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Biddle family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-177
Overview
This collection contains the papers of Philadelphia Quaker Owen Biddle (1737-1799), his son, Clement Biddle (1778-1856), and numerous descendants. Owen Biddle, a scientist and merchant, was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and helped in the establishment of Westtown School (1799). Owen Biddle's papers, 1772-1793, (Series 1) include correspondence, and journals, some of which relate to his Revolutionary War activities. Three of his letterbooks, 1778-1779, have been microfilmed. The...
Dates:
1793-1951
Ferris Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-040
Overview
The collection contains correspondence, journals and other writings, business and legal papers, and miscellaneous items of the Ferris family of Wilmington, Delaware, a prominent Quaker family. Of particular note are the correspondence and writings of Benjamin Ferris concerning the Separation in the Society of Friends, as well as the journals and diaries of Anna M. Ferris, David Ferris, Matilda Ferris, Benjamin Ferris, and Henry Ferris. Correspondents include William Lloyd Garrison, William...
Dates:
1737-1940
Stout-Alston Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-141
Overview
The Stout and Alston families were Quaker merchant families of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware and Maryland. This collection of paper contains the personal and business correspondence, business and legal papers of Quaker merchants in Delaware, Philadelphia, and Maryland. The papers are chiefly of Jacob Stout (1774-1855), of Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, who served as Governor of Delaware and Judge of Court of Appeals, and Jonathan Alston of Leipsic, Delaware.
Dates:
1750-1905 (bulk, 1750-1830)
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- Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 1
- Biddle, Mary, 1780-1849 1
- Biddle, Owen, 1737-1799 1
- Biddle, William Canby, 1864-1942 1
- Bringhurst, Joseph, 1767-1834 1
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- Ferris, Anna M., 1815-1890 1
- Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
- Ferris, David, 1821-1908 1
- Ferris, Fanny, 1778-1833 1
- Ferris, Henry 1
- Ferris, John, 1775-1802 1
- Ferris, Matilda, 1853-1937 1
- Ferris, Ziba, 1743-1794 1
- Gibbons, Mary, 1795-1876 1
- Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 1
- Hollingsworth, H. (Henry), 1737-1803 1
- Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 1
- Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 1
- Jackson, John, 1809-1855 1
- James, Dorothy Biddle 1
- Lewis, Lucy Biddle, 1861- 1
- Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 1
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- Poole, William, 1764-1829 1
- Rakestraw, Joseph, 1780?-1860 1
- Relief Missions of the Society of Friends 1
- Richardson, Thomas, 1816-1867 1
- Rickman, Lydia Cooper Lewis, -1885 1
- Stirling, Anne Biddle, -1857 1
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