| 1 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* |
| Title: | Peter Adolph Grotjahn Memoir | ||
| Dates: | 1844-1846 | ||
| Abstract: | This collection is a typescript copy of a Peter Grotjahn's personal memoirs held at the HSP. The anecdotes, most of which date from the early republic, capture aspects of life in Philadelphia during this period. Grotjahn makes references to many prominent individuals. Grotjahn led an adventurous life, which included travel throughout the Mid-Atlantic states and to the Caribbean (where he was briefly impressed by British privateers). View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.B.G913 | ||
| Extent: | 1 volume(s) | ||
| Topics: | Early National Politics | International Travel | Printing and Publishing | Travel | War of 1812 | ||
| Genre: | Autobiography | Travel Narratives and Journals | ||
| Subjects: | Cholera -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Germans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Lemon Hill (Estate : Philadelphia, Pa.) | Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Privateers -- Jamaica | Woodlands (Estate : Philadelphia, Pa.) | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
