July 20, 1834 - July 22, 1834., 07/22/1834-07/30/1834

File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Identifier: 76895

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The journal of James Percy Brown documents the life of a wealthy young American living in Paris from 1834-1835 during the reign of Louis Philippe.

Dates

07/22/1834-07/30/1834

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.20 Linear Feet (1 Slim Document Case)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

07/11/06

Container Summary

2 AJE dated 7/20/1834 to 7/22/1834 describing the last leg of JPB's travels through Switzerland before he moving on to Prussian provinces andBelgium. Included are interesting descriptions of the cities of Schaffhausen, Baden Baden, and Cologne. Along the way he purchases and reads "Paroles d'un Croyant", by the Abbe de Lamennais, which he describes as, "a shocking marriage of Jacobinism and Christianity". He also writes that Europeans hold the works of James Fenimore Cooper in very high esteem and refers to him as the "Walter Scott of America." Pages 46-59

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BROWN, JAMES PERCY - JOURNAL ENTRY (1834): Other Types

LEMENNAIS, FELICITE ROBERT DE - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types

PAROLES D'UN CROYANT (LITERARY WORK) - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types

BADEN BADEN - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types

IRVING, WASHINGTON - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types

SCOTT, WALTER - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types

COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types

RHINE RIVER - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types

TONGRES - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types

LOUIS XI - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types

COLOGNE - REFERENCE (1834): Other Types