The Journal of Madam Knight
A diary kept in 1704 by Sarah Kemble Knight on her hazardous round-trip journey from Boston to New York. Filled with witty comments on the manner of the people Madam Knight encountered, the lack of suitable accommodations, and the geography of early New England.
A diary kept in 1704 by Sarah Kemble Knight on her hazardous round-trip journey from Boston to New York. Filled with witty comments on the manner of the people Madam Knight encountered, the lack of suitable accommodations, and the geography of early New England.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781557091154 (1557091153)
ASIN: 9781557091154
Publish date: 28-02-1992
Publisher: Applewood Books
Pages no: 72
Edition language: English
In the fall of 1704, Sarah Kemble Knight, a widow who had managed accounts for her husband and worked as a legal scrivener, set out to New Haven, CT from Boston, MA on horseback alone to settle the estate of her cousin. She would ride with other travelers from time to time, or engage a guide to take...
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