The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]

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Title
The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]
Author
Harry Watkins
Editor
Amy E. Hughes, Naomi Stubbs
Print Source
Harry Watkins. Diary. Papers of the Skinner family, 1874-1979 (inclusive), box 17, MS Thr 857. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
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Date
July 22, 1853
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"The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]." In the digital collection The Harry Watkins Diary: Digital Edition. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hwatkins/hwatkins.0011.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2025.

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09 September 1853

Pleasant—6 A.M. started for Cincinnatti [sic Cincinnati] by way of the Erie railroad—Mr Couldock was in company as far as Hornellsville—He was going on to play an engagement at Toronto, Canada. The day will come when an actor can play in Toronto without leaving the United States—Reached Dunkirk 9 P.M. changed cars for Cleveland which place we arrived at at—I hope that the next generation will find night travelling in rail road [sic railroad] cars more convenient for sleeping than they are it slipis at present—

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