CAROLINE L. HOWLAND, nee MAULDIN 1900 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY THROUGH EUROPE OF CAROLINE HOWLAND DAUGHTER OF A CONFEDERATE OFFICER AND FORMER LT. GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA Europe 1900
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Manuscript Beginning 'The Anchovia July 4th, 1900,' this is a charming turn of the century travel diary, handwritten in lovely cursive and graced by a few pencil drawings, Caroline Howland proves a wonderful diarist right from the start: "We came away in great state with Edith Slocum, Aunt Mary and our old Scotch friend, Ormiston waving goodbye from the deck...." Onboard activities and personalities, travels through Scotland, Versailles, Brussels and more in a 8vo lined notebook, while all goes quite normally until tragedy strikes the trip when on July 28, "C" [husband Clarence] recieves a telegram that he must return as his mother has fallen ill. Caroline cannot leave her Father. Other events and names to note: Capt. Hardy McHardy, Jenny Geddes, Miss Esselhorn from Ohio +++. A great deal of observation and historical detail of the trip. Recent research suggests that Caroline [nee Maudlin] Howland was born in 1871 in South Carolina, and in the 1900 census she is listed as an artist, married 3 years, with no children. Her father, William Lawrence Mauldin, (1845-1912), was Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and fought for the Confederacy. Caroline Howland lived with her husband, Clarence, a lawyer in Manhattan, NY, in 1900 and relocated to Catskill, NY, sometime before the 1910 census. In an interesting footnote, Caroline's grandmother's maiden name was McHardy [as was the Captain mentioned on the boat] and she was a sister of British Navy Admiral John McHardy. In very good shape save for some chipping to the edges, a crease to the cover and a couple of pages otherwise very good. Ending Sept 2nd, 1900. 34pp. Good+
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