| 1. | Title: | Charles Nicoll Bancker Journal (1793) | |
| Dates: | 1793 - 1793 | ||
| Extent: | 1 volume | ||
| Locations: | Albany | New York | ||
| Abstract: | Charles Nicoll Bancker, a prominent Philadelphia businessman in the early national period, maintained a brief journal regarding a trip up the Hudson River between 7/20-8/15/1793. This slim volume chronicles a trip from New York to Albany via the Hudson River aboard a schooner and then an overland trip throughout upstate New York. This journal offers a vivid depiction of travel and life in the early republic. The author–identified as Charles Nicoll Bancker by one his family members–makes numerous observations about the geography, economy, and people of the Hudson River Valley. The diarist pays particular attention to merchant stores and visited as many as he could. There are two pencil sketches in the back of the journal. | ||
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Charles Nicoll Bancker, a prominent Philadelphia businessman in the early national period, maintained a brief journal regarding a trip up the Hudson River between 7/20-8/15/1793. This slim volume chronicles a trip from New York to Albany via the Hudson River aboard a schooner and then an overland trip throughout upstate New York. This journal offers a vivid depiction of travel and life in the early republic. The author–identified as Charles Nicoll Bancker by one his family members–makes numerous observations about the geography, economy, and people of the Hudson River Valley. The diarist pays particular attention to merchant stores and visited as many as he could. There are two pencil sketches in the back of the journal. View Full Description in New Window | |||
| Subjects: | Business. | Diaries. | Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) | Travel. | United States--Civilization--1783-1865. | ||
| Collection: | Charles Nicoll Bancker family papers, 1733-1894 (Mss.B.B22.c) | ||
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