New York

New York City: May 11 - May 28

  • May 11 - Arrive in New York City

  • May 13 - Meeting with NY Governor

  • May 14 - Impressions of NY

  • May 15 - Impressions of NY

  • May 16 - Impressions of NY

  • May 18 - Newspaper Entry

  • May 25 - Tour of NY penitentiaries

  • Letter to Abbe Leseur

  • May 26 - Impressions of NY

    Ossining, Sing Sing Prison: May 29 - June 6

  • May 29 - Visit to Sing Sing

  • May 30 - Visit to Sing Sing

  • June 1 - Visit to Sing Sing

  • June 3 - Description of Ossining

  • June 6 - Sing Sing

    Greenburgh: June 7

  • June 7 - Newspaper report

  • Journal entry

  • Excerpt from Beaumont's letter

    New York City: June 9 - June 29

  • June 9 - Journal entry about religion

  • June 10 - Meeting with NY leaders

  • Journal entry about lawyers

  • June 15 - Dinner at Belmont Farm

  • June 20 - Attending a trial

  • June 27 - Interview with Hugh Maxwell

    Yonkers: June 30

  • June 30 - Letter from Beaumont

  • June 30 - Letter from Tocqueville

    Albany: July 2 - July 4

  • July 2 - Impressions of Albany

  • July 3 - Shaker meeting

  • July 4 - Parade in Albany

  • July 4 - Pierson summary

    Utica: July 5

  • July 5 - Description of Utica

    Syracuse: July 6

  • July 6 - Journal entry

  • July 6 - Interviews with prison employees

  • July 6 - Interviews with Elam Lynds

    Leave Syracuse: July 7

  • July 7 - Journal entry

    Frenchman's Island: July 8

  • July 8 - Journal entry

    Auburn: July 9 - July 13

  • July 12 - Visit with Gov. Throop

  • July 12 - Interview with an Anglican clergyman

  • July 12 - Letter from Beaumont

  • July 13 - Journal entry about religion

    Canandaigua: July 16 - July 18

  • July 16 - Journal entry

  • July 17 - Interview with John Canfield Spencer

  • July 17 - Letter from Tocqueville

  • July 17 - Letter from Beaumont

  • July 18 - Travel to Buffalo

  • July 18 - Tocqueville's 1st impressions of Native Americans

    Leave Buffalo for Detroit: July 19

  • July 19 - Journal entry

    Buffalo: August 17 - August 19

  • August 17 - Arrive in Buffalo

  • August 18 - Niagara Falls

  • August 19 - Niagara Falls

    Travel to Albany: September 4-5

  • September 5 - Letter from Beaumont

    New York City: October 10 - October 11

  • October 10 - Journal entries about associations

  • October 10 - Letter from Tocqueville to his cousin, Mme de Grancey

  • October 11 - Leave New York City by steamboat and stage for Philadelphia

    New York City: February 5 - February 20

  • February 16 - Dinner with Philip Hone

  • February 20 - Leave New York City for France

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