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Details

Description

1. 1 v. (97, [1] p.); 20 cm.

Summary

1. The journal recounts Edward Winslow's voyage from Boston to Dover, England, 1754 December 16-1755 January 21 on the ship Earl of Halifax; his ordination in London and appointment to the mission of Stratford, Conn.; his daily activities, including concerts and plays attended; his touring of London and surrounding areas, including Cambridge, Greenwich and Oxford; his return voyage on H.M.S. Sphinx from Spithead to New York via Madeira, 1755 June 29-September 2; and travel to Boston via Stratford, Conn. and other stops, arriving home 1755 September 30.

Alternative title

1. Journall of an intended voyage on board the ship Earl of Hallifax, John Phillips, commander, from Boston to London.

Subject

1. Clergy
2. Winslow, Edward, 1722-1780
3. Church of England United States > Clergy > Diaries
4. Connecticut > Church history > 18th century
5. Earl of Halifax (Ship)
6. Great Britain > Colonies > America
7. Great Britain > Description and travel
8. Madeira (Madeira Islands) > Description and travel
9. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain)
10. Voyages and travels
11. Diaries
12. United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
13. United States > Description and travel
14. Sphinx (Ship)

Genre/Form

1. Diaries.

Call number

1. MssCol 3360

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;
2. Microfilm must be used in lieu of original journal and transcript.

Additional formats (note)

1. Journal is accompanied by a 19th-century transcript (handwritten).
2. available on microfilm;

Biography (note)

1. Edward Winslow (1722-1780), a native of Boston and the son of Joshua and Elizabeth Winslow, graduated from Harvard College in 1741 and was ordained an Anglican priest in England in 1755, where he was appointed by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts to the mission of Stratford, Conn.

Author

1. Winslow, Edward, 1722-1780.

Title

1. Edward Winslow journal, 1754-1755.

Additional formats

1. Journal is accompanied by a 19th-century transcript (handwritten).
2. Original journal and transcript available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-478

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at division indicated.

Access

1. Microfilm must be used in lieu of original journal and transcript.

Biography

1. Edward Winslow (1722-1780), a native of Boston and the son of Joshua and Elizabeth Winslow, graduated from Harvard College in 1741 and was ordained an Anglican priest in England in 1755, where he was appointed by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts to the mission of Stratford, Conn. Winslow was later appointed to Braintree, Mass., and was a Loyalist during the American Revolution. He died in New York City in 1780.

Occupation

1. Clergy.

Research call number

1. MssCol 3360
2. *ZL-478