This manuscript is by an unknown author who was coming to America to live. It records his voyage from Liverpool, England, to Philadelphia.
Provenance
Provenance unknown.
Processing information
Recatalogued from Misc. Ms. Coll.
General physical description
1 volume, 36 p.
Early American History Note
The "Journal of a Voyage in the Ship Sampson" tracks the transatlantic crossing of an unknown immigrant from Liverpool to Philadelphia in 1819. The last pages describe the approach to Philadelphia in detail. The journal also touches on some of the emotions the author felt as he disembarked. The last page contains a poem written by the journal’s author titled “On Leaving England for America” and a letter written to friends from “this land of liberty.”
Corporate Name(s)
- Sampson (Ship).
Genre(s)
- Journals (notebooks).
- Travel Narratives and Journals
Subject(s)
- Emigration and immigration.
- Philadelphia History
- Travel
- Voyages and travels.
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