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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.04144 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [109] 1836-1897 |
| Title | Crawfurd Livingston to Johnston Livingston re: reflections on his trip to Savannah |
| Date | 9 June 1839 |
| Author | Livingston, Crawfurd (1811-1847) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Johnston |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Crawfurd writes that despite the oppressive climate, he enjoyed his trip to Savannah, where he stayed with Johnston's sister Sarah Minis. He remarks on various customs peculiar to the south, such as slavery, as well as sightings of dolphins, porpoise and whales on the voyage. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Women's History Travel Slavery African American History |
| People | Livingston, Crawfurd (1811-1847) Livingston, Johnston (1817-1911) Minis, Sarah Livingston (1806-1892) |
| Place written | at sea, off Cape Hatteras |
| Theme | Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Women in American History; Slavery & Abolition; Naval & Maritime; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |