Elizabeth Farmar letterbook 1774-1789

Elizabeth Farmar letterbook

Elizabeth Farmar's letters to her nephew, Jack Halroyd, clerk in the East India Company, London. The letters, written from Philadelphia, are mainly personal, but they contain comments on the embargo on tea, the non-importation act, secret session of Congress, rumors of bombardment of Boston, m...

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Main Author: Farmar, Elizabeth (Creator)
Collection:Elizabeth Farmar Letterbook
Collection Number:Am.063
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Personal Correspondence
Women's History > Philadelphia > 18th century.
Physical Description: 0.08 Linear feet 0.08 linear feet, 1 volume
Summary: Elizabeth Farmar's letters to her nephew, Jack Halroyd, clerk in the East India Company, London. The letters, written from Philadelphia, are mainly personal, but they contain comments on the embargo on tea, the non-importation act, secret session of Congress, rumors of bombardment of Boston, military preparedness, and commercial activities. Included are medical recipes written at a later date.

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