Alfred D. Sharples invoices and correspondence received
Scope and Contents
The collection contains invoices, estimates, and correspondence received by West Chester Quaker businessman, Alfred D. Sharples. These include work contracted for the Friends' Boarding Home of Concord Quarterly Meeting and properties owned by Sharples in West Chester and Philadelphia. Most of the contractors were based in West Chester and include glaziers, brickmakers, steam and gas fitters, painters, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1883 - 1915
Creator
- Sharples, Alfred D., 1844-1919 (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
Alfred D. Sharples (1844-1919) was the son of Philip Price and Mary A. Sharples and a life-long resident of West Chester, Pennsylvania. After starting a farmer, he worked as an auditor for the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad and other firms. He engaged in the brick-making business for some years and was active in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and the George School.
The Friends' Boarding Home of Concord Quarterly Meeting, located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was established in 1891 for women only. The first male guest was admitted in 1894, and over the following decade the admission of men became more frequent. The Home first was located in rented building. In 1893, the Old Main building was erected, which was followed in 1898 by Lydia Hall. The Home has been variously known as the West Chester Friends Home, the Friends' Home in West Chester, and, most recently, The Hickman.
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains invoices, estimates, and correspondence received by West Chester Quaker businessman, Alfred D. Sharples. These include work contracted for the Friends' Boarding Home of Concord Quarterly Meeting and properties owned by Sharples in West Chester and Philadelphia. Most of the contractors were based in West Chester and include glaziers, brickmakers, steam and gas fitters, painters, etc.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, FHL 2020.022
Separated Materials
Two photographs of Friends Boarding Home, West Chester, ca. 1892, removed to FHL General Photographs.
Source
- Langmuir, Robert (Bookseller) (Person)
Subject
- Friends' Boarding Home of the Concord Quarterly Meeting (Organization)
- Title
- Alfred D. Sharples invoices and correspondence received
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susanna Morikawa
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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