Copy book and journal, 1821-1843

Begun as a copy book in 1821 with a long passage on Napoleon, the journal itself begins in Feburary of 1823. Irregular entries include trips with her family to New York State (including comments on visiting the Shakers) and to Baltimore and Washington, D.C., with a visit to hear Congress in session. Extensive discussion of the events of the Hicksite separation in Philadelphia, her own experiences with courting and ambivalence toward marriage, deep love for her children and sorrow at the many deaths in the family. She was suspicious of the true feelings of some of the women participating in the Anti-Slavery Fairs. The last page of the volume has a note, dated 1843, from the author that her daughter should retain the journal in the case of her mother's decease and Mira's own obituary dated November 26, 1859.