Inventory of the Henry L. Cathell Diary, 1851-1852; 1856

Collection Number 3561-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Collection Overview
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Cathell, Henry L., fl. 1851-1856.
Title
Henry L. Cathell Diary, 1851-1852; 1856
Call Number
3561-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
1 volume (218 pages)
Abstract
Detailed records of two trips made by Henry L. Cathell of New York City. On the first trip, 22 November 1851-29 April 1852, undertaken to recover his health, Cathell and his family travelled by boat to Savannah, Ga.; by railroad to Macon, Ga.; and by stagecoach to Quincy, Fla., where they spent 6 December 1851-5 April 1852 hunting, fishing, and socializing. The travellers returned by way of Macon, Chattanooga, Tenn., the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers, Cleveland, Ohio, the Great Lakes, Buffalo, and Albany, N.Y. On the second trip, 3 February-2 March 1856, while in mourning for his wife, Cathell visited Savannah and Quincy and passed through Wilmington, N.C., Richmond, Va., Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Md., and Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to the travel narratives the volumes contain itemized accounts of expenses and a record of letters written.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
Purchase 1952
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Henry L. Cathell Diary, #3561-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Albany (N.Y.)--Description and travel.
Baltimore (Md.)--Description and travel.
Buffalo (N.Y.)--Description and travel.
Burke County (Ga.)--Social life and customs.
Cathell, Henry L., fl. 1851-1856.
Chattanooga (Tenn.)--Description and travel.
Cleveland (Ohio)--Description and travel.
Florida--Social life and customs.
Georgia--Description and travel.
Great Lakes (North America)--Description and travel.
Hunting--Social aspects--Southern States--History--19th century.
Macon (Ga.)--Description and travel.
Mississippi River--Description and travel.
New York (State)--Description and travel.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Description and travel.
Quincy (Fla.)--Description and travel.
Richmond (Va.)--Description and travel.
Savannah (Ga.)--Description and travel.
Southern States--Social life and customs.
Tennessee River--Description and travel.
United States--Description and travel.
Voyages and travels--History--19th century.
Washington (D.C.)--Description and travel.
Wilmington (N.C.)--Description and travel.
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Collection Overview

Detailed records of two trips made by Henry L. Cathell of New York City. On the first trip, 22 November 1851-29 April 1852, undertaken to recover his health, Cathell and his family travelled by boat to Savannah, Ga.; by railroad to Macon, Ga.; and by stagecoach to Quincy, Fla., where they spent 6 December 1851-5 April 1852 hunting, fishing, and socializing. The travellers returned by way of Macon, Chattanooga, Tenn., the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers, Cleveland, Ohio, the Great Lakes, Buffalo, and Albany, N.Y. On the second trip, 3 February-2 March 1856, while in mourning for his wife, Cathell visited Savannah and Quincy and passed through Wilmington, N.C., Richmond, Va., Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Md., and Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to the travel narratives the volumes contain itemized accounts of expenses and a record of letters written.