Format:
1 Online-Ressource (647 p)
ISBN:
9781442631410
Series Statement:
Heritage
Content:
A considerable corpus of family papers within the Eldon House and prominent among these papers is a collection of diaries that are excerpted in this volume, encapsulating the personalities, activities, and voices of the Harrises of London
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- FOREWORD TO THE ONTARIO SERIES BY THE HONOURABLE BOB RAE, PREMIER OF ONTARIO -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Eldon House Diaries -- The Nature of the Diaries -- The Diarists -- Beginnings -- Who was John Harris? -- Who was Amelia Ryerse? -- The Kingston Years -- Life at Port Ryerse -- A New Life in London -- The Matriarch of Eldon House -- Early Trials and Challenges -- A Troubled Household -- The Declining Powers of the Matriarch -- The View from Eldon House -- Life at Eldon House -- Social Life and Entertainment -- Courtship, Betrothal, and Marriage
Content:
Religion and Politics -- Health and Healing -- The World Beyond Eldon -- The End of a Matriarchy -- The Eldon House Diaries -- The Diary of Charlotte Owen Harris -- The Diary of Amelia Ryerse Harris -- The Diary of Sophia Ryerson Harris -- The Diary of Lucy Ronalds Harris -- The Diary of Amelia Archange Harris -- Appendices -- 1. The Harris Family Tree -- 2. John and Amelia Harris' Wedding Certificate, 28 June 1815 -- 3. Extracts from Amelia Harris, ""Historical Memorandum,"" 1859, 1879 -- 4. Last Will & Testament of John Harris, 1837
Content:
5. Maurice Portman, Address to the Electors of the the East Riding of Middlesex, 11 June 1861 -- 6. Last Will & Testament of Amelia Ryerse Harris, 1871, with 1878 and 1882 codicils -- 7. Amelia Harris, ""A Memorandum for my Children,"" 22 January 1881 -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781442654099
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781442631410
Additional Edition:
Print version Harris, Robin, S Eldon House Diaries : Five Women's Views of the 19th Century Toronto : University of Toronto Press,c1994 ISBN 9781442631410
Language:
English
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