Joseph Walton letters
Scope and Contents
This collection includes notes taken at the Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of 1847, 1848, and 1852. It also includes two letters written by Joseph Walton, one letter each by Joseph Walton, Jr. and Samuel Walton, and poems about verious subjects including "Alma Mater" by H. Hartshorne, 1858.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1899
Creator
- Walton, Joseph (Person)
- Walton, Samuel, 1827-1899 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Joseph Walton (1817-1898) was a graduate of Westtown School and Haverford College (1836). He taught at Westtown School for about ten years, edited the Orthodox Quaker periodical entitled The Friend, and served as clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. In 1858, he married Lydia Lippincott at Chester Monthly Meeting in Moorestown, New Jersey.
Extent
0.03 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the letters and papers of Joseph Walton and his family.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single folder.
Acquisition
Accession # 4889.
Processing Information
Processed by Alexandra Stern; completed March, 2019.
- Title
- Joseph Walton letters, 1847-1899
- Author
- Alexandra Stern
- Date
- March, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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