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Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, April 8 - June 14, 1863
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- Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
- Date Created: 1863
- Description: The Marshes explore Piobesi Castle and its gardens in this diary. George Perkins Marsh commutes from the castle to Turin to attend to diplomatic business and meets for a second time with King Victor Emmanuel. Caroline Crane Marsh continues to receive updates on the latest battles in the American Civil War, as well as the rising tensions between England and the U.S., France’s interference in Mexican affairs, and the “doings” of Richard M. Blatchford and J.C. Hooker in Rome. Topics in this diary include funerary practices in Italy, Catholicism and religious celebrations in Italy, the everyday experiences of the Italian peasantry, Italian marital norms, the behavior and treatment of women in Italy versus the United States, Italian medical practices, Italian agriculture, relations between the elites of Naples and those of Savoy, Turin court life and etiquette, and life as an expatriate in Italy.
- Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
Part of: Diaries
Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, November 1 - December 31, 1863
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- Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
- Date Created: 1863
- Description: The Marshes and their friends speculate on the likelihood of a “European” war breaking out in the spring, following the death of the King of Denmark and years of tense relations between France, Italy, and their neighbors. After months of tense negotiations with their Torinese landlady, the Countess Ghirardi, the Marshes finally move back into the Casa d’Angennes. Once there, Caroline Crane Marsh begins hosting dance lessons for her niece Carrie and others her age in the neighborhood, befriending the Countess Gigliuicci (Clara Novello) at the first lesson. George Perkins Marsh attends another royal hunting trip to Racconigi and begins attending public lectures in Turin. Topics in this diary including renting and occupying real estate in Italy, Giuseppe Garibaldi, medical care in Italy, charity work in Italy, Italian funerary practices, English politics and diplomacy, reading habits in the nineteenth century, nineteenth-century attitudes towards Jews, Wallachia (Romania), Catholicism, etiquette, the Suez Canal, and the Taiping Rebellion.
- Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
Part of: Diaries
Letter from ALBERT G. PEIRCE to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated July 29, 1863.
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- Creator: Peirce, Albert G.
- Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Albert G. Peirce Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center
Enos Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, [1863?] March 23
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- Creator: Fletcher, Enos.
- Description: Topics include Enos' friendship with a Corporal in his Company in the Army, and the death of his brother Elias.
- Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
Part of: Fletcher Family
Letter from CAROLINE CRANE MARSH to HIRAM POWERS, dated April 13, 1863.
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- Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
- Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Hiram Powers Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center
Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to HIRAM POWERS, dated April 13, 1863.
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- Creator: Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
- Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Hiram Powers Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center
Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to HIRAM POWERS, dated October 17, 1863.
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- Creator: Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
- Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Hiram Powers Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center
Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, January 1 - April 7, 1863
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- Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
- Date Created: 1863
- Description: Troubles within the Church of England, the Polish Revolution, and widespread dissatisfaction with the Italian government and King Victor Emmanuel serve as the backdrop for the events in this diary. After a little more sightseeing in and around Pegli, the Marshes head to Piobesi and move into the Castello di Piobesi Torinese for the summer. Topics in this diary include Protestantism in Italy, crime in Italy, acquiring and occupying real estate in Italy, music and performance in Italy, the climate and culture in Piobesi, Italian elite’s attitudes towards liberalism, Italian social etiquette, tourism and hospitality in Italy, women’s education and occupations in the 19th century, and Italian and international attitudes towards the United States and the American Civil War.
- Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
Part of: Diaries
Enrollment list of persons liable to military duty in the town of Middlesex : Provost Marshal's Office ... 1863
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- Date Issued: 1863
- Parent Collections: Civil War Broadsides and Ephemera
Part of: Civil War Broadsides and Ephemera