Todd A. Herring Archival Collection
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Description
In this hastily scrawled missive, Robert van Arsdale describes for his brother William his trip from France to Italy, which was delayed by a 10 day quarantine at the port in Italy due to cholera in Marseilles. The trip may have been a Grand Tour, a type of travel often undertaken by wealthy young men, but van Arsdale mentions his health is quickly improving, so he could have been traveling on doctor's orders. The van Arsdales were among the first families of New York; Robert went on to become a lawyer and an accomplished amateur astronomer. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.
Publication Date
1835
Time Period
1830-1839
Subjects
19th century travel; history of medicine
Geographic Location
Italy
Object Type
text
Format (original)
document
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_658_Arsdale_to_Arsdale_1835a
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Todd A. Herring Collection
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University
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Contact Information
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Recommended Citation
Todd A. Herring Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University