Virginia Tutor: Journal & Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian 1773-1774

Imagine having the opportunity to peek inside the windows of one of Virginia’s most prominent plantation homes in 1773. The diary and letters of Phillip Vickers Fithian do exactly that, taking readers on a 1-year tour through Nominy Hall, the home of Robert Carter III.As the American Revolution was simmering, Fithian was sent by Dr. John Witherspoon (a Founding Father from Princeton) to be a tutor to Robert Carter’s seven children. Carter’s friends and neighbors included the Lees, Washingtons, Harrisons, and many more. Through his diary, Fithian shares an entertaining description of daily life for the Carter family, the children, customs of the Virginia gentry, slavery, politics, farming, and so much more.This is the best kind of history book: a firsthand glimpse of life through the eyes of an outsider. Fithian’s journal was first published in 1900, with subsequent reprintings. This Knowledge Keepers edition is the 1957 version released by Colonial Williamsburg, edited, with an introduction, by Hunter Dickinson Farish. Our edition also includes new footnotes, maps, drawings, portraits, and photographs, while preserving the older edition with its random spelling and grammar.We are passionate about bringing authentic historical documents such as letters, autobiographies, diaries, and firsthand accounts into affordable print books so that every family may preserve America’s history in their own home library. Join Knowledge Keepers Bookstore! Read, collect, and pass this knowledge down to your children and grandchildren. Read more