Series 50 - Samuel Harvey voyage diary

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P/P155/64/50

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Samuel Harvey voyage diary

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  • 1849-1978 (Creation)

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87pp

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The journal was provided to Kerby A. Miller by the author's great-niece in 1978.

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Journal written by Samuel Harvey documenting his emigration voyage by ship from Belfast to New York in 1849. Harvey discusses the passengers he meets, his religious faith, the weather encountered on the voyage, and an outbreak of dysentery on the ship. The series includes Kerby A. Miller's typed transcripts of the journal and a photocopy of the original, along with a photocopied letter from the donor.

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