Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Description and travel
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of John Melchior Ogden papers
Collection — Othertype SC-171
Identifier: SFHL-SC-171
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of John Melchior Ogden, including newspaper clippings, letters and receipts, as well as notices from charitable associations such as the Carpenters' Company and the House of Refuge. Also included are letters to Charles Smith Ogden regarding the book, In Memoriam John Melchior Ogden, as well as reminiscences of Philadelphia in 1800 by Jesse Ogden, and an engraving of Fairhill Meeting House by Joseph Pennell.
Dates:
1825-1885
Henry T. Osborne correspondence
Collection — Othertype SC-291
Identifier: SFHL-SC-291
Overview
The collection consists of the correspondence of Henry T. Osborne (1868-1896), a civil engineer and member of Weare Monthly Meeting, New Hampshire. The letters were sent to family and friends at home, most from Amesbury, Massachusetts, where he worked as a surveyor with John P. Titcomb (1891-1932). His family was involved in temperance and peace concerns. Henry's letters mention attending Quaker meetings, John Greenleaf Whittier, the religious views of P. T. Barnum, and visiting sites in...
Dates:
1890 - 1892
