Letchworth family correspondence
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of the Letchworth family; letter writers include Emos Lee and John Wilbur.
Dates
- Creation: 1839-1842
Creator
- Letchworth family (Family)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
John Letchworth (1759-1843) was the son of John and Diana Letchworth and was born in London in 1759. In 1767, the family relocated to Philadelphia, where he later became a chair maker's apprentice at age 11. Letchworth was married to Elizabeth Kite, the daughter of Thomas Kite, in 1783, and had two children, Mary and Robert Letchworth. In 1793, he became a member of the committee for relieving the sick and distressed during the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia. He was a fairly prominent Quaker minister of Quakerism. In 1801, he received a minute from his Meeting (presumably the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting) to accompany two women, Gulielma Widdefield and Hannah Shinn, to visit other Quaker Meetings, where he discussed the effects of slavery. In 1819, Letchworth accompanied Isaac Pennock to visit Meetings and several Indian tribes, going from Tunesassa in New York to as far west as Kentucky.
Extent
.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of the Letchworth family; letter writers include Emos Lee and John Wilbur.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed February, 2016.
Subject
- Letchworth, John (Person)
- Letchworth, Elizabeth Kite (Person)
- Title
- Letchworth family correspondence, 1839-1842
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- February, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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