Call Number:

MC.975.01.098

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.06 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Joshua Cresson diary (HC.MC.975.01.098), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1793, undated

Creator:

Cresson, Joshua

Form:

Diaries

Abstract:

The volume provides an account of the Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic in 1793, and is largely religious in nature. Entries describe the illness, as well as the death and burial of many members of Cresson's community. The volume includes a note signed by Mary Cresson, Cresson's wife, which she addressed to their children, so that they would understand the circumstances of their father's death.

Joshua Cresson (1744-1793) was born on April 30, 1744, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of James Cresson (1709-1746) and Sarah Emlen (1704-1752). He married Mary Cresson. Cresson died on October 22, 1793, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This collection is comprised of the single volume diary of Joshua Cresson. The volume provides an account of the Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic in 1793, and is largely religious in nature. Entries describe the illness, as well as the death and burial of many members of Cresson's community. The volume includes a note signed by Mary Cresson, Cresson's wife, which she addressed to their children, so that they would understand the circumstances of their father's death.