Diary, Charles Drayton I, and memoranda of a Tour thru Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey and New York. Returning thru the same - and Virginia, N. Carolina, to C'ton S.C., from July 27 to Nov. 30, 1806 , 1806

File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Includes descriptions of towns including: Baltimore MD, Wilmington DE, Albany N.Y., Washington D.C., Raleigh and Fayetteville, N.C. Information is also given on countryside, roads, buildings, bridges, agriculture, and flora. Attention is given to architectural features throughout. Included are occasional sketches and descriptions of estates, including William Hamilton's The Woodlands and the "Palace of the President" [White House] (especially the interior), and the Capitol buildings. Drayton travels part-way with Eli Whitney (1765-1825), creator of the cotton gin.

Dates

Creation: 1806

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials predominantly in English; receipts in Portuguese; book and newspaper clippings in Spanish; medical thesis in Latin.

Access Restrictions

Access restricted to Correspondence, 1721-1885 subseries, George Edward's watercolors, 1694-1773 sub-subseries and Drayton family art, 1835-1844 sub-subseries. Please contact repository for details.

Extent

From the Collection: 17.0 linear feet (2 cartons, 9 document boxes, 3 slim document boxes, 11 flat boxes, 6 oversize flat boxes, 1 oversize flat file, 1 rolled chart)