Diary for 1773 to the end of 1774 of Mr. Thomas Newell, Boston
Item Information
- Title:
- Diary for 1773 to the end of 1774 of Mr. Thomas Newell, Boston
- Title (alt.):
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Diary of Thomas Newell
- Description:
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An autograph manuscript diary kept by Thomas Newell, of Boston, between January 1, 1773 and December 22, 1774. Entries for each day document the weather, often with additional details of events from Newell's daily life, or important occurrences in Boston and the colonies. Newell's entry for December 17, 1773, describes the destruction of the East India Company's tea in Boston Harbor by the Sons of Liberty. Accompanied by a separate booklet of materials taken from the previous binding (fragment of the original cover, notes from former owners, clippings, bookplate, and a letter from former owner M.F. Whittemore to subsequent owner Abram E. Cutter). These materials gathered together and sewn into conservation wrappers.
- Creator:
- Newell, Thomas, active 18th century
- Former owner:
- Whittemore, M. F.
- Former owner:
- Cutter, Abram Edmands, 1822-
- Date:
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January 1, 1773–December 22, 1774
- Format:
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Manuscripts
Books
- Genre:
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Diaries
weather diaries
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department - Collection (local):
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Colonial and Revolutionary Boston (Collection of Distinction)
- Subjects:
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Boston Tea Party, Boston, Mass., 1773
Boston (Mass.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Newell, Thomas, active 18th century
- Places:
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MassachusettsSuffolk (county)Boston
- Extent:
- 82 pages ; 17 x 14 cm + accompanying material
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/zs2626294
- Terms of Use:
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No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
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