J.B. Lyman writes to Dear sister from Halle, Germany, with an account of his travels from when he sailed from New York on 27 September 1843 to his studies in Halle with Professor Tholuck. He describes the passengers on shipboard; the countryside around, and the houses in, the village of Börsch; the difficulty of getting to Glückstadt; meeting friendly people on his walk to Hamburg; the amount of pipe smoking everywhere; his introduction to European society at the home of a Jewish family; attending German and English church services; visiting the gravesites of royalty in Brunswick; visiting the dome in Magdeburg; beginning his studies with Professor Tholuck in Halle; seeing the King and Queen during a gala day in Halle; and details of his cost of living as a student. Also includes a typed transcription.
From the description of J.B. Lyman letter to Mrs. Mary H. Lyman, 1843 November 17. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 702686521
