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Size | 1 item |
Abstract | James Stuart was a physician of Beaufort, S.C. The collection is a diary of Stuart's journey through the Piedmont of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, western Maryland, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York City, and the Hudson River Valley; his stay with northern relatives, and the return trip through Delaware, Baltimore, Md., Washington, D.C., and the coastal plain. Stuart kept a record of daily mileage, expenses, accommodations, and the sights for every town through which he passed, and gauged the sentiments of the people toward the War of 1812 from a Federalist viewpoint. |
Creator | Stuart, James, fl. 1799-1814. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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James Stuart was a physician of Beaufort, S.C.
Back to TopThe collection is a diary of Stuart's journey through the Piedmont of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, western Maryland, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York City, and the Hudson River Valley; his stay with northern relatives, and the return trip through Delaware, Baltimore, Md., Washington, D.C., and the coastal plain. Stuart kept a record of daily mileage, expenses, accommodations, and the sights for every town through which he passed, and gauged the sentiments of the people toward the War of 1812 from a Federalist viewpoint.
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