Box 6
Contains 26 Results:
Middletown Township, Government of, 1792
Includes voting records - not in box
General, 1890, n.d.
Offprint from Friends Intelligencer on Quaker doctrine, 1890; draft of acknowledgment
Letters received from son, William T. Painter, 1854
2 ALsS from Oberlin College. William T. (b. 1836) ) was the son of James and Betsy Painter and the nephew of Minshall and Jacob. Letter to his parents describes his journey to Oberlin, including a altercation on the train. Also describes Oberlin and his reaction to its evangelical emphasis. The second letter is to his sister, Hannah, who later married Ephraim Ridgway of Darby. Describes classes and services.
Sarah Painter from Rachel Painter, 1821
ALS from Baltimore, expressing her pleasure that Sarah is at Westtown School, of which Rachel has pleasant memories
Sarah Painter from Abigail Sharpless, n.d.
ALS to Sarah at Birmingham
Hannah Painter (1806-1840) from her sister, S. Painter, 1822
ALS From Westtown School
ALsS received by Jacob Painter., 1844-1876
Correspondents include Charles Painter, Gilbert Cope, and others. Of interest is a letter form the Smithsonian acknowledging receipt of a paper relative to the classification of knowledge. Cope declines Jacob's invitation to accompany him in a trip to Florida.
Letters sent, Jacob Painter., 1875
2 ALsS sent from Florida
Wilmer Worthington to Ann Painter, et al., 1836
ALS in response to the letter that Ann and fellow students sent him in appreciation for his teaching at the West Chester Boarding School. He expresses his support of the teaching of science to women.
Correspondence received, ca. 1838
2 ALsS concerning family concerns, school
