Transcript of the Travels of Benjamin Dorr, 1819-1864
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Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869. Transcript of the Travels of Benjamin Dorr, 1819-1864. . 1819. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.DorrTravelsTranscript1819-1864.
APA citation style
Dorr, 1. (1819). Transcript of the Travels of Benjamin Dorr, 1819-1864. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.DorrTravelsTranscript1819-1864.
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Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869.Transcript of the Travels of Benjamin Dorr, 1819-1864. 1819. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.DorrTravelsTranscript1819-1864.
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Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. Dorr traveled extensively throughout his life. This manuscript was copied from one loaned to a Dr. Hedrick in 1941 or 1942, and contains Dorr's notes about his many travels through the United States from 1819 to 1864. He often traveled through New England, but also visited the mid-Atlantic states, and even ventured into the deep South and as far West as the Green Bay area, stopping in Detroit and Chicago. He traveled by steamboat, stagecoach and horse; stayed with family and friends; dined with persons prominent in the military, church, politics and local businesses; and visited museums, hospitals, libraries, colleges, factories and local historical landmarks. He would sometimes preach and collect money for missionary work. The last entry details his visit to the Army of the Potomac in 1864.