William Penrose financial records
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of two volumes of the estate account books of William Penrose. The volumes generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances for the estate of William Penrose.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1830
Creator
- Penrose, William (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
William Penrose (1768-1816) was born in Philadelphia in 1768, the son of Thomas Penrose and Ann Dowding. Penrose was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly. He married Annah (or Hannah), daughter of Ebenezer Norwood by his wife Abigail Emmes, in Boston, Massachusetts, in December of 1795. William Penrose died in Philadelphia in December, 1816.
Extent
0.3 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The estate account books of William Penrose generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances for the estate of William Penrose.
Acquisition
The William Penrose financial records were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1954 by Richard Cadbury.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed November, 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- William Penrose financial records, 1817-1830
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- November, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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