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Clapp, David, 1806-1893. Journal, 1820-1824.

Title: Journal, 1820-1824.

Clapp's journal, May 1820-June 1824, commences with his summer apprenticeship to James White ( - ) of Boston and contains brief entries concerning the weather, his wages, daily childhood activities (e.g., sleighing and visits to a zoo), his studies in Dorchester during the winter months, and his eventual apprenticeship to John Cotton, with references to his responsibilities with that firm. The entries also refer to Boston election days, holidays, other city activities, and the extensive damage done by a hurricane in 1821. Included are fragments from Clapp's studies, such as an Essay on Disappointment and an account of the Battle of Marathon.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (1 item, 36 p.)

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Clapp, David C., 1806-1893. Clapp, David C. Papers, 1856-1915

Title: Clapp, David C. Papers, 1856-1915

The David C. Clapp Papers, 1856-1915, include correspondence, journal, commissions, biographical sketch, programs, and photographs about Clapp's service in the Union Army during the Civil War and short periods of time prior to and after the war.

ArchivalResource: 5 in.

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Clapp, David C. Papers 66-28., 1856-1915

Title: Clapp, David C. Papers 1856-1915

David Cappen Clapp (1806-1893) was aprinter, publisher, and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The Clapppapers include correspondence, journal,commissions, biographical sketch, programs, and photographs about Clapp's service inthe Union Army during the Civil War and short periods of time prior to and after thewar.

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Clapp, David, 1806-1893. Diaries and account book, 1827-1886.

Title: Diaries and account book, 1827-1886.

Diaries and account book of Boston printer David Clapp. Diaries for the years: 1862, 1869, 1876, 1881, 1885, 1886; account book covers the years 1827-1835. Also journal (1852-54) of Elizabeth A. Clapp, daughter of David; and journals (1862-64, 1866-77) of Constance L. (Pierrelee) Clapp, who married in 1867 David C. Clapp, printer and son of David Clapp.

ArchivalResource: 10 v. in a narrow box.

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Clapp, David, 1806-1893. Travel diaries, 1831, 1841, 1843.

Title: Travel diaries, 1831, 1841, 1843.

Consists of four journals describing three trips taken by Clapp from Boston to New York City, Washington, D.C., and Niagara Falls. The first two volumes are identified by Clapp as Journal, no. 2 and Journal, no.3 of his venture to New York City, where he went with business partner Henry Hull on a boat called the Boston. Clapp wrote at length about what he encountered on board: entertainment by a black band, difficulties trying to sleep, strangers, the approach to New York's harbor, and meals. In New York, Clapp stayed at the Franklin Hotel and visited Peale's museum, the Castle Garden at the Battery, many churches, the Market, and what he described as the large Methodist printing establishment. The third volume, written in 1841, describes a trip to Washington, D.C. and features a tally of expenses. Among the places he went was the chamber of the House of Representatives. Finally, volume four is an account of a journey Clapp and his wife took to Niagara Falls. Travelling by rail, the two changed trains frequently and befriended a foreign clergyman and his wife on the way. At Niagara Falls, they stayed in a temperance hotel. Clapp writes about the falls with awe, remarking that it was truly one of God's wonders.

ArchivalResource: 4 v. ; 17 cm.

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