MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1746-1929
Abstract:
This collection includes letters, diaries, notebooks, and early photographs, relating primarily to the Wister family of Germantown and Philadelphia. Much of the correspondence concerns domestic news and consists of letters from or to Sarah Wister. These include interesting observations on Germantown and Philadelphia society from other families as well, such as the Bayntons and Bullocks. There are numerous letters from various Wisters, including Casper, Charles Jones, Elizabeth (including a journal of a trip to Bristol, 1783), Hannah, John, Owen Jones, and others. There is also poetry by Sarah.
Call #:
Mss.974.811.Ea7
Extent:
3.5 Linear feet
Subjects:
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Agriculture -- United States. | American Revolution | Baynton family | Bees. | Bullock family. | Business and Skilled Trades | Darlington, William, 1782-1863 | Daybooks. | Diaries | Diaries. | England -- Description and travel. | Family Correspondence | Gardening -- United States. | General Correspondence | Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Land and Speculation | Literature | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Maps and Surveys | Marriage and Family Life | Niagara Falls (N.Y.) | Notebooks. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Photoprints. | Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Description and travel. | Poems. | Social Life and Custom | Surveying and Maps | Travel Narratives and Journals | Women's History