Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894 Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1820-1821

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GLC#
GLC06846.01-View header record
Type
Journals & Diaries
Date
1820/12/24 - 1821/05/28
Author/Creator
Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894
Title
Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1820-1821
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
42 p. : Height: 12.8 cm, Width: 10.2 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

The author concentrates on family life, but also mentions news items that struck her as important. The entry for January 1 1821 reads, "Rec'd the glorious news of the acquital [sic] of the Queen of England - and the [cession?] of the Floridas to the United States." She is extremely interested in literature and theatre, and attends three Shakespearean performances in which an actor named Kean took principal roles (entries of January 12, 13, and 22 1821). A grandmother in England dies about this time (entry for February 1).

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