Diary kept by Octavia Walton Le Vert of Mobile, Alabama.
In the diary, Le Vert discusses literature and theater; grief over the death of children; the passing of time; love; European travels; the Cuban Insurrection of 1849 to 1851; the fire at the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans in January 1851; the Great Mobile Hurricane of 1852; and the growing section...
| Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/15950 |
| Summary: | In the diary, Le Vert discusses literature and theater; grief over the death of children; the passing of time; love; European travels; the Cuban Insurrection of 1849 to 1851; the fire at the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans in January 1851; the Great Mobile Hurricane of 1852; and the growing sectional crisis in the United States. In addition to standard entries, the book also includes literary excerpts and poems (by Le Vert and other authors), as well as copies of letters she wrote and received. A transcription is included, and blank pages have been omitted. |
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