Box 2

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Most letters are affectionate letters from Townsend in Philadelphia to his wife in Birmingham; also letters to Aunt Mary Jones with whom he has business relations, and letters from Samuel and Lydia Jones, Mary's parents.

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The bulk are addressed to Mary B. Jones, before her marriage. Includes ALsS from her parents, friends, and relations

Scope and Contents Most are letters from Townsend Sharpless to his wife and aunt. In 1820 he reports to Aunt Mary Jones in Birmingham about the malignant fever in Philadelphia. Also exhibition by a balloonist at Washington Hall. ALS 1822 1 mo 17 describes the eloquence and presence of Edward Hicks who was attracting large crowds like Elias Hicks. Disastrous fire the same month at the Orphan Asylum. He also reports to her about the subscription drive for the Asylum for the relief of person deprived of the use...

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Lydia A. Sharpless (1803-1892), was the unmarried younger sister of Townsend Sharpless. In later life she lived in Philadelphia with her brother, John Sharpless, and doctor and also unmarried. Photocopies of letters from a cousin and endorsed letter from family and Friends in Baltimore who she visited in 1831. Endorsement from Friends in Port Elizabeth to Friends in Philadelphia regarding the visit of Lydia A. Sharpless.

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Children of Townsend and Mary Sharpless. Lydia and Anna were students at Westtown Boarding School. ALsS from parents and siblings. The parents give updates of the other children and enclose a small piece book written by their sister Eliza (1822-1832).

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ALsS to Harry from sister Anna; to Lydia from Fanny

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Anna's ALsS to brother Harry. An ALS from Isaac Townsend with condolences on death of Joanna (Townsend) Sharpless in 1843. Brother Samuel writes while touring Italy and France. ALS to Townsend Sharpless, 1849, 10 mo, 10, from England (?) disagreeing with American system of solitary confinement.er) to Mary F. and subsequently to her family after Mary’s death.

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Letters to sisters and brothers Lydia, Anna, Charles, Samuel, and to mother and father, Mary B. and Townsend Sharpless, grandmother, and friends. Descriptive travel letters from Bombay Hook, Delaware, Athens Greece, Liverpool and London, England, and Paris, France.

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Note to Ezekiel Hunn, Jr., (1841-1926) from his cousin at school in New Garden