All Items 3 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 3 Contributor 8 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 3 Hitchcock, Charles H., (Charles Henry), 1836-1919 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 2 Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899 2 Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894 2 Storrs, Catharine H., 1825-1895 2 Terry, Emily Hitchcock, 1838-1921 2 show more 3 show fewer Location 2 Europe 3 France 1 Topic 6 Description and travel 3 Travel 3 Correspondence 2 Cathedrals 1 Convents 1 Diaries 1 show more 1 show fewer Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 3 Genre 2 Correspondence 2 Diaries 1 Subject 8 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Travel – Europe 3 Europe – Description and travel 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Travel – Europe 2 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Correspondence 2 Cathedrals – Europe 1 Convents – Europe 1 France – Description and travel 1 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Diaries 1 show more 3 show fewer Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1850 August 23 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 A letter from Orra White Hitchcock to her children, addressed to Edward Hitchcock, Jr. She writes about the many "inconveniences and perplexities" they have experienced as a result of not knowing the languages spoken in the countries they have traveled through. She goes on to describe her and Edward Hitchcock's journey across the English Channel, through France and Belgium and into Germany. Although noting the "continual trouble & vexation & imposition & extortion" they have encountered, Orra acknowledges that the countries they have traveled through have "in general been truly delightful." She goes on to describe the cathedrals and convents they visited, and remarks on the beauty of the scenery on the Rhine. She ends with birthday wishes for her son Charlie. Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1850 August 23 Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1850 September 18 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 A letter from Orra White Hitchcock to her children in which she explains how tired she has become of travel and sightseeing although she remarks on the splendor of Mont Blanc. She briefly mentions some of the other sights she and Edward Hitchcock have visited in Paris and their plans to visit more. She writes of her longing to reach home and dread of the return trip by boat. Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1850 September 18 Orra White Hitchcock diary, 1850 July to October Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 A diary belonging to Orra White Hitchcock in which she recorded the details of a trip to Europe with her husband Edward Hitchcock. This is the second of two diaries used and during the period covered by this volume the Hitchcocks travel from Scotland to the continent then through Germany, Switzerland, and France, and return home to Massachusetts. In the opening entry Orra remarks that she has already filled one notebook. Orra records their points of interest, accommodations and meals in addition to the weather and scenery. This diary picks up while the Hitchcocks are still in Scotland and documents their attendance at the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science where Edward made several presentations. In Frankfurt they attended the Third International Peace Congress, referred to by Orra only as "the convention." Entries recorded in Switzerland described the beauty of their natural surroundings while those written in Paris focused largely on the tourist attractions they visited as well as the shopping excursions made by Orra. Additional laid in slips of paper contain more entries, an excerpt from Sir Walter Scott's poem "The Lady of the Lake," and two small landscape illustrations by Orra, one with the caption "Seat of Earl Cowper." Orra White Hitchcock diary, 1850 July to October
