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Wills

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Cadwallader papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-188
Overview

This collection is comprised of the papers of Elizabeth Cadwallader Comfort, and include certificates of removal, clippings, correspondence, diaries, extracts, recipe books, wills, and miscellaneous items from various members of her family.

Dates: 1835-1865
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Elizabeth Cadwallader papers

Dillwyn & Hill family wills

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-010
Scope and Content note This collection is comprised of the single volume notebook of George Dillwyn, and is chiefly comprised of copies of the wills of many members of his wife Sarah Hill Dillwyn’s family. The notebook also includes notes concerning family estates, brief genealogical information for the family, maps for partitioning of land according to the deceased’s will, and Dillwyn’s notes concerning actions taken in his role as executor. Included in the notebook are the wills of Richard Hill Sr, Richard Hill...
Dates: 1762-1801
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Dillwyn & Hill family wills

Olivia Stokes Hatch papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-M86
Abstract The Olivia Stokes Hatch papers reveal the relief work of women during the early 20th century, as well as family relationships, largely illustrated through extensive family correspondence. Olivia Stokes Hatch (1908-1983) was born in New Haven, CT and attended Bryn Mawr College from 1925 to 1930. Prior to her marriage she was very active with the American Red Cross and American Conferences of Social Work. In 1939, Olivia Phelps Stokes married John Davis Hatch, Jr. an art collector, consultant,...
Dates: 1859 - 1993
Found in: Bryn Mawr College / Olivia Stokes Hatch papers

Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1213
Abstract The Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles family papers house the correspondence of a Quaker family who lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Woodbury, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; and other surrounding areas from approximately 1840 to 1882. A majority of the letters were written to or by Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles; her husband, John Smith Hilles; and other Tatum or Hilles family members. There is a small sampling of assorted family papers, dating from 1825 to 1901. Included, among other items, are...
Dates: Bulk, 1840-1882 1791-1930; Majority of material found within 1840 - 1882
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles family papers

John Hough estate account book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-036
Overview

The estate book of John Hough provides an inventory of Hough’s “goods and chattels” and the individuals who inherited portions of the estate. The items included in the inventory range were home goods, like furniture and cookware; farm equipment, like plows; and livestock.

Dates: 1807
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / John Hough estate account book

Samuel Jones papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-108
Overview

This collection is comprised of two items of Samuel Jones's papers, and includes a copy of his will, as well as a copy of an emancipation document for a family enslaved by Jones.

Dates: 1820, 1833
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Samuel Jones papers

Knight Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-081
Overview

The Knight family was a Quaker family from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The collection contains chiefly legal and business papers of Jacob P. Tyson, his wife, Mary B. Michener Tyson, and others. Also contains family correspondence, wills, deeds, estate papers, biographical and genealogical materials, marriage certificates, memorabilia, printed material, and pictures. Includes material relating to the Michener and Warner families.

Dates: 1737-1895
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Knight Family Papers

Last Will and Testament, 1930

 File — Box 2, Folder: 47
Dates: 1930
Found in: Bryn Mawr College / BMC-M133, Constance Grenelle Wilcox papers / Family Papers

Legal documents

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-305
Overview

This collection is comprised of the legal documents of various Quaker individuals and organizations.

Dates: 1693-1883
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Legal documents

Wilmer G. Mason papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-123
Overview

This collection is comprised of the correspondence and photocopies and reproductions of Quaker documents.

Dates: 1964
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Wilmer G. Mason papers
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Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
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