Sub-Series 3-C: David Ferris Family Writings: Anna M. Ferris Diaries
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Scope and Contents
Anna Marriott Ferris (1815-1890) was a daughter of Benjamin and Fanny Ferris and the older sister of David Ferris. She did not marry and was active in Wilmington Monthly Meeting. She served on the Board of Swarthmore College from 1871-1887. This Series is a gift of Frances C. Ferris, 1947. The Historical Society of Delaware owns her diaries of 1854, 1855, 1856. Exerpts from the Civil War diaries published in 1961.
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