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1Author:  Woodruff, Robert.Add
 Title:  Robert Woodruff journal. December 17, 1785 - May 1, 1788     
 Dates:  1785-1788 
 Abstract:  This travel journal offers fascinating insight on the early republic. Robert Woodruff accompanied John Anstey, the official British emissary representing Loyalist claims, on his travels throughout the United States from 1785-1788. Woodruff travels corresponded with the drafting of the Federal Constitution and its ratification, and his journal often records observations on the debates surrounding the document. Among the more notable stories is that of a public procession in Boston after the ratification of the Constitution. Aside from the political, Woodruff gives detailed accounts of towns and cities he visited throughout the east coast. He often relays stories of the revolutionary war he hears and learns about as he travels. He also recounts dinners with some of the most prominent figures in the early republic, including one with George Washington at Mount Vernon. The details of his afternoon at Mount Vernon accounts for one of the longest entries. Finally, Woodruff also reports briefly on Native American affairs in the South and North. He discusses the Creek Indians and ongoing strife and war in Georgia. He also visited the Five Nations in New York.

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 Call #:  Mss.917.4.W852 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | Native America | Travel 
 Genre:  Diplomatic Material | Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Constitutional conventions -- United States. | Indians of North America 
2Author:  Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813Add
 Title:  Benjamin Rush commonplace book, 1792-1813     
 Dates:  1792-1813 
 Abstract:  The commonplace book is better described as Benjamin Rush's diary of events from 1792. Rush recounts in great detail the spectacular failure of William Duer and other investors in Philadelphia and New York, noting the panic and uncertainty that swept elite society in those months. The second portion of the volume contains a range of Rush's thoughts and observations on society, making this portion more like a traditional commonplace book.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.R89c 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Land and Speculation | Medicine | Philadelphia History | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Commonplace Book | Diaries 
 Subjects:  Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Indians of North America | Marriage. | Medicine. | Religion. 
3Author:  Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813Add
 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.

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 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. 
4Author:  Clark, William, 1770-1838Add
 Title:  Lewis and Clark Journals     
 Dates:  1804-1806 
 Abstract:  The Lewis and Clark Journals are among the APS's most treasured and well-known collections. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of the collection.

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 Call #:  Mss.917.3.L58 
 Extent:  30 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Early National Politics | Native America | Travel 
 Genre:  Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Chinook Indians | Exploration | Indians of North America | Indians of North America -- Missouri | Indians of North America -- Montana | Indians of North America -- North Dakota | Indians of North America -- Oregon | Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) | Mandan Indians | Missouri Indians | Natural history | Northwest Coast Indians | Oto indians | Plains Indians | Plateau Indians | Salish Indians | Shoshoni Indians | Sihasapa Indians