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John Stephen Benezet Diaries
Collection
Identifier: BEN
Abstract
The diaries of John Stephen Benezet offer a glimpse of life in antebellum Philadelphia from 1838 to 1850. By the time he begins to keep these journals, Benezet is already a husband and father supporting a family of at least four children as a clerk at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. In addition to his personal activities, such as attending church, assisting at a school and taking tea and dinner with family and friends, Benezet's entries occasionally give a glimpse of contemporary...
Dates:
1838-1850, 1892, 1949
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- Names: Benezet, John Stephen X