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Mordecai Matlack diaries

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-044

Scope and Contents

This collection includes three volumes of the diaries of Mordecai Matlack. The first volume is an unbound diary, but the other two diaries in the collection are bound. The majority of entries describe Quaker meetings, social calls, and daily farm work.

Dates

  • 1838-1887

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Mordecai Matlack (1808-1896) was a Quaker farmer in the vicinity of Byberry Township, just outside of Philadelphia.

Extent

0.166 Linear Feet (3 volumes)

Language

English

Overview

Mordecai Matlack was a Quaker farmer in the vicinity of Byberry Township, just outside of Philadelphia. The majority of his diary entries describe Quaker meetings, social calls, and daily farm work.

Acquisition

Unknown.

Related Materials

  • HC.MC.975.03.024 Tamar Roberts Matlack commonplace book
  • HC.MC.975.03.053 Matlack family commonplace books
  • HC.MC.975.08.017 Matlack family financial records
  • HC.MC.975.10.006 Matlack family genealogy
  • HC.MC.1120 Matlack family papers
  • HC.MC.1001 Haddon-Estaugh-Hopkins papers

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed July, 2015.

Title
Mordecai Matlack diaries, 1838-1887
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
August, 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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