Thomas and Sarah Newlin Marriage Certificate
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a marriage certificate between Sarah Grubb and Thomas Newlin, record by Caleb Peirce in 1782. The two were married at the Concord Monthly Meeting. The document includes information about the bride and the groom, the ceremony declaration, and signatures of the members present at the wedding.
Dates
- Creation: 1782-04-18
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical / Historical
Sarah Grubb Newlin (1764-1830) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Lydia (Baker) Grubb and Samuel Grubb. Thomas Newlin (1747-1811), was born in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania and was a blacksmith. He was the son of Nathaniel Newlin and Esther Metcalf. The couple had two children, Samuel Newlin and Nathaniel Newlin.
Extent
0.02 linear ft. (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the marriage certificate of Sarah (Grubb) Newlin (1764-1830) and blacksmith Thomas Newlin (1747-1811), recorded by Caleb Peirce at the 1782 Concord Meeting in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Arrangement
This is a single item
Acquisition
Transfer from the Miller Collection of the Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley, 2017.
Processing Information
Processed by Sakina Gulamhusein; completed November 2022.
Subject
- Newlin, Sarah (Person)
- Newlin, Thomas (Person)
- Peirce, Caleb, 1763-1853 (Person)
- Title
- Thomas and Sarah Newlin Marriage Certificate
- Author
- Sakina Gulamhusein
- Date
- November, 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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