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Much of the weather and climate data recorded by the founding fathers of this country (Washington, Jefferson and Franklin to name a few) were archived in original manuscripts then microfilmed and stored at the National Archive and Records Administration (NARA). Those records available from NARA on microfilm have been imaged and placed on the Environmental Document Access and Display System (EDADS) system. To date, there are more than 52 million of those images on-line. These colonial diaries are a treasure trove to the climatologist seeking data on climate of the 19th century. They may contain pressure, temperature, winds, humidity, and precipitation data and/or anecdotal data.