Benjamin Ferris family papers
Abstract
This collection includes letters between Benjamin Ferris and his wife Hannah, his daughters Deborah and Anna M., and his son David. The letters primarily concern farming and local news. One letter by Benjamin Ferris to his daughter describes in detail his encounter with the dancer Fanny Essler. Also included in the collection are several invitations to Deborah Ferris.
Dates
- Creation: 1839-1842
Creator
- Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 (Person)
- Essler, Fanny (Contributor, Person)
- Ferris, David, 1821-1908 (Contributor, Person)
- Ferris, Anna M., 1815-1890 (Contributor, Person)
- Ferris, Deborah, 1813-1897 (Contributor, Person)
- Ferris, Hannah, 1793-1860 (Contributor, Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Benjamin Ferris was a prominent member of the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends in Wilmington, Delaware. He was born a Quaker in 1780, the son of Ziba and Edith (Sharpless) Ferris. Benjamin Ferris married Francis Canby in 1804. Among their ten children were Deborah, born in 1813, Anna M., born in 1815, and David, born in 1821. Fanny Ferris died in 1833 and Benjamin Ferris married his second wife, Hannah Gibbons, in 1835. He died in Wilmington in 1867.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (.1 linear feet (5 folders.))
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Bliss Forbush. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1968.
Subject
- Farris family (Family)
- Description rules
- Archives, Personal Papers, And Manuscripts (Appm)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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