Robinson Family papers
Scope and Contents
Papers consist of approximately 500 letters written by Mary Robinson Morton (1757-1829) in the period 1790-1829 and transcripts of these letters. She wrote most often to her parents, Thomas Robinson and Sarah Richardson Robinson, sisters Abigail Robinson and Amy Robinson Bowne (who married Robert Bowne of New York), and brothers Thomas and Rowland. The letters are primarily of a personal and family nature, reflecting the social and cultural attitudes of the day, touching occasionally on the Hicksite controversy within the Society of Friends, the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia and its continued ravages in 1798, as well as on the dreaded effects of smallpox.
In addition, there are transcripts of other Robinson family correspondence, including that written by the French officer Vicomte de Noailles to Mary Robinson while he was stationed in Newport, which are currently housed elsewhere; abstracts of selected letters; genealogical information; poetry of Mary Morton and Amy Bowne and other miscellany; [The Robinson Family Letters], in typescript, edited by Deborah Smith Lutman, a direct descendant, ca. 1980.
Dates
- Creation: 1723 - circa 1980
Creator
- Morton, Mary Robinson, 1757-1829 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical / Historical
Mary Robinson Morton (1757-1829) was a minister in the Society of Friends. Born in Rhode Island, she moved to Philadelphia with her husband, John Morton, whom she married in 1793.
Extent
3.25 linear ft. (6 boxes, 3 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Primarily the letters of Mary Robinson Morton (1757-1829), a member of the Society of Friends, reflecting the social and cultural attitudes of the day.
Processing Information
Original processing history is unknown. Reboxed and finding aid revised March, 2022 by Sakina Gulamhusein.
Subject
- Bowne, Amy Robinson (Person)
- Morton, John, active 1790-1800 (Person)
- Morton, Mary Robinson, 1757-1829 (Person)
- Noailles, Louis Marie, vicomte de, 1756-1804 (Person)
- Robinson, Abigail, -1835 (Person)
- Robinson, Rowland (Person)
- Robinson, Sarah Richardson (Person)
- Robinson, Thomas, 1731-1817 (Person)
- Robinson family (Family)
- Title
- Robinson Family papers, 1723-1980
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- March 2022: Reboxed and finding aid updated
- June 2022: by Nathaniel Rehm-Daly, Harmful Language Revision Project
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