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Diary of William Graves [textual record]

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Date:

1820.

Reference:

R16759-0-1-E, MG24-H7, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

103942

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Diary of William Graves
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Date(s):

1820.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.9 cm of textual records (39 p.) transcripts.

Language of material:

English

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Item is a diary kept by Graves during a trip from Ross, Ireland to Upper Canada in 1820 in order to investigate the possibility of settling in the province. The text includes a chart comparing expenses attending the production and tillage of 1 acre of wheat in Ireland to the same in Upper Canada, as well as a chart comparing estimated annual expenses of a family of six in Ireland to the same in Upper Canada, a chart listing the details of some of the ships mentioned in the diary and identified in the register of shipping for 1819, as well as an index.

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Graves, William, fl. 1820

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Graves, William, fl. 1820 : William Graves travelled from Ross, Irleand in 1820 to Upper Canada in order to investigate the possibility of settling in the region.

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Upper Canada - Description and travel

William Graves - Diaries, 1820 Ross (Ireland), 1820

William Graves - Journeys, 1820

Upper Canada - Settlement, 1820
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MG24-H7
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