Abel Farwell travel diaries (microfilm)
Creation: 1833 Creation: 1851Abstract
Abel Farwell (1813-1863) was a commission merchant from Boston, Massachusetts. This collection contains two of Abel Farwell's diaries. Farwell documents his personal trip, called a "pleasure tour," of 1833 and a business trip taken in 1851. The diaries are microfilm typescripts (151 pages) edited by Arthur H. Cole (1889-1974).
Dates
- Creation: 1833
- Creation: 1851
Creator
- Farwell, Abel, 1813-1863 (Person)
Extent
2 item(s)
Physical Description
1 negative microfilm reel. 1 positive microfilm reel.
Biographical Note
Abel Farwell (1813-1863) was a commission merchant from Boston, Massachusetts. He was the son of Beatrice Carter Farwell (1788-1839) and Levi Farwell (1776-1840). In 1844, he married Susan Walker Bartlett Farwell (1822-1902). The couple had two children who died in infancy.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two of Abel Farwell's diaries. Farwell documents his personal trip, called a "pleasure tour," in 1833, during which he visited Washington, D.C. from July 1st to August 5th. The second diary describes a business trip to St. Louis in April and May of 1851. Both diaries describe various modes of transportation, with references to canal boats, steamers, and trains, and offer commentary on social customs in both cities.
The diaries are microfilm typescripts (151 pages) edited by Arthur H. Cole (1889-1974). Cole was a professor of Business Economics at Harvard University and served as librarian of the Business School's Baker Library from 1932 to his retirement in 1956.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to reproduce the diaries on microfilm has been given by the collateral descendants of the author.
A request for permission to publish from the Farwell diaries of 1833 and 1851, either as a whole or in part, should be submitted to the Director of the Library, Hagley Museum and Library.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Abel Farwell travel diaries
- Author:
- John Beverley Riggs
- Date:
- 1978
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2024: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
