A-H, n.d.

Recipients include:

“B.A.,” F.S. Altemus, Henrietta Baker, C.W. Bennet, John Bickings, Bloods Despatch, William Bosbyshell, Jabez Bunting, “Mrs. Carter,” John Crawford, George Curwen, John Curwen, Charles W. Cushman, Harrison Dickinson, J.L. Edwards, M.W. Edwards, Isaac Elliot, Sabilla Embree, Emigrant Friends Office, William Epright, J.C. & L.A. Evans, Joel Evans, “Fanny,” Philip R. Freas, Benjamin Frich, J.R. Fry, “German farmer and wife,” L.H.... Green, Jacob Haines, John H. Hammer (?), Clark Hare, (Cousin) Emily Hollingsworth, (Grandmother) Hannah Hollingsworth, F. Hopkinson, Charles Hull, (Cousin) Martha Humphreys, G.D. Hunsicker

Some highlights include:

Henrietta Baker. Cadorus, 1851 7/14. [re governess position; asks if she can “give instruction in the different branches of English education including mathematics, drawing, plain & fancy needlework, also German or French & Latin languages…”]

Jabez Bunting. Cadorus, 1857 1/6. [inquires about Isaac Lodge, who has applied to rent “a farm of about 170 acres of land” (on Harriton property?)]

John Crawford. Cadorus, 1856. 2 items. 10/23; 11/22. [inquires about a lot for sale “situate on the Lancaster Turnpike” and offers $3000 for it]

John Curwen. Cadorus, 1858-1864. 3 items. 1858 7/14; 1858 7/19; 1864 2/17. [re admission of Eliza Brannen into the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Asylum and her eventual removal to the Montgomery Co. Poor House]

M.W. Edwards. Cadorus, 1857 4/13. [expresses disappointment that he did not receive payment of rent from the administrators of the estate of A. Edwards]

Isaac Elliot. 1833. [re drawing deed to the Baptist Society]

Sabilla Embree. Cadorus, 1849. 2 items. 5/11; 5/28. [re governess position; includes botany in list of subjects in which they desire their daughters to receive instruction]

“Fanny.” Cadorus, 1846 10/31. [re governess position]

Benjamin Frich. 1855. 3 items. 4/11. [informs Frich that “the Citizens of Lower Merion Township would like to have an associate judge on their bench…”]; 4/17. [discusses the laying down of City Avenue]; 4/19. [“Will not Young America think that many of the present generation sets an example of extravagance in laying out wide avenues which will require a heavy outlay to keep them in repair…”]

L.H. Green. Cadorus, 1851 1/23. [re governess position]

(Cousin) Emily Hollingsworth. Cadorus, 1854-1868. 3 items. 1854 6/2. [mentions an upcoming gathering of “J. Cheston Morris & wife & all the rest of our brothers & sisters with children” at Cadorus and encourages her to join them]; 1855 11/27. [“…I am sadly lacking in that all important matter which will tend to the salvation of my soul…”]; 1865 7/5. [discusses his and N.M.M.’s plans to accompany brother Henry and his wife Caroline to Newport]; 1868 2/10. [writes description of great-great grandfather Henry Hollingsworth]

(Grandmother) Hannah Hollingsworth. Westtown, 1821. 2 items. 3/21. [remarks on “a very bad fire here… last fourth day” 4/2. [discusses grandfather’s ruptured blood vessel and explains that the fire happened at a barn near Westtown]

Charles Hull. Cadorus, 1851 4/13. [re rent due from Estate of A. Edwards]