Subject: American diaries

This manuscript is a handwritten journal by Abraham L. Hirsh, a Philadelphia student in the 1870s. The journal contains personal reflections on various topics such as opinions, honesty, friendship, wealth, cruelty, and pleasure. A few pages are dedicated to parsing (grammatical analysis). Part of the book was later used as an accounting ledger by another individual. The journal offers a glimpse into the thoughts and experiences of a young person in 19th-century Philadelphia.