- Title
- Journal, etc. etc. - No. II.
-
-
- Creator
- David Clapp (1806-1893)
-
-
- Description
- Clapp wrote of of his venture to New York City, where he went with business partner Henry Hull on a boat called the Boston. Clapp wrote at length about what he encountered on board: entertainment by a black band, difficulties trying to sleep, strangers, the approach to New York's harbor, and meals. He compared New York to Boston./nClapp was well-known as a printer in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1806, he was educated locally and began working as a tanner at the age of 13. In 1822, he became an apprentice at John Cotton's printing shop in Boston. Although he finished his apprenticeship in 1827, he continued working for Cotton until 1831 when he started his own business. Henry Hull was his partner for a brief period of time. Clapp was a member of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, the New-England Historic Genealogical Society, Saint Matthew's Church, and the Boston Old School Boys Association. He married Mary Elizabeth Tucker in 1835 and they had six children. He died on May 10, 1893./nDespite the title, this is the first of four Clapp diaries in the collection. The location of Journal no. I is unknown.
-
-
- Format
- ["manuscript"]
-
- Subjects
- ["Diaries","Men--Diaries","Voyages and travels","New York (N.Y.)--Description and travel"]
-
Select what you would like to download. If choosing to download an image, please select the file format you wish to download.
Please note full object download may take several minutes (PDF only).
Certain download types may have been restricted by the site administrator.