{"value"=>"<p>The diaries (1793-1868) include those of Samuel Ferguson, John Ferguson, an unidentified Morewood family member and one diary which is completely unidentified. The diary of Samuel Ferguson documents his trip from Philadelphia to Bombay in the late 18th century. It chronicles such details as the different landscapes and animals he comes across, a meeting with the governor, a wagon trip and dinner party at a farm where wine is made, a man falling overboard, and general accounts of life on the ship.</p> <p>John Ferguson's diary of his trip south documents his journey to Washington DC by boat, train and carriage in the mid 19th century. He describes landscapes, travel, and various inns and lodgings he stays in as he eventually arrives at the \"President's House\", the Treasury building, and the capitol. He gives a very detailed account of the capitol building. There is only a transcript of this diary.</p> <p>Henry and Samuel Ferguson's accounts of their time at sea after their ship, The Hornet, is burned, is documented in an 1866 Harper's article.</p>"}