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MANUSCRIPT VOLUME 18
This transcript of manuscript volume 18 of Thoreau's Journal, which
begins on September 3, 1854, and ends on May 12, 1855, was made from a
photocopy of the original, housed at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New
York City (MA 1302:24). The transcript, which represents the manuscript
as closely as it is possible to do in type, has been proofread against
a photocopy of the manuscript but not against the original, and it has
not been edited. Thoreau did not prepare his Journal for publication,
and throughout this transcript the reader will find anomalies including
abbreviations, incomplete words and sentences, and misspellings. Interlined
text is positioned approximately as in the manuscript. Text written in
pencil is enclosed within percent signs, and uncertain readings appear
in braces. "X"s in the text indicate Thoreau's observations of maturing
plants. Footnotes made by transcribers call attention to matters
the volume editors need to resolve. You may scroll through the document,
or click on "Bookmarks" or "Pages" to get to particular dates or
pages. Manuscript volume 18 forms the basis for Journal 9: 1854-1855,
which is being edited by Wesley T. Mott and Laura Dassow Walls.
September 3, 1854
- May 12, 1855
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