.
Letter 12. Profile House, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, Sunday, September 4, 1859. Digital version
Letter 13. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, September 8, 1859.
Letter 13. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, September 8, 1859. Digital version
Letter 14. 5 Avenue Hotel, New York, Sunday, September 11, 1859.
Letter 14. 5 Avenue Hotel, New York, Sunday, September 11, 1859. Digital version
Letter 15. New York, September 14, 1859.
Letter 15. New York, September 14, 1859. Digital version
Letter 16. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, September 14, 1859.
Letter 16. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, September, 14, 1859. Digital version
Letter 17. Philadelphia, Monday, September 19, 1859.
Letter 17. Philadelphia, Monday, September 14, 1859. Digital version
Letter 18. Philadelphia, September 19, 1859.
Letter 18. Philadelphia, September 19, 1859. Digital version
Letter 19. National Hotel, Washington, Tuesday, September 20, 1859.
Letter 19. National Hotel, Washington, Tuesday, September 20, 1859. Digital version
Letter 20. Staunton, Augusta County, Va., Saturday, September 24, 1859.
Letter 20. Stauton, Augusta County, Va., Saturday, September 24, 1859. Digital version
Letter 21. Natural Bridge, Virginia, Monday, September 26, 1859.
Letter 21. Natural Bridge, Virginia, Monday, September 26, 1859. Digital version
Letters 22. Natural Bridge, Virginia, Tuesday, September 27, 1859.
Letter 22. Natural Bridge, Virginia, Tuesday, September 27, 1859. Digital version
Letter 23. Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va., Sunday, October 2, 1859.
Letter 23. Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va., Sunday, October 2, 1859. Digital version
Letter 24. Mammoth Cave House, October 9, 1859.
Letter 24. Mammoth Cave House, October 9, 1859. Digital version
Letter 25. Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, October 17, 1859.
Letter 25. Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, October 17, 1859. Digital version
Letter 26. Saint Paul, Minnesota, October 18, 1859.
Letter 26. Saint Paul, Minnesota, October 18, 1859. Digital version
Letter 27. Saint Louis, Mo., Sunday, October 23, 1859.
Letter 27. Saint Louis, Mo., Sunday, October 23, 1859. Digital version
Letter 28. Steamer "Edie J. Gay", off Cairo, October 25, 1859.
Letter 28. Steamer 'Edie J. Gay', off Cario, October 25, 1859. Digital version
Letter 29. Steamer "Edie J. Gay", Mississippi River, Tuesday, October 30, 1859.
Letter 29. Steamer 'Edie J. Gay', Mississippi River, Tuesday, October 30, 1859. Digital version
Letter 30. Saint Charles Hotel, New Orleans, November 3, 1859.
Letter 30. Saint Charles Hotel, New Orleans, November 3, 1859. Digital version
Letter 31. Havana, Tuesday morning, November 8, 1859.
Letter 31. Havana, Tuesday morning, November 8, 1859. Digital version
Letter 32. Steamer "Isabel", off Florida, Friday, November 11, 1859.
Letter 32. Steamer ‘Isabel’, off Florida, Friday, November 11, 1859. Digital version
Letter 33. Charleston, S.C., undated.
Letter 33. Charleston, S.C., undated. Digital version
Letter 34. Washington City, D.C., Thursday, November 17, 1859.
Letter 34. Washington City, D.C., Thursday, November 17, 1859. Digital version
Letter 35. New York, 5th Avenue, Saturday, November 26, 1859.
Letter 35. New York, 5th Avenue, Saturday, November 26, 1859. Digital version
Letter 36. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, Monday, November 28, 1859.
Letter 36. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, Monday, November 28, 1859. Digital version
Letter 37. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, Thursday, December 1, 1859.
Letter 37. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, Thursday, December 1, 1859. Digital version
Letter 38. New York, Monday, December 5, 1859.
Letter 38. New York, Monday, December 5, 1859. Digital version

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Lectures and lecturing -- United States.
Prisons -- New York.
Railroads -- United States.
Slavery -- United States.
Transatlantic voyages.
Persons:
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887.
Blondin, 1824-1897.
Brown, John, 1800-1859.
Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900.
Marshall, Thomas C.
Places:
Boston (Mass.)
Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Cuba -- Description and travel.
Mammoth Cave (Ky.)
Minnehaha Falls (Minn.)
Minnesota -- Description and travel.
Mississippi River -- Description and travel.
Natural Bridge (Va.)
New Orleans (La.)
New York (N.Y.)
New York (State) -- Description and travel.
Niagara Falls (N.Y.)
Saint Anthony Falls (Minn.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Saint Paul (Minn.)
United States -- Description and travel.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865.
Washington (D.C.)

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