Trueman Avery papers

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Title:
Trueman Avery papers
Date:
1868
Creator:
Avery, Trueman G.
Description:
Diary of a trip made by Avery and his wife travelling by steamboat, railroad, and stagecoach from New Orleans to Washington, D.C. He describes the cities of Mobile, Montgomery, Macon, Savannah, Jacksonville (Fla.), Charleston, Wilmington, Richmond, and Washington, among others. Along the way he met Mayor Gustavus Horton of Mobile and Governor Robert M. Patton of Alabama, discussing with them the progress of Reconstruction; and author and diplomat John Bigelow. He also attended services at African American Methodist churches in Mobile and Charleston; and saw freedmen in the Catholic cathedral in Mobile.
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Subject:
Format:
diaries
Language:
English
Extent:
6 items
Digital Collection:
Trueman Avery papers
Catalog Record:
https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE000844091
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • RL.30116
  • 000844091
  • duke:524058
  • secst0105
  • ark:/87924/r4t14xh7n
  • 6bebf820-daf7-449a-8779-c686b45e5775
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