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

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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 Page 3scratched out textscratched out text[scratched out text]] We returned home and spent the eveningin playing on the piano and singing. 21st We spent the forenoon with Mrs Moseley and Catherine and started about two for the Troy boat, on our way we stopped in Mr Amisworth's? store whotreated us with wine unknown and were joined by him and Charles, who accompanied us to the boat. The boat started about three, and after 25 minutes very pleasantsailing we arrived in Troy, which from the river appeared to be quite a place. There were many new houses going up along the banks of the river, and most of the houses near where we landed appeared to be new.We went on board the canal boat which lay but a few steps from thesteamboat landing. The cabin was very small, but neatly furnished having3 windows on either side, with blinds and curtains, two immovable setteeswhich contained bedding carved wood stools a looking glass and stove not forgetting the carpet & curtain which we could draw, and thus divide the gents from the ladies cabin. Upon the whole it looked much better thanI expected. Papa could not find his box of docks or weights, and had to go off and leave them the forwarders promising to send them on in thenext boat. We started about 5 o'clock though Papa or the Captain werenot on board, which gave us a no small uneasiness, but we soon learnedthat a canal boat was not like a steamboat and that there was no danger of them being left far behind. When we started there were fourpassengers beside ourselves, two old ladies being mother and daughter a young lady named Harriet Spencer and a young man by name Mr Holmes

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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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