Diaries, [1813], 1821.

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Diaries, [1813], 1821.

Travel diaries, ca. 1813 and 1821, kept by Hannah Lindley Murray during summer trips taken in the company of her family to upstate New York, Philadelphia, and other locations in Pennsylvania. Entries describe travel conditions, accomodations, the passing scenary, the many places visited, persons encountered, and visits with friends and family members.

2 v. (85 p.)

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Murray, Hannah Lindley, 1777-1836

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According to the 1867 edition of this work, sisters Hannah and Mary Murray of New York designed "The Toilet" by cutting out pictures from papers and pasting them into blank books, writing the inscriptions themselves. They sold these booklets to raise money for charities. Eventually, the idea was adapted to a printed version, copies of which are in the Rare Books area of the Winterthur Library. From the description of The American toilet, ca. 1827. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat recor...