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Sidney George Fisher diaries
The diaries of Sidney George Fisher, Philadelphia lawyer and gentleman, whose interests included local history, agronomy and national politics. The diaries give a portrait of the social, political and economic life of Philadelphia and its people. Nicholas Biddle, Pierce Butler, George Cadwalader, an...
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| Collection: | Sidney George Fisher Diaries |
| Collection Number: | 1462 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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9.0 Linear feet 4 boxes, 68 volumes |
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The diaries of Sidney George Fisher, Philadelphia lawyer and gentleman, whose interests included local history, agronomy and national politics. The diaries give a portrait of the social, political and economic life of Philadelphia and its people. Nicholas Biddle, Pierce Butler, George Cadwalader, and the Fisher and Ingersoll families are among the prominent Philadelphians scrutinized.
Included are the Mount Harmon diaries, recording his enthusiastic although not altogether successful efforts to operate his Maryland farms.
Published in A Philadelphia Perspective : The Diary of Sidney George Fisher Covering the Years, 1834-1871. \ N.B. Wainwright, ed. (Philadelphia : Historical Society of Pennsylvania), 1967.
Portions also published in P.M.H.B., 74-89 (1952-1965). |