Journal of a tour to the West in 1839 : diary, 1839.
Abstract:
A small leather-bound travel diary from September 1839 to November 1839 written in ink and pencil with 201 numbered pages. Henshaw recorded his journey from Baltimore, Maryland to Louisville, Kentucky, where he was asked to preach at the consecration of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church on 6 October 1839 at the request of his friend and colleague Rev. William Jackson. Henshaw left Baltimore on 24 September, arrived in Louisville on 2 October, and began his return journey to Baltimore on 7 October, reaching home on 7 November. The journal records Henshaw's long and meandering travel from Baltimore to Louisville via stagecoach and steamboat through Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and Illinois. Henshaw provides a detailed account of all the portions of his journey, including observations of passengers and their personalities, the names of the steamboats, lodgings, friends whom he stops to see, and scenery such as the Allegheny Mountains in the moonlight. He discusses the Episcopal Church at each town where he disembarks, the people, the culture, historical accounts of certain areas, and places he visited in towns, like the glass works factory in Wheeling, West Virginia and his fascination with the process of its manufacture. Henshaw also discusses the state of the church and visits to other churches where he was asked to preach. A list of cities and the expenses incurred on his journey are written on the end papers. There are two leaves laid in with Henshaw's signature and printed name.
Creator:
Henshaw, J. P. K. (John Prentiss Kewley), 1792-1852.
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