Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Form: Financial records / Language: English - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Henry Drinker papers, 1785-1808 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (2 folders, 30 items)
Abstract:: Correspondence relating to Henry Drinker (1734-1809).

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Vaux Family papers, 1708-1995 (inclusive) 1912-1932 (bulk)

Extent:: 12.5 linear ft. (24 boxes and 2 rolled documents in 1 tube)
Abstract:: The Vaux family was deeply involved with Quaker and Native American affairs throughout much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. George Vaux, Sr. was involved in Quaker activity through the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and other Quaker meetings throughout the world (including Antigua and London). Both George Vaux, Jr. and Mary Morris Vaux Walcott, his sister, served as commissioners for the U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners. This organization was established by the United States Congress in 1869 to watch over federal policies regarding Native Americans and to make certain that treaty obligations were fulfilled, especially in reference to supply deliveries. George Vaux, III also worked as the treasurer of the Indian Committee of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Within the collection are letters, reports, photographs, land surveys, and administrative records. This collection may be of special interest to researchers who are studying both the history and recent state of affairs of...(see more)

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Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles family papers, 1840-1882 1791-1930 (inclusive) 1840-1882 (bulk)

Extent:: 2.75 linear ft. (11 boxes)
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 school report cards of William Samuel Hilles from Haverford College and an 1834 memoir of Anne Cooper Tatum, Sarah Hilles' mother. In addition, there are deeds to properties owned by the Hilles family in Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois and Pennsylvania from 1791 to 1886.

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Chalfonte Hotel ledgers, 1901-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:: This collection contains the financial ledgers of the Chalfonte Hotel from 1901, 1904, and 1905.

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Aldo Caselli collection, 1833-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection consists primarily of financial documents pertaining to Haverford College in the second half of the nineteenth century and the 1950s.

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Comfort family financial records, 1803-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of two volumes of the financial records of the Comfort family.

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Cope family financial records, 1789-1883 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: The Cope family's financial records include an account book, a Pennsylvania bank account book, and two family cash books. The collection includes both business and personal financial records.

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James & Drinker account book, 1757-1802 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The account book for doctors James and Drinker records payments made and received. Payments were often made in bonds or cash.

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Elizabeth Hooton receipt books, 1794-1818 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.12 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:: Entries in Elizabeth Hooton's receipt books include payments made by Hooton, who they were paid to, and for what. The majority of expenses recorded in the volumes are payments for rent, monthly washing, and yearly taxes.

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Anonymous financial records, 1778-1779 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of a single volume anonymous account book, which is "an account of mony advanced for the Poor of the City of Philadelphia." Entries include amounts donated by various individuals in the Philadelphia area.

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