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Ebenezer Kellogg diary
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Ebenezer Kellogg diary | |
| Creator: Kellogg, Ebenezer, 1789-1846 | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1817-1818 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) | |
| Collection Number: ms516 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Ebenezer Kellogg (1789-1846), educator at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts (1815-1846), was born in Vernon, Connecticut.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of the diary of Ebenezer Kellogg from 1817-1818 written to Chester Dewey, Professor of Mathmatics. Kellogg describes his journey from Williamstown, Massachusetts to Charleston, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia, and towns along the Georgia coast. Most of the entries pertain to Georgia and discuss the people and towns Kellogg visited. Kellogg writes about plantations and farming practices, particularly cotton and rice; and slavery, including how enslaved populations lived, their treatment, and religious instruction.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Ebenezer Kellogg diary, ms516, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2017.
General Notes
Accompanying copy of A New Englander's Impressions of Georgia in 1817-1818: Extracts from the diary of Ebenezer Kellogg edited by Sidney Walter Martinis located in Special Collections Hargrett, call number LXK23 .M383n (c. 2).