The journal is handwritten with leather binding, some pages (ca. 12) are loose, three are still attached to the binding. Mrs. Ethel Chittenden Turner, a great granddaughter of Lucy Markerly, made a transcript of the journal, which is included. The transcript consists of 16 typed pages, plus 5 pages of "a few comments" and "addenda" added by the donor Alice B. Ross, great granddaughter of Lucy Markerly. Lucy Markerly's journal describes the family's (Lucy, her son David, daughter Hannah, and Hanna's husband William Doncaster) journey from Lincolnshire, England, (March 29, 1833) across the Atlantic, to their arrival in Port Byron, New York (June 5, 1833). The journal mainly describes the weather and sights. She writes some personal information, such as her grandson William, who was born and died during the journey.