Hazard's papers are part of the Nathaniel Terry Bacon collection, held by the Special Collections department of Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Joseph Peace Hazard (1807-1892) was born into a wealthy Rhode Island family. When he failed in the family's textile manufacturing business, Hazard's family supported him in pursuing his personal interests, which included travel, architecture, and Spiritualism.
Things of Beauty: Joseph Peace Hazard's Observations of Nature (Online Exhibit)Joseph Peace Hazard: Rhode Island Spiritualist (Online Exhibit)
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Travel letter no. 30, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes about his travels in France. Topics include trips to the Bois de Boulogne, museums of natural history, Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, Montmartre, horse races, and waterways, flora, and fauna of the areas he visited.
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Travel letter no. 28, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this travel letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes from several cities in Italy. Topics include opinions on various Italian cities; social calls with the Derbys and other friends; sightseeing of monuments to historic Italians (e.g., Dante, Galileo, etc.); and observations on the flora and fauna of the areas.
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Travel letter no. 33, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes from London about his travels in England. Topics include social calls; observations of the laborers and servants; a visit to Leicester Square; and viewing a procession of the Queen on her way to Parliament.
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Travel letter no. 25, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes about his travels from Istanbul to Egypt, via Israel and Lebanon. Topics include struggling with a bout of illness; the houses and geography of the various cities; a trip to the Dead Sea; a trip to the Grand Cairo market; the pyramids at Giza; and the flora and fauna he observed.
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Travel letter no. 24, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes about his travels in Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Topics include a visit to the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna; social calls; local customs; a visit to a mosque in Istanbul; and the geography, flora, and fauna he observed.
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Travel letter no. 22, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes about his travels in Germany, Belgium, and Switzerland. Topics include the flora, fauna, and geography he observed, including Lake Zurich, and a visit to a cathedral in Antwerp, possibly The Cathedral of Our Lady.
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Travel letter no. 21, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes from St. Petersburg, Warsaw, and Hamburg about his travels in Russia, Poland, and Germany. Topics include his observations of the serfs and peasants and flora he observed.
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Travel letter no. 20, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard recounts his journey from Hull, England to "Christiania" [Oslo] and his travels in Norway. Topics include a visit to Hull, England from the ship; his talks with the captain, including the story of a bear mauling; and the trees, flowers, agriculture, wildlife, and geography of Norway.
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Travel letter no. 19, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this travel letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes from Chester, England and Bangor and Holyhead, Wales. Topics include Chester Cathedral; the geography of Wales; laborers he observed; and the architecture of the houses and structures he saw.
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Travel letter no. 16, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this travel letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes about his time in London. Topics include a trip to the market; social ongoings; a seance; a walk in Hampstead Heath and Hainault Forest; and a trip to The Royal Institution.
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Travel letter no. 15, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this travel letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes from London after returning from a visit to Hale Place. Topics include walks along the Thames; the flowers, trees, and wildlife at Hale Place; and an encounter with a rat catcher using weasels and dogs to clear out the poultry yard.
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Travel letter no. 23, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes about his travels in Germany, Switzerland, and Belgium. Topics include Mount Blanc and the crops, trees, and other plants he observed.
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Travel letter no. 03, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes from the St. George Hotel in Glasgow about his travels to and in Scotland. Topics include the islands to the southwest of Scotland and northern Wales and the rivers, mountains, and lakes of Scotland.
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Travel letter no. 01, Series 1
Joseph Peace Hazard
In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard recounts his steamship journey from New York City to Liverpool, England and subsequent journey to Year Tree, England. Topics include the marine life he observed from the steamer, the sight of the bays and mountains of Scotland and Wales, and his wonder at the beauty of the English countryside.