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...
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Alabama documents Clay, Henry, 1777-1852; Everett, Edward, 1794-1865; Hentz, Caroline Lee, 1800-1856; Le Vert, Octavia Walton, 1810-1877; Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887; Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882; Pius IX, Pope, 1792-1870; Watley, Emmeline Stuart; Alabama--Social life and customs; Authors, American--Alabama; Cuba--History--Insurrection, 1849-1851; Europe--Description and travel; Great Britain--Description and travel; France--Description and travel; Italy--Description and travel; Literature; Secession--Southern States; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--Politics and government--1783-1865; Women authors--American; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.) |
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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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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 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.1846-186018461840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869Clay, Henry, 1777-1852; Everett, Edward, 1794-1865; Hentz, Caroline Lee, 1800-1856; Le Vert, Octavia Walton, 1810-1877; Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887; Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882; Pius IX, Pope, 1792-1870; Watley, Emmeline Stuart; Alabama--Social life and customs; Authors, American--Alabama; Cuba--History--Insurrection, 1849-1851; Europe--Description and travel; Great Britain--Description and travel; France--Description and travel; Italy--Description and travel; Literature; Secession--Southern States; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--Politics and government--1783-1865; Women authors--American; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)TextDiaries; Correspondence; PoemsLe Vert, Octavia WaltonOctavia Walton Le Vert diarySPR638Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/15950 |
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