The Diary of John Smith

Abstract

THE DIARY OF JOHN SMITH. In 1904 I edited and issued the Diary of James Logan's son-inlaw, John Smith, of Burlington and Philadelphia, under the title, Hannah Logan's Courtship. At that time three of the volumes of the original manuscript eluded my search. Last November, however, I found these missing parts. Bound in limp paper, and in the hand of John Smith, they are as follows: "No. 1," 11 mo. ?, 1745-6-10 mo. 31, 1746. (Size 8 ? I2% inches, 41 pages.) " No. 7," 10 mo. 12, 1748-3 mo. 19, 1749. (Size 4% x 6j4 inches, 59 Pages.)' " No. 8," 3 mo. 20, 1749-10 mo. 19, 1749. (Size 3% ? 5% inches, 96 pp.) These unpublished portions of the Diary are of such value that they should be put into print as a supplement to what has already appeared. If the cost of transcription and publication could be borne, I should be glad to bring out these newly discovered parts of the Diary. Here is an entry of particular interest, which has to do with the earliest known theatrical performance in Philadelphia: