Sarah Cresson diary
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the unbound photocopy of the single volume diary of Sarah Cresson. The majority of her diary entries detail visits from traveling Quaker ministers, funerals of community members, and descriptions of Quaker meetings, including testimonies given. Many entries are composed solely of prayers to God, or exclamations of Sarah’s religious conviction and her devotion to her God and the Quaker faith, while later entries tend to detail more earthly concerns, particularly Sarah’s struggles with depression.
Dates
- Creation: 1789-1829
Creator
- Cresson, Sarah (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Sarah Cresson (1771-1829) was born January 27, 1771, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joshua and Mary (Hopkins) Cresson. Cresson was a Quaker minister beginning in 1791, and was “much esteemed.” She traveled frequently, and moved to Haddonfield, New Jersey, in 1807, accompanied by Hannah Evans. Cresson never married. She died September 23, 1829, in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Source: Dictionary of Quaker Biography
Extent
0.06 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language
English
Overview
Cresson was a Quaker minister who was born in Philadelphia and later moved to Haddonfield, New Jersey. The majority of her diary entries detail visits from traveling Quaker ministers, funerals of community members, and descriptions of Quaker meetings, including testimonies given. Many entries are composed solely of prayers to God, or exclamations of Sarah’s religious conviction and her devotion to her God and the Quaker faith, while later entries tend to detail more earthly concerns, particularly Sarah’s struggles with depression.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed June, 2015.
Subject
- Scattergood, Thomas, 1748-1814 (Person)
- Title
- Sarah Cresson diary, 1789-1829
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- June, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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