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Subject Source: gilcrease_culture_terms

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Memoranda number five of Charles Joseph Latrobe's sixty-one page diary describing his trip into Indian Territory, March 15 - July 11, 1833

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: 3626.286
Description Latrobe’s fifth diary covers the journey west from March 16-July 11, 1833. Latrobe delves into the habits of travelers remarking on one of the Germans traveling with the company and commenting on the man’s swearing tendencies. There is also a description of a garden with reference to a bountiful and beautiful banana crop; it is unclear, but this garden might be described by one of the travelers rather than a garden the travelers saw along their journey. The architectural style of houses seen...
Dates: March 15 - July 11, 1833

Memoranda number one of Charles Joseph Latrobe's twelve page diary describing his trip into Indian Territory, May 22 - July 9, 1832

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: 3626.282
Description Charles Joseph Latrobe’s 12-page diary records the various places and difficulties faced during his travels into Indian Territory. This diary records his travels from May 22-July 9, 1832. Some of the places of interest mentioned at the beginning of his journey include Delaware, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. In addition, the Potomac is mentioned numerous times. Latrobe briefly mentions traveling on a steamboat and in a later entry discusses the concern of cholera. Latrobe's handwriting is very...
Dates: May 22 - July 9, 1832