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John Menzies diaries
- Title
- John Menzies diaries, 1793-1839.
- Author
- Menzies, John.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 1965 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- John Menzies of Philadelphia created this volume. The first section contains an account of his adventures (using the alias John Little) beginning in the years 1793-1794, including those on a slave-trading ship from Liverpool to the Congo, thence to Barbados; impressment into the British Navy; a battle with the French and his subsequent escape and journey overland from Gravesend, England to his home in Langholm, Scotland. This portion concludes in Philadelphia in 1835.
- The second section served as Menzies' diary from June 19-September 20, 1839 and contains an account of a journey from Philadelphia through Scotland, Ireland, England, France, and return via New York.
- The third section, "Jock's Notions," contains poems and other entries, primarily in Scotch dialect, relating to local happenings and people in Pennsylvania. Entries were made between 1832 and 1839.
- Subjects
- France > Description and travel
- Slave trade > Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Slave ships
- Slave trade > Africa
- Ireland > Description and travel
- Philadelphia (Pa.) > Poetry
- Diaries
- England > Description and travel
- Impressment
- Scotland > Description and travel
- Atlantic Ocean > Description and travel
- Menzies, John > Diaries
- Poetry
- English poetry > Scottish authors
- Great Britain > Royal Navy
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Poetry.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 1965
- OCLC
- 751995093
- Author
- Menzies, John.
- Title
- John Menzies diaries, 1793-1839.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1965