Diaries, 1827-1855.

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Diaries, 1827-1855.

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Consists of three diaries: 1827 to 1833, 1833 to 1836, and 1850 to 1855. Entries include information on Meigs' weight and health, the weather, daily activities, running the household, gardening, family get-togethers, and notations about people. Meigs described the artisitc endeavors of his son-in-law, Walter Oddie, in some detail. Interested in astronomy, he recorded sightings of Halley's comet and other wonders of the sky along with his desire to purchase a giant refracting telescope. Meigs was also an observer of balloon ascensions.

1 v. (188 p.) : ill. ; 21 cm.2 v. (on one microfilm reel).

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Meigs, Henry, 1782-1861

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Attorney and New York Democratic Congressman, born in Connecticut and later a resident of New York City. From the description of Correspondence, 1816-1822. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58671358 Lawyer, judge and congressman, New York (N.Y.). From the description of Henry Meigs diaries, 1827-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84281738 Henry Meigs was a lawyer, judge, and congressman from New York City. Born in New ...

Oddie, Walter Mason, 1807 or 1808-1865

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Landscape painter and teacher; New York City. From the description of Walter Mason Oddie papers, 1827-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82285074 Walter Oddie was a merchant turned landscape painter in New York City. The son of John Oddie and Cornelia Wattles, Oddie was a merchant and then stockbroker from 1831 to 1847. In 1825, he married Julia Austin Meigs. His father-in-law, Henry Meigs, seems to have supported his artistic ambitions. Oddie was ...