Call Number:

MC.975.01.023

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.083 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Charles Evans diary (HC.MC.975.01.023), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1861

Creator:

Evans, Charles, 1802-1879

Form:

Diaries

Abstract:

Charles Evans was a Quaker physician and was active in the Quaker community. His "Diary of a European Trip, 1861" details Evans's voyage from Philadelphia to England, including descriptions of the captain and other cabin passengers, illness on board, and the weather during the voyage. Upon arrival in England, diary entries relate visits to Friends, Quaker meetings, and Evans's tour of England.

Charles Evans (1802-1879), the son of Jonathon and Hannah (Bacon) Evans, was born on December 25, 1802, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Evans was a Quaker physician and was active in the Quaker community. Evans attended the 1827 meeting that planned the Orthodox/Hicksite seperation, and he was an attendant physician at Friends Asylum for years. Evans was one of the editorial committee of The Friend, and wrote conservative editiorials for the publication. In 1861, Evans visited England and Ireland, a journey taken in part due to an affection of the throat. Evans married Mary Lownes Smith, the daughter of Robert Mith III, the first editor of The Friend, in 1836. The couple had no children. Charles Evans died April 21, 1879.

This collection is composed of the single, handwritten volume of Charles Evans's "Diary of a European Trip, 1861." The diary details Evans's voyage from Philadelphia to England including descriptions of the captain and other cabin passengers, illness on board, and the weather during the voyage. Upon arrival in England, diary entries relate visits to Friends, Quaker meetings, and Evans's tour of England.