Ser.3 Bringhurst and Foulke letters
Scope and Contents
Joseph (1732/3-1811), the younger brother of James Bringhurst, was a successful Philadelphia merchant. He was a contributor to Pennsylvania Hospital and a member of the American Philosophical Society. James Bringhurst did not marry, and he took an interest in his extended family, and in particular, the children of his widowed older sister, Mary (Bringhurst) Foulke. In 1810, he moved to Wilmington, Delaware, which was the home of his nephew, Dr. Joseph Bringhurst. Mary (Bringhurst) Foulke had five children and was widowed in 1776. Her daughter, Elizabeth Foulke (1758-1820) traveled in the ministry. The family was active in the affairs of the City of Philadelphia and the Society of Friends.
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