Diary, 1830 Aug.-1834 Sep.

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Diary, 1830 Aug.-1834 Sep.

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Diary, 1830 Aug.-1834 Sep., kept by merchant Hiram N. Peck of New York City. In his diary entries, the writer records his daily activities as a Sunday school teacher, his regular attendance of religious services and lectures, meetings of teachers' associations and visits to various area schools, spiritual thoughts and reflections, his participation in the Young Men's New York Bible Society and the New York Sunday School Union, and related societies; visits to his family in Connecticut, family news, special events and social occasions in New York, including social visits to the Averys, Vanderbilts, etc., including a business venture with C. Vanderbilt. Also included are selections of verse, along with religious sentiments, proverbs, words of advice, and resolutions.

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New-York Historical Society

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Avery family.

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New York Sunday School Union

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Peck, Hiram N.

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Merchant and Sunday school instructor, New York City. From the description of Diary, 1830 Aug.-1834 Sep. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58773310 ...

Vanderbilt family.

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Peck family.

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Young Men's New York Bible Society.

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Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877

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Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) was a steamship and railroad promoter and financier. From the description of Cornelius Vanderbilt correspondence, 1873-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455780 From the guide to the Cornelius Vanderbilt correspondence, 1873-1885, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Vanderbilt was the president of the New York Central Rail Road Company. Hoffman was the governor of New York, 1869-1872. Fr...