John Worthington Ames Papers, 1793-1890 » III. Diaries, 1854–1877  

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This series contains the diaries of John Worthington Ames. They provide accounts of his sea voyages and visit to Hong Kong, Canton, and Fuzhou in China (1854-1855), where he stayed at Western merchant houses; his time in Arkansas, Illinois, and Texas working as a civil engineer (1859-1861); some of his service during the Civil War as a captain in the 11th United States Infantry Regiment and colonel, later brevet brigadier general, in the 6th United States Colored Infantry Regiment; and his time in Hawaii to improve his health (1877). Drawings purchased in China are pasted onto numerous pages of Ames' diary from that time.