Benjamin Seebohm diary
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume of the handwritten extracts from Benjamin Seebohm's diary of his trip to the United States. Entries describe his voyage from England to Boston, travel from Boston to Philadelphia, and visits to Friends and attendance at Meetings during his time in America.
It is not known who copied theses extracts from Benjamin Seebohm's diary.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1847
Creator
- Seebohm, Benjamin (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Benjamin Seebohm (1798-1871) was born in Germany. In 1831, he married Esther Wheeler in Hitchin, England. The couple had four children: Henry Seebohm (b. 1832), Frederick Seebohm (b. 1834), Benjamin Seebohm (b. 1840), and Julia Elizabeth Seebohm (b. 1841).
Extent
0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Benjamin Seebohm's diary of his trip to the United States. Entries describe Seebohm's voyage from England to Boston, travel from Boston to Philadelphia, and visits to Friends and attendance at Meetings during his time in the United States.
Acquisition
The Benjamin Seebohm diary was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1937 by Joseph Rowntree.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed July, 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Benjamin Seebohm diary, 1846-1847
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- July, 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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