Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Writings includes King's childhood essays on Christopher Columbus, arithmetic, Rhode Island, and French lesson exercises. The journal dated 1858-1859 relates King's journey to the Far East and contains copies of letters he wrote to his uncle, Edward King. A few of the journal pages and the end pages contain sketch drawings by King. The journal from 1860 relates King's journey from Shanghai to the Gulf of Pechili, which is located in northern China,...