John Stephen Benezet Diaries : Collection Summary
Collection Summary
| Title: | John Stephen Benezet Diaries |
| Date: | 1838-1850, 1892, 1949 |
| Creator(s): | Benezet, John Stephen |
| Extent: | 2 linear feet |
| Code: | BEN |
| Repository: | Philadelphia Museum of Art. |
| Abstract: | The diaries of John Stephen Benezet offer a glimpse of life in antebellum Philadelphia from 1838 to 1850. By the time he begins to keep these journals, Benezet is already a husband and father supporting a family of at least four children as a clerk at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. In addition to his personal activities, such as attending church, assisting at a school and taking tea and dinner with family and friends, Benezet's entries occasionally give a glimpse of contemporary social and political activities. The most recurring subject is the outbreak of cholera.
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