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Samuel Rowland Fisher papers
Fisher was a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia and a surviving partner in Joshua Fisher & Sons. This collection of diaries and account books include Samuel R. Fisher's travel diaries, 1767-1793, for trips to England, Ireland, Charleston (S. C.), Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and...
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| Collection: | Samuel Rowland Fisher Papers |
| Collection Number: | Am.0652 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Fisher, Samuel Rowland |d 1745-1834 |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Samuel Rowland Fisher papers |f 1767-1856 | |
| 300 | |a 0.33 Linear feet |f 0.33 linear feet, 19 volumes | ||
| 520 | |a Fisher was a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia and a surviving partner in Joshua Fisher & Sons. This collection of diaries and account books include Samuel R. Fisher's travel diaries, 1767-1793, for trips to England, Ireland, Charleston (S. C.), Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Rhode Island. Travel diary, 1787, to Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia contains critical comments on slavery. One volume of Fisher's memoranda, 1768, or expenses on trip to England, and one volume of orders of English goods (a record of Fisher's business with English merchants), 1767-1768. A diary, undated, by an unidentified Friend describes a trip from Charleston to Georgia and contains critical comments on slavery. Collection also includes Deborah Fisher Wharton's diary, 1856, describing a trip to New York City and family news. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of William Wharton Smith.; Gift of Ester Morton Bates; 1974; 1984 acquired | |
| 650 | 7 | |a England--Description and Travel--18th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Manufacturing--England--18th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Quakers--Marriage--18th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Social life and customs--19th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Samuel Rowland Fisher Papers |c Am.0652 | ||