Fisher, Sarah Logan (1751–1796)
Fisher, Sarah Logan (1751–1796)
American diarist. Born 1751 in Pennsylvania; died 1796.
Member of Philadelphia Quaker family, kept record of her experiences as a Loyalist during American Revolution, which was published as A Diary of Trifling Occurrences (1958).
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