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Americans -- Travel -- England -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Barclay letters

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-909
Abstract

Primarily letters of Robert Barclay, a Quaker of the 18th and early 19th century, who established a brewery in England, on topics ranging from financial affairs and land transactions to personal matters.

Dates: 1688-1794

Cope-Evans Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1170
Abstract

Letters (with accompanying poetry, acrostics, drawings, clippings, etc.), marriage certificates, photographs, friendship book, estate related papers, account books, and computer disks. Primarily letters of the closely related Quaker families of Cope and Evans of Germantown (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); other families include Brown, Drinker, and Haines.

Dates: 1732-1911

Elizabeth Powell Bond photographs of England, 1898 summer

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-009
Scope and Contents

Photographs of historic sites in England and some friends (including J. William Graham and family).

Dates: 1898 summer

Charles Evans diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-023
Abstract

Charles Evans was a Quaker physician and was active in the Quaker community. His "Diary of a European Trip, 1861" details Evans's voyage from Philadelphia to England, including descriptions of the captain and other cabin passengers, illness on board, and the weather during the voyage. Upon arrival in England, diary entries relate visits to Friends, Quaker meetings, and Evans's tour of England.

Dates: 1861

Samuel Gummere diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-031
Abstract

Diary of Samuel Gummere's 1854 trip to England. Early entries describe the ten day voyage by steamship, including descriptions of passengers, accommodations on board, and sea sickness. Later entries describe Gummere's exploration of England, including visits to Liverpool and London.

Dates: 1854

Mary Shackleton Leadbeater diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-041
Abstract

Mary Shackleton Leadbeater was an Irish Quaker poet and author. Her diary was written for Sarah Dillwyn, and entitled "A Tour Through the Northern Part of England." Entries describe Leadbeater's arrival in Dublin, her voyage to England, including a description of the ship and passengers, her arrival in Liverpool, and her travels to see various Friends throughout London and Northern England.

Dates: 1784

Maxfield Parrish letters

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-02-010
Abstract

The collection contains a series of letters written by Fred or as he was later known Maxfield Parrish, addressed to his grandma. The letters were all written in Paris and Hastings in the early 1880s. In them, Parrish describes his days and his relationship with his parents.

Dates: August 1884 - January 1885