Thomas Wistar Brown papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, letter books, diaries, scrapbooks, account books, deeds, marriage certificates, genealogical material, and miscellaneous manuscript and printed items of, or about, Thomas Wistar Brown (1826-1916), his father Moses Brown (1793-1878), his mother Mary (Wistar) Brown (b. 1807), his brother Moses Brown (b. 1829), his wife Mary (Farnum) Brown, his son John Farnum Brown (1873-1894) and others. Under correspondence, there are four letters from Eliza Paul (Kirkbride) Gurney to Elizabeth W. Wistar. Included under miscellaneous manuscripts are extracts from the Minutes of Dover [N.H.] Monthly Meeting, 1701/2-1785, the will of William Brown of Dover, N.H., 4mo. 19 1833, and a poem by Joseph John Gurney, 1838. The collection also contains the Wistar Family tree.
Dates
- Creation: 1701-1917
Creator
- Brown, Thomas Wistar, 1826-1916 (Person)
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (1 box, 13 volumes)
Language
English
Subject
- Brown, Mary Farnum (Person)
- Brown, Mary Wistar, 1807-1842 (Person)
- Brown, Moses, 1793-1879 (Person)
- Brown, Thomas Wistar, 1826-1916 (Person)
- Gurney, Eliza Paul, 1801-1881 (Person)
- Associated Executive Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs (Organization)
- Haverford College -- History (Organization)
- Indian Rights Association (Organization)
- Dover Monthly Meeting of Friends (Dover, N.H.) (Organization)
- Brown, William (Person)
- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 (Person)
- Benezet, Anthony (Person)
- Brown, Moses, 1829-1883 (Person)
- Title
- Thomas Wistar Brown papers, 1701-1917
- Author
- Original author unknown; revised by Sarah Horowitz
- Date
- Unknown; revised October 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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