Elizabeth Drinker (1735-1807)
A prominent Philadelphia Quaker whose diaries (1758-1807) offer a substantial historical account of events and everyday life of the era. In her home, east of here, she chronicled the 1777 British invasion of Philadelphia and other events related to America's founding.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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