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Ferris family

 Family

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Ferris Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-040
Overview The collection contains correspondence, journals and other writings, business and legal papers, and miscellaneous items of the Ferris family of Wilmington, Delaware, a prominent Quaker family. Of particular note are the correspondence and writings of Benjamin Ferris concerning the Separation in the Society of Friends, as well as the journals and diaries of Anna M. Ferris, David Ferris, Matilda Ferris, Benjamin Ferris, and Henry Ferris. Correspondents include William Lloyd Garrison, William...
Dates: 1737-1940

Ferris family pictures

 Collection — Othertype PA-155
Identifier: SFHL-PA-155
Overview

The Ferris family was a prominent Quaker family of Wilmington, Delaware. This collection contains family portraits, individual photographs, silhouettes, and drawings, among other forms.

Dates: 1737 - 1972

Ferris-Wetherald Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-041
Overview

Contains correspondence, legal papers, deeds, and memorabilia of the Ferris and Wetherald families, who were Quakers of Wilmington, Delaware, and Lancashire, England. Persons represented include Benjamin Ferris (1780-1867), of Wilmington, Del., and his daughters, Deborah (1813-1897) and Anna M. Ferris (1815-1890), and Joseph Wetherald (1787-1842), of Wilmington, and his brother, James Wetherald, of Wakefield, England.

Dates: 1773-1888

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Quakers -- Delaware 2
Quakers -- Social life and customs 2
British Americans -- Delaware 1
Church controversies -- Society of Friends 1
Delaware -- History -- Sources 1