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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Diary of Edward Hotchkiss |
| Reference | MS 1039, folder 1 |
| Library | California Historical Society |
| Collection | Edward Hotchkiss Letters and Diary: 1850-1851 |
| Date | 1851 |
| Author / Creator | Hotchkiss, Edward |
| Description | The diary of Edward Hotchkiss, kept while he was returning home to New Haven, Connecticut, from San Francisco via the East Indies, where he had spent 15 months investigating prospects for trade for his firm, Hotchkiss & Bros., of New Haven, Connecticut. |
| Document Type | Journal, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Travel and Tourism |
| Keywords | voyage, merchant, diary, trade, study, survey, sea, seafaring, journey, mission, customs, culture, geography, language, nature, religion, world, steam, ship, typhoon, climate, railway, tour |
| Countries | USA; China; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Egypt; Malta; France |
| Places | California; Hawaii; Red Sea; Africa; Cairo; London; Paris; Connecticut |
| Ports | San Francisco, USA; New Haven, USA; Hong Kong, China; Honolulu, Hawaii; Macau, China; Guangzhou, China; Galle, Sri Lanka; Cadiz, Spain |
| Company | Hotchkiss & Bros |
| Ships | Pekin, Magnolia |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the California Historical Society's North Baker Research Library catalogue. |
| Copyright | California Historical Society |
