Diary of Maria Fay
- Travel Writing, Spectacle & World History
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- Title
- Diary of Maria Fay
- Date
- May 19 - June 19, 1835
- Traveller
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- Fay, Maria
- Reference
- A/F282
- Region
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- North America
- Country
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- United States
- Canada
- Places
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- New York
- Sackety
- Ogdensburg
- Lake Ontario
- Montreal
- Quebec
- Montmorency Falls
- Oswego
- Ticonderoga
- Lake George
- Whitehall
- Saratoga
- Lebanon Springs
- Northampton
- Lake Champlain
- Pittsfield
- Rochester
- Niagara Falls
- Boston
- West Point
- Albany
- Utica
- Trenton Falls
- Chittenany
- Yorktown
- Syracuse
- Seneca Lake
- Canandague
- Avon Springs
- Batana
- Buffalo
- Lake Eire
- Auburn
- Worcester (USA)
- Description
- Diary recounts Maria Fay's trip through New York state to Niagara Falls, continuing to Montreal, Quebec City and St John's, and returning via Ticonderoga and Northampton to Boston. Travelling by stagecoach, canal boat, and steamer, Fay describes the towns, landscapes, and accommodation she encountered, including visits to Auburn Prison (Auburn, New York) and the Hotel-Dieu (Montreal), descriptions of slave examinations and Native American settlements. She travelled with five companions, and a list of expenses is included. Fay's name does not appear in the diary: identification of its writer came from the manuscript dealer from whom the diary was purchased.
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