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Custodial History

This collection was formerly identified as Mss. Acc. 2010.175.

Preferred Citation

Diary (Vermont and Washington, D.C.), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

Diary (anonymous), recording a trip from Vermont to Washington, D.C. where the writer attended Senate sessions and reports on the discussion of an abolitionist proposal. He also mentions attending social events with politicians and meeting with President   Andrew Jackson and Vice President   Martin Van Buren. The writer seems to have known Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky, who would become Vice President under Van Buren in 1837.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century--Sources
• United States--Politics and government--1829-1837--Sources