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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02542.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of the North Family |
| Title | Journal of trip to Albany, New York |
| Date | 22 June - 25 July 1774 |
| Author | North, William (1755-1836) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | Leather bound journal of North, who was working in a merchant's office in Boston. He worked there until the British closed the port at Boston in Fall 1774. Journal describes his journey from New York to Albany. Travelled by ship from Boston to the Hudson River. Mentions meeting Philip Schuyler and Philip Livingston, among other notable New Yorkers. Tells of his business and social interactions with prominent people in Albany. In last entry says he leaves Albany. End of journal has a separate list of his travel expenses. |
| Subjects | Travel Merchants and Trade Transportation Finance Land Transaction American Statesmen Entertaining and Hospitality Commerce |
| People | North, William (1755-1836) |
| Place written | various |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | North was a Senator from New York, May -August 1798. Made Brigadier General in Provisional Army under Alexander Hamilton, 1798-1800. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |