Box 1

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This folder includes the last will and testaments of Francis Bacon and John Bacon, passages from the diary of George Bacon that also act as recordings for the Cumberland Furnace from February 5, 1813 to December 18, 1821, and various genealogical information.

Scope and Contents Includes the following sections: Narrative of early PA, N.J. and DE / by Albert Cook Myers, Origin of the name of Bacon, Samuel Bacon, emigrant to Barnstable, Mass. c. 1659 / by Richard Wood, Excerpts from George Bacon‟s diary, 1813-1829, as copied by Francis Bacon, his great grandson, Letter from Dr. George Bacon Wood, written from Moscow, 1853 to uncle, George Bacon [a travelogue beginning in New York, through Europe and to Moscow, though not commenting on the latter], Extracts from the...

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This folder contains the handwritten Bacon genealogy beginning with Samuel Bacon.

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Genealogical and biographical information on Allen Farquhar (b.1737) and his descendants, Francis (1835-1924) and Hannah Farquhar (1838-1911) and Robert Farquhar (1901- 1983); a picture presumably of Jacob Greene.

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This folder includes the genealogical information of the Allen family, Balderston family, Barustable family, Comfort family, Corzine family, Cowles family, Elfreth family, Evans family, Horner family, Scattergood family, Shoemaker family, Stewart family, Stokes family, Test family, and the Tyler family.

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This folder contains a graduation program for the Westtown Boarding School class of 1906 and a certificate of merit presented to Edith Bacon. Also included in the folder is a certificate from the American Institute of Architects given to Francis Bacon meant to celebrate his 25 years of being their Dean, and an invitation to the 50th anniversary of Francis and Edith Bacon.

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This folder contains letters dating from December 13, 1903 to 1912 sent by Alice Comfort. These letters convey a sense of Quaker life from the perspective of a child. The second-to-last letter in the folder is partially written in German.

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This folder contains letters dating from August 2, 1933 to March 22, 1980s sent by Alice Bacon to her parents and other individuals. These letters discuss music education, peace issues, religious education, and travel. Some written from Westtown School.

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This folder contains a letter sent by Hannah Allen to her parents and brothers, and letters sent by Agnes Bacon to her mother from December 11, 1982 to January 20, 1983.