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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Young Doctor's Struggles in Texas. Diary of James Shepperd |
| Author | Shepperd, James |
| Date | c.1875 |
| Document Type | Personal Account |
| Reference | 3K1 |
| Library / Archive | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
| Description | The diary details the journey from Liverpool to Texas via steamboat. He describes journey length, the diversity of fellow passengers and states that he is most interested in the "invalids journeying to a Southern Clime in search of health". He also makes various amorous comments about women met whilst travelling and gives detailed descriptions of Galveston and the cityscape there. Further descriptions of general living conditions for migrants in Texas follow, with Shepperd remarking on histories, languages, average wages, cost of living, food, fashion, and health conditions in Texan cities. The diary entries end with a mention of Shepperd having worked for one of the "Scotch land & cattle companies" for five years, but notes that his future looks uncertain as their shares have fallen rapidly. |
| Theme(s) | Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Motives for Emigration |
| Places | London, England; Galveston, San Antonio, Austin, Texas, New York, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; Galway, Ireland |
| Ports | Liverpool, England |
| Nationality | American; African American; Cuban; Mexican; Spanish; French; British; Irish; European |
| Keywords | emigration, travel, journey conditions, steamboat, passenger, demographics, plantation, labour, women, tobacco, trade, alcohol, health and sickness, employment, pull factors, sugar, sexuality, finance, cityscape, camp, housing, disease, yellow fever, wages, food, commerce, economics, settlement, weather, climate, earthquake, flood, history, languages, religion, market, children, livestock, clothing, injury, overland migration, construction, railroad, industry, infrastructure, debt, newspaper, farming, agriculture |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
