Reverend William Duke (1757-1840) Travel Journal A&M 2931

Reverend William Duke (1757-1840) Travel Journal A&M 2931


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2931
Title
Reverend William Duke (1757-1840) Travel Journal 1789
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195478
Quantity
0.01 Linear Feet, 0.125 in. (19 pages, photostatic copies)
Creator
Duke, William, 1757-1840
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English .
Abstract
Written by Reverend William Duke (1757-1840), a Protestant Episcopal minister, as a record of his journey from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to Randolph County, (West) Virginia, to inspect a parcel of land that he had acquired. Documents early West Virginia travel, accommodations, and religious practices. Specifically mentioned are Georgetown, Frederick Town, Harpers Ferry, Potomac River, Old Town, Fort Cumberland, Allegheny River, Morgantown, and Bath. Subjects include: Methodism, Baptists, the Episcopal Church, the Pennsylvania Dutch, travel, and folklore.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lovebury Travel Journal, A&M 2931, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
  • Baptists
  • Berkeley Springs (W. Va.)
  • Broadsides.
  • Churches -- Episcopal
  • Churches -- Methodist
  • Churches -- Protestant Episcopal
  • Cumberland (Md.)
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Duke, William, 1757-1840
  • Episcopalians
  • Folklore
  • Fort Cumberland.
  • Forts. SEE ALSO Civil War - Fort.
  • Frederick Town.
  • Georgetown.
  • German immigrants - Pennsylvania Germans.
  • Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
  • Land.
  • Maryland
  • Methodism
  • Ministers - letters and papers.
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • Old Town.
  • Pennsylvania Dutch
  • Potomac River
  • Randolph County (W. Va.)
  • Religion. SEE ALSO Churches.
  • Rivers and river valleys.
  • Transportation
  • Travel accounts.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
  • Berkeley Springs (W. Va.)
  • Cumberland (Md.)
  • Fort Cumberland.
  • Frederick Town.
  • Georgetown.
  • Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
  • Maryland
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • Old Town.
  • Potomac River
  • Randolph County (W. Va.)