William Savery diaries, 1794-1798

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William Savery diaries, 1794-1798

1794-1798

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/hcmc-975-01-061

William Savery's diaries. The majority of the first volume concerns the Treaty at Canandaigua, and the remaining volumes are accounts of religious visits Savery made throughout Europe. Entries generally describe details of travel between destinations, Quaker meetings attended, Quaker families visited, and descriptions of each location's culture, food, language, style of dress, and form of local government.

0.7 Linear Feet (4 volumes)

eng, Latn

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

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