Box 1

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To Rebecca Walton. Philadelphia. 7 items. Health, including prescriptives; notes that Walton is teaching at Westtown School; attends Meeting, visits a "coloured woman" under charge of the Northern Sewing Society whose members sew for the poor of Northern Liberties and Kensington.

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3 items. Various Friends, including John Wilbur and Meetings in New England.

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Shaw, Margaret to Joseph Walton. Sandy Spring, 1812-1813. 2 items. Various Friends at Meeting, including mention of Charity Cook; reports of Native Americans in the Midwest and attacks and "massacres" by them (1812). Shaw, Sarah to Joseph Walton. Sandy Spring, 1812.

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Shoemaker, Mary to Joseph Walton. Ohio, 1811. Smith Rebecca to Sarah Edgerton. Stillwater, 1845. Vail, Abigail and John. n.d. 2 items. Trying to raise funds for a Friends school which would serve in place of the City College.

Scope and Contents Walton, Abby or Abi (1825-1861) to parents. Bowling Green, 1847. On her trip and family matters. Walton, Anna (1822-1882). 1858-1871. 2 items. [celebration of African Americans on the adoption of the 15th amendment (1871)] and family matters and various Friends mentioned. Walton, Anna (1859-1954). 1889-1890. 2 items. [visited by Sen. Chase and Rep. O'Neil and at least one in their company visited the Pres. on a trip to Washington, D.C.; family matters, various Friends; also trip to London....

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8 items. attending Meeting, various Friends and family, business

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Walton, Joseph J. (1855-1889). 2 items. Walton, Mary S. 6 items. attending Meeting, various Friends and family, health.

Scope and Contents Walton, R[ebecca] (1814-1859). 19 items, including correspondence with Lydia Lippincott. Includes: [Wilburites prediction of gloom as witnessed by the appearance of a comet (1843); a trip through New York state (1847); mention of separation in Ohio Yearly Meeting (1854 and 2 mo 18th 1855), separations in Iowa and Indiana Yearly Meeting (fragment, Sept. 20, n.y.; reference to large sum which Henry and Alfred Cope were to distribute to the poor (fragment, n.d.); many references to Thomas B....

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Walton, Samuel (1827-1899) to Susanna Lightfoot. 1849. [reports extensively on trip from Morristown, N.J. through Wheeling, Baltimore and return to Philadelphia]. Walton, Samuel F. (1861-1945) to Samuel Walton. 1889. [on monetary issues]. Walton, Sara and James. 1937. 1 item.

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Walton, Sarah J. Edgerton to family and friends. 11 items. attends meeting, discusses family, visiting, accepting proposal of marriage from Samuel Walton