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1	Author:	Strahan, William (1715-1785)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Strahan journals and accounts, 1751-1777
	Dates:	1751-1777
	Abstract:	This large and rich collection chronicles the daily activity of William Strahan during his travels through Scotland in 1751, 1759, 1760, 1766, 1768, 1773, 1777. Strahan was one of the largest printers and exporters of printed material in Great Britain. The journal records his daily activities and observations and also lends insight into his business connections and relations. Volumes two and four also contain business records. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.St83.St83x1
	Extent:	4 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| International Travel \| Printing and Publishing
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diaries \| Travel Narratives and Journals

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	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

3	Author:	Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Franklin Bache diary, 1782-1785
	Dates:	1782-1785
	Abstract:	This is a translation of Benjamin Franklin Bache's diary that he kept while in Europe during the American Revolution. Bache traveled there as a young child when his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin, served as the American envoy to France. Bache spent nine years in Europe and during that time, received schooling in Passy and Switzerland. The journal begins with an account of his time in Switzerland and ends with his time with his grandfather in Passy. There are numerous stories and anecdotes in this journal. Some bear only on Bache's experience as a child and teenager in Europe. In Switzerland, among other things, Bache witnessed an execution by firing squad, saw a seven-foot tall giant, and was attacked by a watchdog at a Chateux. While in Passy, Bache received instructions on printing, witnessed numerous ballooning experiments, visited famous sites in Paris, and recorded some comings and goings of prominent guests. Some of these entries from Passy provide insight into Franklin's time in Paris, including a detailed account of the well-known scientific examination Franklin conducted on animal magnetism (hypnosis). Originally in French, this English translation of his journal along with the Benjamin Franklin Bache Collection (Mss.B.B122) provides a clear account of Bache's time in Europe during the Revolution. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B122d
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Diplomatic History \| Education \| International Travel \| Printing and Publishing \| Travel
	Genre:	Diaries \| Travel Narratives and Journals

4	Author:	Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Franklin Papers, 1642-1841
	Dates:	1642-1841
	Abstract:	The Papers of Benjamin Franklin are a rich source as varied and expansive as Dr. Franklin's storied life. The Collection has been calendared, catalogued, and much of it is transcribed in printed volumes and online at www.franklinpapers.org. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F85
	Extent:	85.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Diplomatic History \| Government Affairs \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Marriage and Family Life \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Printing and Publishing \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Manuscript Essays \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Electricity -- Early works to 1800 \| Postal service -- United States \| Printers -- Pennsylvania \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform