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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.

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 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:  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.

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 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.