| Description | Manuscript of Ferguson's travels in the United States between 7 March 1857 and 27 May 1857, folio, c. 300 pages.
Describes Ferguson's activities in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and elsewhere with detailed accounts of conversations and meetings, and notes on religious and economic matters. Some newspaper cuttings included. Format of the entries is similar to Ferguson's earlier journal "America by River and Rail", published in 1856 (details below), and this manuscript also appears to have been intended for publication.
William Ferguson: "America by River and Rail" is Ferguson's journal of his travels in America in 1856, published London: James Nisbet & Co., 1856. A facsimile reprint (paperback) was published by Applewood Books, Bedford, Massachussetts (undated, c. 2000) |