1. | Title: | Robert Woodruff Journal (1785-1788) | |
Dates: | 1785 - 1788 | ||
Extent: | 1 volume | ||
Locations: | Annapolis | Baltimore | Bath | Boston | Cabin Point | Charleston | Elizabethtown | Exeter | Falmouth | Fredericksburg | Georgetown | Halifax | London | Middleton | Murrells Inlet | New Brunswick | New York | Newbern | Newport | Newtown | Norfolk | Petersburg | Philadelphia | Princeton | Providence | Richmond | Savannah | Tarboro | Trenton | Williamsburg | Wilmington | Wilmington, North Carolina | ||
Abstract: | As secretary to John Anstey, Loyalists' Claims Commissioner, Robert Woodruff offers a detailed record of the U.S. in the early national period from the unique vantage of an English loyalist. His journal (1785-1788) documents his trip through the Northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and Southeastern states (as far south as Georgia). In his travels, Woodruff references many colonial leaders, including George Washington (10/27/1986), Samuel Vaughan (11/2/1786), and Benjamin Franklin (11/4/1786). Notably, Woodruff dines in house where "Lord Cornwallis in December 1776 held a council of war whether he should cross the Delaware to attack General Washington" (10/30/1786), witnesses Franklin's reelection as President of the Pennsylvania state house (11/4/1786), and mentions the American Philosophical Society (5/8/1787). | ||
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As secretary to John Anstey, Loyalists' Claims Commissioner, Robert Woodruff offers a detailed record of the U.S. in the early national period from the unique vantage of an English loyalist. His journal (1785-1788) documents his trip through the Northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and Southeastern states (as far south as Georgia). In his travels, Woodruff references many colonial leaders, including George Washington (10/27/1986), Samuel Vaughan (11/2/1786), and Benjamin Franklin (11/4/1786). Notably, Woodruff dines in house where "Lord Cornwallis in December 1776 held a council of war whether he should cross the Delaware to attack General Washington" (10/30/1786), witnesses Franklin's reelection as President of the Pennsylvania state house (11/4/1786), and mentions the American Philosophical Society (5/8/1787). View Full Description in New Window | |||
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Subjects: | American Philosophical Society. | Constitutional conventions--United States. | Diaries. | Diplomacy. | Harvard University. | Indians of North America. | Native America | Travel. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. | Muhlenberg, Henry, 1753-1815. | Loyalist | Philadelphia history | Princeton University. | Seafaring life. | United States--Civilization--1783-1865. | United States--Politics and government--1783-1809. | Urban planning and environment | Washington, George, 1732-1799. | Weather. | ||
Collection: | Robert Woodruff journal. December 17, 1785 - May 1, 1788 (Mss.917.4.W852) | ||
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