Series 3: Albums and Lesson Books, 1755-1834

A large number of school books and albums were received the 1996 deposit from Tyler Arboretum. They were packaged in bundles, unidentified or grouped with later albums, particularly those of James Painter and Jacob Painter. FHL staff organized these volumes according to date, beginning with the grandparents of Minshall and Jacob Painter: Jacob Minshall (on their maternal side) and Jane Carter (married James Painter in 1771); Enos Painter (1773-1857) and Hannah Minshall (1782-1838) were the parents of Minshall and Jacob. The albums of the Painter siblings are organized in their birth order, beginning with Minshall Painter. The children, both boys and girls, were well educated, attending schools such as the Middletown School, Westtown, Gummere's Boarding School, and West Chester Female Boarding School.