• Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 21688A.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004557315
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1839-1841, [1858]
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English French English, French.
  • Physical Description
    • 92 ff. (paginated 1-184; pp. 101-103, 107-113, 115-116, 120-147, 149-182 blank) ; 170 x 110 mm.
      Pocket notebook, paper over boards.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

The diary, 1839-1841, of Sarah Pahud (née Walker), daughter of a Dolgellau family and wife of Henri Pahud, a Swiss born Paris businessman. The diary is written in English and French.
Pahud describes her honeymoon tour with her husband through France (English, pp. 1-8), Italy (French, pp. 8-30), Switzerland (French, pp. 31-46) and Germany (French, pp. 46-51), April-June 1839; a journey from Paris to Manchester via Dover and London, October 1839 (French, pp. 52-56); and a visit to her family in Dolgellau, travelling via Paris, London and Chester and returning via Birmingham and London, June-September 1841 (English, pp. 56-96). She also visits friends in Barmouth (pp. 75-79) and Ruthin (pp. 80-87) and describes the consecration service of St David's Chapel, Denbigh, 27 August 1841 (pp. 84-85). There are references to Frédéric Chopin and George Sand, with an eyewitness account of Chopin's perceived state of health, 3 May 1839 (pp. 7-8). There are also a few further miscellaneous memoranda, [1858] (ff. 114, 184).

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Acquisition Information

Dr Geraint Dyfnallt Owen; Hove; Purchase; November 1980.

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 21688A.

Alternative Form Available

Text

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Spine wanting; back cover loose.

Archivist's Note

September 2008.

Description compiled by Cyprien Henry and Rhys Morgan Jones.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright laws apply.

Custodial History

'SP' (sticker on f. i).

Additional Information

Published

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