George Batty Diary MS-0405

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Contributing Institution: Special Collections & University Archives
Title: George Batty Diary
Creator: Batty, George
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0405
Physical Description: 0.20 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1854-1854
Language of Material: English .

Scope and Contents

In 1854, George Batty wrote this journal as a long anecdotal letter to his friends, describing his sea voyage from Liverpool to Montreal on the ships "Cleopatra" and "New Era." Battyʼs vivid daily account spans more than two weeks in August and September, with accompanying observations about city living in Montreal added in December at the end of the diary. Batty describes conditions of the ship and the weather, his fellow passengers, various events aboard the ship (such as a fire, drunken stowaways, iceberg encounters, and porpoise interactions), and also relates his impressions of Quebec and Montreal during his stay. Observations of the upper Canadian coast, the St. Lawrence River, the Victoria Bridge, Eskimo and Iroquois tribes, the timber trade, and severe winter conditions are present in the manuscript. No biographical information has been located for George Batty.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Preferred Citation

Identification of item, folder title, box number, George Batty Diary, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.

Accruals

9999-142

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Canada--Description and travel
Personal Papers
Cleopatra (Ship : 1854) New Era (Ship)
Transatlantic voyages
Montréal (Québec)--Description and travel
Batty, George--Diaries
Batty, George--Travel--Québec (Province)--Montréal

box 1, folder 1

Diary Folder 1 1854