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Aaron Leaming diaries
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Aaron Leaming diaries, 1750-1777 (inclusive), [microform].
Physical Description
1 reel.
Language
English
Notes
Microfilm. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 1987. 1 reel, 35mm.
The originals are in the Historical Society of Pennsylania.
Biographical / Historical Note
Aaron Leaming was a landowner, public official, and state legislator from Cape May, New Jersey.
Summary
The diaries of Aaron Leaming, 1750-1751, 1761, 1775, and 1776, document the economic development of Cape May, New Jersey and adjacent territory. The diaries furnish an account of land transactions, surveys, early settlers, military organizations, farming, trade in timber and other commodities, acts of New Jersey assemblies, and legal and domestic affairs. The diaries also contain a list of books in which Leaming was interested.
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Archives or Manuscripts / Microforms
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June 01, 2002
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