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Notebook of John Hill Brinton: 1845-1867

MLA citation style
J. H. Brinton. “Notebook Of John Hill Brinton: 1845-1867”. no date. 2005_5001_44_1, 1845.
APA citation style
Brinton, J. H. (1845). Notebook of John Hill Brinton: 1845-1867. 2005_5001_44_1. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A272039
Chicago citation style
John Hill Brinton. “Notebook Of John Hill Brinton: 1845-1867”. 2005_5001_44_1, Chester County History Center - John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection, 1845. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A272039.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

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Title

Notebook of John Hill Brinton: 1845-1867

Subject

Oral histories
Chester County (Pa.)--History
West Chester (Pa.)--History
Historic sites--Pennsylvania--Chester County
Historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Chester County
Architecture--Pennsylvania--Chester County
1704 Brinton House (Chester County, Pa.)
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778
Quakers--Pennsylvania--Chester County
Brinton family
Brinton, John Hill, 1811-1893

Description

Book 1 (circa 1845-1867) is described by Brinton as “Conversations held with old people respecting former times—some of them relatives, some of them friends, some acquaintances—and residing generally in Chester and Delaware Counties and Birmingham and Thornbury Township.” The volume begins with a 23 page index followed by 240 pages of Brinton’s handwritten synopses. These recollections include many members of the Carr, Darlington, Dilworth, Downing, Hickman, Hoopes, Mendenhall, Sharpless, and Taylor families. Brinton notes that these conversations were recorded as soon as they took place, though in cases where he had multiple conversations with a single individual, manuscript notations were consolidated into a single record. Topics discussed include the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Brandywine, the growth and development of Chester County, the changing appearance of the county’s land and trees, house and road construction, Quaker meetings, family genealogies, local mills, property ownership, politics, legal precedents, and etc. Hand drawn maps accompany some entries to illustrate place locations. In addition, Brinton family members and the building, renovation, and general appearance of the 1704 Brinton House are discussed at length.

Creator

Brinton, John Hill, 1811-1893

Date

1845-1867

Location Covered

Chester County (Pa.)

Type

Text

Original Format

Diaries

Digital Format

application/pdf

Source

2005_5001_44_1

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Contributing Institution

Chester County History Center

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.