1837 PORTSMOUTH NH DIARY. Religious Revival, Syphilis, Evil of Drink, Cigars, and Novels, &c. Miracles that a principle was advanced

that a principle was advanced

By Edwin Paxton Hood ( series )

engagement in politics by Buddhists in Japan

in the history of the world

None in the auction record or on the market at the time of cataloguing

1837 PORTSMOUTH NH DIARY. Religious Revival, Syphilis, Evil of Drink, Cigars, and Novels, &c. Miracles that a principle was advancedAn excellent diary, beginning on June 29th, 1837, by Frances R. Ladd of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, including local content related to sailors lost at sea, the Isles of Shoals, New Hampton Beach, &c. and other content, including the "massacre of whites" in New Zealand, a doctor seemingly infected with syphilis, detailed account of a Fourth of July celebration, extensive religious observations, etc. Our authoress begins by describing the present