Brief fragment of the journal of John Harden., 1802.
Item
Identifier: MS.8865
Scope and Contents
This fragment of a much longer diary describes the first part (from Dublin to Dunmail Raise) of John Harden's journey to Scotland to marry Jessy Allan. It is essentially a series of word-pictures of a succession of landscapes, each perceived with an artist's eye.
Dates
- Creation: 1802.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
5 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
10 pages + blank folios.
Other Finding Aids
MSS.8832-8863 correspond to documents 200-231 in the register of documents compiled by Arundel S Clay (see MS.8873).
Bibliography
An earlier instalment of the journal was published and edited by M Quane as 'Tour in Ireland by John Harden in 1797' in ‘Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society’, volume lviii (1953), pages 26-32, 81-90; volume lix (1954), pages 34-41, 69-77; and volume lx (1955), pages 15-21, 80-87.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk