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	Author:	Evans, Harriet Verena, 1782-	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Harriet Verena Evans Diary
	Dates:	1827-1844
	Abstract:	This volume is the diary/commonplace book of Harriet Evans. It is often deeply religious. For a full description, please read the full MOLE entry. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Ev5
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Religion \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries \| Literature
	Subjects:	Cholera -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Death \| Mourning customs \| Spiritual life \| Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

	Author:	Fox family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Fox Family papers, ca. 1690-1915
	Dates:	1690-1915
	Abstract:	This collection contains information on the prominent Philadelphian Fox family with a large portion of the collection focusing on the family's land holdings and business dealings. George Fox was a close friend of William Temple Franklin, who bequeathed to Fox his grandfather's papers. George Fox was a doctor educated at the University of Pennsylvania. His brother Samuel was a businessman. Samuel's son Charles became a doctor. The collection reflects various papers relating to the lives and careers of these three men. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F832f
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Law \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Pennsylvania History \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Travel Narratives and Journals

	Author:	Hiltzheimer, Jacob, 1729?-1798	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Jacob Hiltzheimer Diaries
	Dates:	1765-1798
	Abstract:	The Jacob Hiltzheimer Diary takes up twenty-eight volumes and offers insight into the social life and customs of Philadelphia. He describes a wide range of events, such as sleigh riding to ice skating to attending a large celebration of King George's Birthday on the banks of the Schuylkill attended by over 380 Philadelphians (before Independence). During the imperial crisis, Hiltzheimer's observations can provide an interesting perspective on the events happening within the city. He notes the arrival of dignitaries from other colonies and records some of the events happening in the city. Hiltzheimer's journal also records family and personal details, like the death of his thirty-year old son. He records the weather in Philadelphia on a nearly daily basis, and his account of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia is fairly exhaustive. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H56d
	Extent:	28 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Diaries \| Meteorological Data
	Subjects:	Horses \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Travels through life:or an account of sundry incidents and events in the life of Benjamin Rush...written for the use of his children, [1800]
	Dates:	Circa 1800
	Abstract:	Benjamin Rush's Travels Through Life is his multi-volume autobiography. This manuscript copy is in his own hand and takes up eight volumes of notebooks. The APS also has another manuscript copy of the work that was written by someone other than Rush, likely in preparation for its publication. Rush wrote the autobiography for his children. The APS published portions of the diary, but segments have not been published. Notations suggest that portions that would be "offensive to surviving relatives" be omitted from publication. Other sections were crossed out but are readable and contain pertinent information. This is especially true on the section where Rush records his thoughts on prominent individuals from the American Revolution. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89t
	Extent:	8 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Early National Politics \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Autobiography \| Diaries
	Subjects:	Epidemics -- United States \| Indians of North America \| Medicine. \| Yellow fever -- United States.

	Author:	Wilson, James,1742-1798.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	James Wilson account book and diary, 1773-1786
	Dates:	1773-1786
	Abstract:	The James Wilson collection consists of a printed almanac from 1773 that also served as diary for its owner, believed to be James Wilson, the signer of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. The diary notes daily activities, often financial transactions, within the calendar pages of the almanac, which was a common practice then. There is a second hand in the almanac that dates to a later period, believed to be from 1782-1786. This second diary records in graphic details the often shocking sexual exploits of its author. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W6915
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diaries

	Author:	Wistar family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Eastwick Collection, 1746-1929
	Dates:	1746-1929
	Abstract:	This large and rich collection contains a range of documents including travel journals, diaries, business records, and personal correspondence. The largest portion of the collection is of correspondence among members of the extended Wister family and their network of friends in the early nineteenth century, which provides insight into early nineteenth century Germantown and Philadelphia culture and society. These often long letters lend insight into all aspect of nineteenth century life, including politics, courtship, friendship, family, and manners. Poetry of Elizabeth, Sarah, and Charles Wister is included, as are daybooks and journals of Sarah. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.811.Ea7
	Extent:	3.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Land and Speculation \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps \| Women's History
	Genre:	Diaries \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Literature \| Maps and Surveys \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Agriculture -- United States. \| Bees. \| Gardening -- United States.