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Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Collection
Titre
Alvan Stewart diary
Date(s)
- 1831 (Production)
Importance matérielle
1 Box
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Alvan Stewart was born in South Granville, New York, September 1, 1790. From the age of five he lived on a farm in Westford, Vermont, and attended district schools in the county. He entered the University of Vermont in 1809, leaving in 1812 to take a teaching position in Canada. He was arrested in Canada as a spy after the outbreak of war and was for a time held as a prisoner. Upon his release he returned to the States, continuing to teach and beginning the study of law in Cherry Valley, New York. After a few years in Kentucky, Stewart returned to Cherry Valley where he acquired the reputation as a brilliant lawyer. In 1832, after travels abroad which are detailed in these diary pages, Stewart moved with his family to Utica, where he continued to practice law, but devoted a great deal of time to temperance and anti-slavery causes. In 1835 he formed and became president of the New York Anti-Slavery Society where he raised money, organized meetings, and held public debates. Several times his planned affairs were broken up by angry mobs. Stewart argued that slavery was in violation with the Constitution and should be abolished. After a brief attempt at a political career, receiving only a few hundred votes for New York governor, Stewart retired to a more private life, though remaining a member of the New York Anti-Slavery Society. Stewart died in New York City, May 1, 1849.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The Alvan Stewart diary contains approximately 200 handwritten pages of a diary by New York lawyer and abolitionist Alvan Stewart (1790-1849). The diary chronicles Stewart's travels from May to September 1831, including a sea voyage from New York to Liverpool, his travels through England and France, and the return voyage.
Mode de classement
Chronologically as follows:
May 16 - June 10, 1831
Across the Atlantic,
New York to Liverpool
June 11 - June 18, 1831
Landing in Liverpool;
Travel to London
June 19 - June 26, 1831
London
June 27 - June 30, 1831
From London to Paris
July 1 - July 8, 1831
Paris
July 9 - July 14, 1831
Paris
July 15 - July 21, 1831
From Paris to Havre
July 22 - September 1, 1831
Return across the Atlantic,
Havre to New York
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
This collection is open for research.
Accès physique
Items from this collection are kept on-campus and may be requested from the first floor Kislak Center in the Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami.
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
Alvan Stewart Diary Finding Aid © 1998 University of Miami. Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to asc.library@miami.edu.
Langue des documents
- anglais
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Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Sources complémentaires
Special Collections, Digital Resources and Online Exhibits: "The Alvan Stewart Papers".
Information about related materials is available at http://exhibits.library.miami.edu/stewart/index.html