- Title
- A Trip to the Sea Shore, 1823
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- Creator
- John Fanning Watson (1779-1860)
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- Description
- Watson recorded his trip to and activities at Tuckerton Beach. He notes features of the landscape in Tuckerton and surrounding areas. He goes into particular detail about Little Egg Harbor, noting that is was a good refuge for privateers during the Revolutionary War. He also frequently comments on changes to the inlets and beach over 50 years. Watson was born in Batsto, New Jersey, the son of William and Lucy Fanning Watson. In 1806 he opened a mercantile house in Philadelphia and was later listed as a bookseller and stationer. In 1814, Watson accepted a position as cashier of the Bank of Germantown and received a notary public commission. He remained with the bank until 1848. He then became secretary-treasurer of the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad, where he remained until 1859. Watson was also an amateur historian and a pioneer in the use of oral histories and public opinion questionnaires. He published, among other works, Annals of Philadelphia, Historic Tales of Olden Time Concerning the Settlement and Advancement of New York City and State, and Historic Tales of Olden Time Concerning the Early Settlement and Progress of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. In 1812 he married Phebe Barron Crowell and had 7 children.
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- Format
- ["manuscript"]
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- Subjects
- ["Diaries","Men--Diaries","New Jersey--Description and travel"]
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