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1833 November . Wells Beardsley to [Marcus W. Beardsley]; Kent, Connecticut.

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Box 15, Small Collections
Abstract:
Beardsley described his travels in New York, Vermont, and Canada by steamboat, stagecoach, and wagon. Visit to Troy, New York, and the Erie Canal. Expressed his belief that canal and railroad expansion will cause more growth in large cities than in small towns. Descriptions of passengers disembarking from a steamboat and of French Canadians. Beardsley's thoughts about the city's cathedral and about the inhabitants and countryside around Montréal, Québec.
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Collection

Theodore and Wells Beardsley letters, 1808, 1833
Total components 6
Last indexed 2025-02-09