A Collection in
the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 61.2
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation
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Preferred Citation
Nicholas Cresswell Journal, Manuscript MS 61.2, John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1961.
Alternative Form
Also available on microfilm (M-1556). Also available as
a published work: The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell,
1774-1777.
Nicholas Cresswell (1751-1804), of Derbyshire, England,
came to America hoping to acquire land and settle permanently,
but personal difficulties, the uncertain state of affairs, and
the Revolutionary War, caused him to return to England.
Journal made from rough notes taken during Creswell's trip
to America, 1774-1777. While traveling, he visited or lived in
Barbados, Maryland, Virginia, western Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Philadelphia, and New York. Often, there are lengthy
observations on the towns he visited, frontier techniques and
customs, and the social customs of both Indians and whites.
The journal is especially valuable for detailing the growth of
the Revolutionary movement. Among the many people mentioned
are Capt. Buddecomb, Capt. George Clark, Capt. [Christopher]
Gist, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, John Neville, and
George Rice.
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