Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, June 7 - September 30, 1861

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Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries

Vermont Diaries

Title

Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, June 7 - September 30, 1861

Creator

Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.

Date Created

1861

Description

This diary covers the Marshes’ first months in Italy and describes their first impressions of the country and its people. During this period, the Marshes befriend the Abbe Giuseppe Filippo Baruffi, astronomer Barone Giovanni Plana, and the Tottenham family, among others. They also meet the rest of the diplomatic corps in Turin, as well as many preeminent Italians, including King Victor Emmanuel II, Bettino Ricasoli, and Urbano Rattazzi. They learn much about Italy’s most recent prime minister, the Count of Cavour, who dies the day before the Marshes arrive in Turin. After the Marshes settle into the Casa d’Angennes (their home in Turin), they go on several sightseeing trips, hiking in the Alps and visiting Lago Maggiore and Villarbasse.

Topics in this diary include the “Roman Question,” the Pope, and Catholicism; negotiations between Italy, the United States, and Giuseppe Garibaldi; the treatment of Garibaldi and Garibaldian soldiers by Italian government, the Torinese elites and their customs, rural life and rural industries, such as winemaking; the American Civil War, especially slavery and foreign enlistment; Ottoman politics, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s death, and the Great Comet of 1861.

Subject

Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.

Marsh, George P. (George Perkins), 1801-1882.

Savoy, House of.

Ambassadors' spouses -- Italy -- Turin -- Diaries.

Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Italy.

Ambassadors' spouses.

Diplomatic and consular service, American.

Manners and customs.

Turin (Italy) -- History -- Sources.

Turin (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.

Italy -- Turin.

Italy.

Diaries.

Garibaldi, Giuseppe, 1807-1882.

Cavour, Camillo Benso, conte di, 1810-1861.

Extent

76 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2020-12-27, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

diaries

Form

nonprojected graphic

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

University of Vermont Library, Special Collections

Access Conditions

No Copyright - United States

Access Conditions [Local]

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Identifier [Local]

CCM_Volume_01

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 400 ppi