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Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, January 1 - March 1, 1864
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- Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
- Date Created: 1864
- Description: Mounting political and military tensions between the major powers of Europe serve as the backdrop for this diary: the Second Schleswig War breaks out, four Italians are arrested in Paris for allegedly plotting to kill Napoleon III, and “war fever” whips the rest of Europe into a frenzy. George Perkins Marsh’s brother, Charles, arrives unexpectedly in Turin and settles in with the Marshes for an extended stay. Caroline Crane Marsh closely follows the decline and death of the Marchesa Doria and Barone Giovanni Plana, two of her earliest acquaintances in Italy. The Marshes attend public lectures with their friends, and Caroline Crane Marsh collects autographs from the lecturers and other famous Italians for the U.S. Sanitary Fairs. Topics in this diary include the Count of Cavour, death and funerary practices in Italy, etiquette, the theory of evolution, women and marriage in the nineteenth century, Catholicism in Italy, the royal family of Savoy, and nineteenth-century British authors, including Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Charles Lamb.
- Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
Part of: Diaries
Letter from HIRAM POWERS to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated February 9, 1864.
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- Creator: Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873.
- Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Hiram Powers Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center
Letter from HIRAM POWERS to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated November 9, 1864.
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- Creator: Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873.
- Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Hiram Powers Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center
Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to HIRAM POWERS, dated February 16, 1864.
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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 December 12, 1864.
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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 CHARLES ELIOT NORTON to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated May 10, 1864.
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- Creator: Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908.
- Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Charles Eliot Norton Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center
Letter from LONGWORTH POWERS to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated January 8, 1864.
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- Creator: Powers, Longworth.
- Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center
Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to HIRAM POWERS, dated February 15, 1864.
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- Creator: Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
- Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Hiram Powers Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center
Andrew Craig Fletcher to Ella Fletcher\, 1864 November 2 and Four Addenda
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- Creator: Fletcher, Andrew Craig.
- Description: Topics include lack of trade in St. Albans, his work in a store, and his plans to visit home.
- Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
Part of: Fletcher Family
Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, May 6, 1864 - September 22, 1864
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- Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
- Date Created: 1864
- Description: Negotiations between Italy and France regarding the “Roman Question” and the placement of Italy’s capital spark violent protests in the streets of Turin. The Marshes go on several trips in this diary, visiting nearby landmarks as well as hiking into the Alps. Between trips, the Marshes gather the latest news on the American Civil War, including the details of the Battle of the Wilderness, and receive visits from the Estcourts and American diplomat David H. Wheeler, among others. Topics in this diary include the September Convention, Italian art and patronage, tourism in Italy, Italian funerary practices, relations between the Italian social classes, King Victor Emmanuel and the royal family of Savoy, the treatment of women in Italy, the Italian silk industry, George Perkins Marsh’s diplomatic duties, Greek War of Independence, differences in behavior and manners between Americans and Europeans, and the death of Nathaniel Hawthorne. This diary covers several topics relating to religion, as well, including Catholic royal marriages, convents and religious orders, conversion, and French Protestants.
- Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
Part of: Diaries