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July 15, 2025

Diary from 1752 Added to PA Photos & Documents!

"He also describes individuals and groups of townspeople encountered, particularly one location where Townsend was concerned about disease in..."

John Townsend kept this diary during a trip on horseback from his home in Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to North Carolina and back home in February through early April 1752. He was accompanied by Thomas Douglas and Anoch (Enoch) Eachus on the way to North Carolina, but only Eachus returned with Townsend to Pennsylvania. Douglas had land in North Carolina and, according to the diary, was headed to Charlestown

when Townsend and Eachus started their return to Pennsylvania. Towsend’s recordings include detailed notes about the route, challenges of traversing rivers and other waterways, lodging and its expense, care of the horses, the landscape and types of trees, ... [read more]

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