Manuscript Group 711, Thomas Lawrence (1744 – 1823), Farmer Diary, 1812 – 1825

711. LAWRENCE, THOMAS (1744-1823), farmer.
Diary, 1812-25. 1 vol. An irregularly kept diary, including financial records, copy letters, and estate accounts of a native Philadelphian who in 1780 settled in Hamburg, Hardyston Township, Sussex County. Thomas

Lawrence owned a large landed estate and slaves, and served as

Hardyston’s postmaster from 1795.