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[Identification of item], in the James Clitherall Diary, #159-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Received from Hattie Clitherall Horst Wadsworth of Columbia, Ga., prior to 1940.

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• Clitherall, James, fl. 1776.
• Diaries.
• Middleton, Mary Izard, fl. 1776.
• Rutledge, Henrietta Middleton, fl. 1776.
• Travelers--Diaries.
• United States--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Songs and music.
• Women travelers--United States--History--18th century.
• Women--United States--Social life and customs.

Rev. Dr. James Clitherall travelled as an escort to the wives of two members of the Continental Congress from Charleston, S.C., to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1776.

The collection contains two typed transcriptions of the diary, April-July 1776, kept by James Clitherall, D.D., on a trip from Charleston, S.C., to Philadelphia, Pa. On this trip Clitherall was escorting Mary Izard Middleton (Mrs. Arthur) and Henrietta Middleton Rutledge (Mrs. Edward), wives of members of the Continental Congress. Clitherall describes land fertility, road conditions, tavern accommodations and entertainment, and leisure-time gatherings of local society along their route through Camden, S.C.; Charlotte, N.C., Salisbury, N.C., and Guilford Court House, N.C.; Charlotte Court House, Va. and Orange Court House, Va.; and Lancaster, Pa. The volume also includes the words of two songs, "New Song for Liberty" and "Liberty Song," which the travelers heard at Charlotte, N.C.