Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	Welch, George,fl. 1671.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Journal, 1671, of a voyage to the West Indies
	Dates:	1671
	Abstract:	This bound manuscript contains the journal of George Welch while he traveled to the Caribbean. The manuscript is formatted to appear like a printed work, with a title page and preface written to his family members. After the opening, Welch describes his passage to the West Indies, with details on the voyage, pirates, and life on the islands. A devout Quaker, a lot of Welch's writing is infused with religiosity. Interestingly, this journal was in the library of Benjamin Franklin. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.917.29.W46j
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	International Travel \| Religion
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Pirates. \| Voyages and travels.

2	Author:	Hutchinson, James, 1752-1793	Requires cookie*
	Title:	James Hutchinson diary, February 26, 1777 - March 16, 1777
	Dates:	February 26-March 16
	Abstract:	This diary contains the journal James Hutchinson kept during his trans-Atlantic passage from England to America in 1777. The back of the journal includes an essay defending the attacks on Quakers by revolutionaries. The essay, signed "A Friend to the Liberty of Conscience," appears to have been intended for publication, although it is not clear if it ever was published. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H97d.1
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| International Travel \| Religion
	Genre:	Diaries \| Manuscript Essays \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Voyages and travels.

3	Author:	Hare-Willing family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Hare-Willing Family Papers
	Dates:	1724-1965
	Abstract:	This is a large and wide ranging collection on materials. The collection contains over 1300 individual items along with 53 bound volumes, which range from letter books to records of the First Colored Wesley Methodist Church. Letters to and from the various members of the extended Hare-Willing family compose the bulk of the loose correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.104
	Extent:	52 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Education \| International Travel \| Law \| Natural history \| Philadelphia History \| Religion \| Science and technology \| Travel \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Legal Records \| Miscellaneous \| Notebooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	African American churches -- United States \| Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. \| Religion, religious organizations \| Science -- United States -- 19th century. \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Steam-engines. \| Titantic (Steamship) \| World War I \| World War II

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