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Start Over Repository Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Place United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 Year 1770 to 1774

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Elizabeth Drinker diaries, 1758-1800 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.34 linear ft. (24 volumes)
Abstract:
Elizabeth was a colonial era Quaker and prolific journal writer. Elizabeth's diaries are composed of her personal reflections of the day-to-day life of a wealthy Quaker woman in colonial Philadelphia. The majority of Elizabeth's entries detail her daily life, including social calls with other Quaker families and individuals, the births, deaths, and marriages within her community, and attendance at, and descriptions of, weekly and monthly Quaker meetings. Elizabeth's description of events during the American Revolutionary War include general military events, as well as personal experiences during the war.

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John Ewer letters, 1772-1776 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
Letters of John Ewer, located in London, to Owen Biddle (1737-1799), located in Philadelphia. Ewer was supplying Biddle, a Philadelphian merchant, with fabric of various kinds and patterns. Most of the letters deal with the shipping of this merchandise to Biddle and its payment. There are references to the increasing difficulties between Great Britain and the British colonies that would become the United States in Ewer's letters of 1775-1776.

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