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

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User-Contributed Transcription No. 1 pageDear Brother, I now commence the journal which I promised to keep for your reading. I shall not have anything to write I fear that will be very interesting to you. A journal, of such common events and from such a pen as mine will I fear merit but little of your attention, but if you will promise that no eyes but yours shall see this, I will do the best that I can hoping that wherein I fail your better judgement and kindness will allow you to correct me. I shall commence on the 18th of May 1841. After a painful parting with you and our friends we retired to the cabin which we found nearly full of Irish Dutch or English, who were preparing their supper, which they spread upon the cabin table and eat with much apparent enjoyment. We took tea with the Captain whom we found to be quite a jovial sort of a man. he told us that he was going to take his wife on board, as soon as he came to his farm which lay on the banks of the river, and give her a sail for her health, and she would be some company for us. We did not, however, reach the farm before night and were thus deprived of the lady's society. Her health not permitting her to venture out at so late an hour. The steamboat on which we sailed was called the Commerce and at that time had five boats in tow which were well laden and prevented our going fast. We retired at an early hour with severe headaches which after a night of sound sleep was entirely dispersed. 19th When we arose we found that we had proceeded but unknown toward Troy, You will remember that when we left N.Y. we unknown rain at least every other day. It being pleasant the day we started, of course expected rain today but were favored with pleasant weather

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.

Format Diaries

Archival Collection Title Mary Sackett Papers

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Call Number Midwest MS 38 Box 1 Folder 1

BibID 998358338805867

Size 3074px × 3863px 34.01 MB

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Filename 998358338805867_mms_038_box_01_fl_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL1NSUR

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