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Contains 12 Results:

Weather Observations, 1786, 1mo 8-8mo31

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"Observations made by HM and MM at West Bradford. . . . " Weather and plant notes identified by the Tyler Library as belonging to early American botanist Humphry Marshall (1722-1801) of West Bradford. Humphry Marshall married Sarah Pennock in 1748. She died in July 1786, and two years later, he married Margaret Minshall (1741-1823), a sister of Jacob Minshall. Her first cousins, Jane Longstreth and Sarah Starr, lived in Bradford, as did members of the Painter family.

Dates: 1786, 1mo 8-8mo31

Women’s Rights Convention, 1852, 1879

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Announcement of 1852 Women’s Rights Convention, to be held in West Chester; (2) 1852 letters from HM Darlington to Jacob Painter concerning arrangements for the Convention, with observations on Mrs. [Ernestine] Rose. Chandler Darlington obituary, 1879; supporter of women's rights.

Dates: 1852, 1879

Writings: "Sloth", 1823-1824

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Essays on a range of subject written for the Literary Society of Middletown, presumably by Minshall Painter

Dates: 1823-1824

Writings: Jacob Painter, 1844, n.d.

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Notes and ms essays on a variety of subjects including women's rights, abolition, temperance, politics. Includes paper on Social Legislation submitted to the Chester Republican 1844 for publication (plus preparatory notes)

Dates: 1844, n.d.

Writings: Minshall Painter,"Liberal Files", 1853 – 1856

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“Liberal Files” No. 1 and 2. Ms notes on religion, morality, philosophy

Dates: 1853 – 1856

Writings: Enos Painter, Directions for his burial, 1855

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Instructions for his coffin, with comments on his attitude towards death and burials

Dates: 1855

Writings: "The Cycle of Knowledge or Thought", 1866

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"By Rustic," Media, Pa. Self published 16 page booklet with fold-out diagram

Dates: 1866

Writings: "System of Numbers Having Sixteen as a Basis.", 1868

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Painter, Jacob:" Self published 8 page booklet, using the circumference of the earth as a starting point for weights and measure.

Dates: 1868

Writings: "Thoughts in relation to a methodical nomenclature", 1867

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Painter, Minshall and Painter, Jacob: "Thoughts in relation to a methodical nomenclature." Self published 12 page booklet with a proposal to revise the system of nomenclature devised by Linnaeus. Later copies included additional 6 pages on "Inflections." this is a shorter version of Jacob's phonetic alphabet.

Dates: 1867

Writings: Reminiscence, Number 1 and 2, 1870, 1871

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"Reminiscence. Gleanings and Thoughts." Jacob Painter. Collected facts and trivia about early settlers, establishment of Quaker meetings in the area. Number 2 concentrates on early settlers. 1 copy complete of two issues which was a small private run. Fragments badly damaged,

Dates: 1870, 1871