Diaries and Account books, 1767-1856.

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Diaries and Account books, 1767-1856.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122585082

Collection of diaries and account books includes Samuel R. Fisher's travel diaries, 1767-1793, for trips to England, Ireland, Charleston, S.C., Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Rhode Island. Travel diary, 1787, to Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia contains critical comments on slavery. One volume of Fisher's memoranda, 1768, or expenses on trip to England, and one volume of orders of English goods (a record of Fisher's business with English merchants),1767-1768. A diary, n.d., by an unidentified Friend describes a trip from Charleston to Georgia and contains critical comments on slavery. Collection also includes Deborah Fisher Wharton's diary, 1856, describing a trip to New York City and family news.

18 v.; 24 cm. or less.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Fisher, Samuel Rowland, 1745-1834

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Fisher was a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia and a surviving partner in Joshua Fisher & Sons. From the description of Diaries and Account books, 1767-1856. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122585082 ...