Travel
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Letter from William Henry Benade to John Pitcairn, 1874-08-22
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from William Henry Benade in Allegheny City, PA to John Pitcairn, Jr.
Benade has received Pitcairn’s letter of June 29th. With the Professor (R. L. Tafel) as their guide, they can’t help but have a good time, especially as Pitcairn will be able to able to offload some responsibility for M.Z. (Methustikos Zephuros, i.e., Walter C. Childs). If they found “bright inspiration” on the “shores of perfidious Albion,” Benade knows they have met with his friends Mr. Warren and Mr....
Dates:
1874-08-22
Letter from William Henry Benade to John Pitcairn, 1874-07-08
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from William Henry Benade in Allegheny City, PA to John Pitcairn, Jr.
Benade has received Pitcairn’s letter of June 8th. He hears Pitcairn and Childs have arrived in Paris and are now being “initiated into the mysteries of the French tongue.” He is not surprised that they were unsuccessful in converting the Bishop, though he is surprised the Bishop didn’t carry them all the way to Rome. Benade discusses the curious “consular experience” they had with the man Smith- he...
Dates:
1874-07-08
Memoranda From 1874 Diary of John Pitcairn, 1874-01-12 - 1875-01-16
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Typed transcription of John Pitcairn Jr.'s diary, 1874. Covers travel through Europe including England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, etc. with Walter C. Childs. Names mentioned: Mr. (William Henry) Benade, Frank Ballou, Walter C. Childs, New Church Club, Mrs. Helen Rush, Robert (Pitcairn), Rev. Beatty, Maj. Negley, Imperial Refinery, Standard Oil Company, Vandergrift, Mrs. Bucklin, Dr. (Leonhardt) Tafel, St. Laurent (steamer), John Gillespy, Daniel Drew (steamer),...
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1874-01-12 - 1875-01-16