Call Number:

MC.975.01.022

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.02 linear ft. (2 volumes)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Samuel Emlen Jr. diaries (HC.MC.975.01.022), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1794-1818 (inclusive) and 1817-1818 (bulk)

Creator:

Emlen, Samuel

Form:

Diaries and travel literature

Abstract:

Diary entries record Samuel Emlen Jr.'s journey into Maryland, and describes visits with Friends there, as well as social calls with friends and family, and Quaker meetings.

Samuel Emlen Jr. (1766-1837) was born circa 1766. He married Susanna Dillwyn on April 16, 1795, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They moved to Burlington, New Jersey, around 1797, where Elmen died at the age of 72, on December 29, 1837.

This collection is composed of two handwritten diaries by Samuel Emlen Jr.

The first diary, dated 1794, is called "A Memorandum on a Journey into Maryland" by Emlen himself, and entries record his journey into Maryland, and describes visits with Friends there.

The second diary, dated 1817-1818, includes entries that describe discussions of international politics had with friends, particularly concerning Russia, social calls with friends and family, and Quaker meetings.