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Journal of Mary Sackett, Mary Sackett papers, 1841-1842

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Open book Journal of Mary Sackett, Mary Sackett papers, 1841-1842

Title Journal of Mary Sackett, Mary Sackett papers, 1841-1842

Creator Sackett, Mary, 1825-1869

Date 1841-1842

Place Great Lakes, Illinois--Winnebago County

Language English

Subjects Canal-boats, Pleasant Valley Reading Circle (Laona, Ill. : Township)

Description A journal kept by Mary Sackett when she and her family emigrated from New York state to Laona, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1841-1842, three numbers of a manuscript pioneer newspaper with original work done by members of an Illinois reading circle in 1849, a recipe for taffy, some penmanship exercises and two colored drawings. Also, photocopies of genealogical material relating to the Sackett family collected in 1945.

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User-Contributed Transcription As the weighlock was covered like a house. the weather cloudy it was darkand gloomy enough. I can assure you we were thankful to leave Utica. About noon it began to clear away and by two was quite pleasant. FromUtica to Rome, a small village, the scenery was beautiful, the rain hadmade ever thing green and fragrant so that it was delightful. to day we passed a umber of log cabins, which Papa assured us were much better orabout as good as Charles', I could hardly believe him it did not seem possiblefor decent folks to live in such looking places. The evening was very pleasant and moonlight and we all sat upon deck to enjoy it. Caroline and I sang for the amusement of the company who of course was very much pleasedwith it. Mr Holmes thought "The Lords of Creation" first rate and also "Nothing else to do26th We spent most of this day in the cabin as it was chilly, but were notas lonesome as the preceding day. At Utica we took on board two fluteplayers a clarionette player and a singer so today we had music enoughCaroline and I sang with the flute and without it and the youngman (the singer) also. As the dinner bell rang I was in the midst of asong, the singer said, "he had rather go without his dinner than to beinterrupted." From that I suppose he was very much enchanted. I expectboth of us would have been very much smit had he not happened to havebeen married a few weeks before, in the evening we sat on deck & listened to the flute & Clarionette. pleasant and moonlight.27th A very pleasant day most of which we spent in sewing. About two we arrived in Syracuse where our two old ladies went on shore to see some friends while the Captain went to do some business this being his native place, he returned in about but the old ladies were amongst the missing we waited for them till about 3, and then went

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Archival Collection Title Mary Sackett Papers

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Call Number Midwest MS 38 Box 1 Folder 1

BibID 998358338805867

Projects Tag Chicago and the Midwest

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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