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Abraham Bonsall family papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-167
Abstract
Miscellaneous papers of Abraham Bonsall and his family, 1682-1918. Of note are the marriage intentions of Job Sinkler and Elizabeth Musgrave, 1771, colonial currency, 1756-1777, and a Bonsall family tree, no date.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1682-1918-1699-1793
Samuel J. Bunting, Jr., Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-021
Overview
Samuel J. Bunting, Jr., (1889-1966) was a birthright Hicksite Friend descended from a family that was associated for many generations with the Society of Friends in Pennsylvania and, in particular, with the Darby Monthly Meeting. A graduate of Swarthmore College and banker by profession, he was interested in genealogy and worked over a long period of time to compile family records. Included is material on the Bunting, Ridgways, Andrews, and Lloyd families as well as original documents, such as...
Dates:
1789-1959
Townsend Cooper family papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-025
Abstract
Includes Townsend Cooper's receipt book, 1870-74, and miscellaneous receipts, the disownments of Elizabeth and Mary Cooper, a printed invitation to a quilting party, 1831, and other miscellaneous materials. Also includes genealogical notes on the Cooper and Hibberd families.
Dates:
1796-1954
J & J Darlington Brothers Papers
Collection
Identifier: FHL-RG5-333
Content Description
Business records of the historic Delaware County, Pennsylvania, dairy farm and creamery of J and J Darlington, as well as the business records of the Darlington/Darling Post Office, about 1879-1922. The rural branch of Postal Service was established about 1879 and officially closed in 1976. The name was changed to Darling Post Office in 1896 to avoid confusion with a Darlington in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Dates:
Majority of material found within about 1875-1922
Howell family correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-059
Abstract
This collection is composed of correspondence of Elizabeth Howell and her family, Philadelphia-area Quakers. Most of the letters were received by Elizabeth Howell, many are condolence latters on the death of her mother in 1866. In addition to family news, there is a receipt for tuition at Friends Select School, a letter of acknowledgement from Israel Howell to Chester Monthly Meeting, and a short note relating the reaction of the author to the assasination of Abraham Lincoln. Correspondents...
Dates:
1841-1885, bulk 1841-1876
Ann P. Jackson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-186
Overview
Ann P. Jackson (1792-1874) was a Quaker minister of Darby and Birmingham Monthly Meetings in Pennsylvania. She was originally from Darby, Pa. and had two children, Mary and Stephen. Her children married another set of siblings, Philip and Ann Sharples Chester County. In 1831, Ann P. Paschall (later Ann P. Jackson) was recorded as a minister of Darby Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). In 1849, she moved to Birmingham Monthly Meeting where her children were members. The collection contains manuscript...
Dates:
1776-1856 [bulk 1813-1856]
Lansdowne Monthly Meeting photographs
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-171
Overview
These pictures are of meeting activities, past and present members, and meeting houses, along with some others, for Lansdowne Monthly Meeting in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Dates:
1953 - 2000
Lewis-Pratt Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-244
Abstract
Collection of manuscripts of the Lewis and Pratt families of Delaware County in Pennsylvania. Includes bible pages with births, marriages, and deaths, as well as Quaker documents. Of particular interest is a letter from Thomas H. Speakman to his sister, M.M. Jenkinson on an inheritance which also includes a reference to Rowland Johnson, Lucretia Mott, Clement Biddle, and James Martin at the Cherry Street meeting house.
Dates:
ca.1790-1851 & n.d
Media Friends' Association minutes
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-085
Overview
Media Friends Association, a Quaker study and social group, was established in 1894 in Media, Pennsylvania, by members of Providence Preparative Meeting (Hicksite). The goal of the Association was to further discussion and knowledge of the history and testimonies of Friends, and the meetings, which included reports, papers, and readings, were open to all who were interested. The collection contains one volume of minutes, with constitution and by-laws included.
Dates:
1894-1925
Abel Minshall family papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-155
Abstract
This collection includes photocopies of the legal and financial papers of Abel Minshall and his father Thomas. Included are land surveys, wills, and genealogical information.
Dates:
1797-1826
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- Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969 1
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- Platt, Joseph Eyre, 1886-1980 1
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- Russell, Charles, 1901-1955 1
- Russell, Ruth E., 1900-1983 1
- Sharples, Nathan H., 1779-1838 1
- Speakman, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), 1820-1904 1
- Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 1
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