John Sharpe journal 1703-1713

John Sharpe journal

Journal of Rev. John Sharpe, Scottish clergyman, who arrived in Virginia on board the ship Southampton in 1701. The diary entries beginning in 1703 at "point Love, in Chesapeack bay in the province of Maryland," contain his notes of travel through Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Y...

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Main Author: Sharpe, John 1680-1713 (Creator)
Collection:John Sharpe Journal
Collection Number:Am.1365
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Clergymen > 18th century
Indian > White Relations > 18th century.
New York > Description and travel > 18th century
Physical Description: 0.12 Linear feet 0.12 linear feet, 1 volume
Summary: Journal of Rev. John Sharpe, Scottish clergyman, who arrived in Virginia on board the ship Southampton in 1701. The diary entries beginning in 1703 at "point Love, in Chesapeack bay in the province of Maryland," contain his notes of travel through Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York. He describes his visits to homes and churches, a military expedition to Canada in 1709, Indian warriors and names of their tribes, unrest in the colonies, and uprising and murder by African Americans in New York in 1712. Included is a list of baptisms and marriages performed by Sharpe, 1707-1712. Journal published in the P.M.H.B., 40 (1916): 257-297, 412-425. List of baptisms and marriages published in the P.M.H.B., 23 (1899): 104-105.

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