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MANUSCRIPT VOLUME 20
This transcript of manuscript volume 20 of Thoreau's Journal, which
begins on January 4 and ends on April 23, 1856, was made from a
photocopy of the original, housed at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New
York City (MA 1302:26). 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 20 is a single document; it is presented in two
sections only to make it easier to use. With manuscript volume 19, it forms
the basis for Journal 10: 1855-1856, to be edited by Minka Misangyi Barton.
- January 4 - March
6, 1856
- March 6 - April
23, 1856
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