Josiah Granville Leach diaries
Josiah Granville Leach was a Philadelphia lawyer, genealogist, and historian. In 1875, Leach was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature in the House of Representatives. His diaries contain entries relating to his business affairs and to the social and political life of the period. There are also...
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Collection: | Josiah Granville Leach Diaries |
Collection Number: | 1305 |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Josiah Granville Leach was a Philadelphia lawyer, genealogist, and historian. In 1875, Leach was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature in the House of Representatives.
His diaries contain entries relating to his business affairs and to the social and political life of the period. There are also typescripts identified as being excerpts from jounrals, some previous to 1876. However, these papers appear to be a draft of Leach's autobiography |