Whitall Family papers
Scope and Contents
Papers consist of legal and business papers connected with the settling of the estates of Quaker Israel Franklin Whitall and include detailed inventory and contracts for building a house in Woodbury, New Jersey (1842); also, legal and business papers of Quakers John Mickle Whitall, Mary Whitall, Mary Cope Whitall, and Hannah Whitall Smith. Noteworthy are the deeds, 1815-1867, for land owned by John Tatum and his family in Deptford Township, New Jersey (Gloucester County), eventually owned by John M. Whitall; and the household and family bills of Mary Cope Whitall for the year 1896 (262 items), which reflect the life and economy of the time. Also, photographs of John M. Whitall (1800-1877); James Whitall (1834-1896); and John M. Whitall (1858-1926).
Dates
- Creation: 1836 - 1912
Creator
- Whitall family (Family)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
John Mickle Whitall (1800-1877) was born on November 4, 1800, in Gloucester, New Jersey, the son of Captain John Siddon Whitall and Sarah Mickle. He married Mary Tatum, and the couple had four children: Hannah T. Whitall (1832-1911), Sarah Whitall (1833-1880), James Whitall (1834-1896), and Mary Whitall (1836-1888). He died on June 12, 1877, in Deptford, New Jersey.
Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John Mickle and Mary Tatum Whitall. She married Robert Pearsall Smith in 1851.
Mary Cope Whitall (1836-1897) was born January 21, 1835 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Marmaduke C. and Sarah W. Cope. She married James Whitall. Mary Cope Whitall died January 9, 1897.
Israel Franklin Whitall (ca. 1795-1873) was born May 24, 1795, in Union, New Jersey, the son of Captain John Siddon Whitall and Sarah Mickle. He was the brother of John Mickle Whitall. He married Alice C. Bacon (1809-1895), and the couple had two children: Caroline (1835-1907) and Alice B. (1839-1868). He died December 4, 1873, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Extent
1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Legal and business papers of members of the 19th century Quaker Whitall family in Philadelphia and New Jersey.
Other Finding Aids
Acquisition
The Whitall Family papers were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1915 by William Warder Bacon.
Processing Information
Original finding aid author unknown. Processed February, 2007. Revised by Allison Hall; completed June, 2020.
Subject
- Smith, Hannah Whitall (Person)
- Whitall, Israel Franklin (Person)
- Whitall, John Mickle (Person)
- Whitall, James (Person)
- Whitall, John M., 1858-1926 (Person)
- Whitall, Mary Tatum, 1803-1880 (Person)
- Whitall, Mary Cope (Person)
- Title
- Whitall Family papers, 1836-1912
- Date
- February, 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- June, 2020: Revised by Allison Hall
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