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George Combe letter to Lucretia Mott
Title:
George Combe letter to Lucretia Mott
Description:
George Combe was a leading proponent of phrenology. He is considering publishing an account of his visit to the United States and gives his opinions on the country. He also briefly mentions African colonization and lecturing on phrenology.
Date:
1839-11-05
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Hannah Tallcot Howland diary
Title:
Hannah Tallcot Howland diary
Description:
Details her family's journey to New York City and back. Lists people who they visited and Quaker meetings they attended, in addition to describing the landscapes they passed through. Includes a few short passages of poetry.
Date:
1816-09-20 - 1816-11-28
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Phebe Tallcot diary
Title:
Phebe Tallcot diary
Description:
Titled "A journal of the peregrinations etc. of a comical character." Likely by Phebe Tallcot or one of her sisters; the last line points out that the author's "name is understood as it is nowhere mentioned in the whole volume." Details the family's journey to Yearly Meeting in New York City and back. Lists people who they visited and Quaker meetings they attended. Also discusses several weddings.
Date:
1818
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College