Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1835">1835</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1839">1839</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Roberts Family Correspondence, 1815-1922, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.832 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collections contains materials belonging to the Roberts Family from 1815-1922. The bulk of this collections consists of correspondence with Elizabeth T. Roberts.

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The Tatler, 1836

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains issues three, four, five, and eight of The Tatler.

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Taylor farm and family papers, 1818-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.4 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains records of the Taylor family farm, as well biographical documentation on the genealogy of the family. Extensive records of Howard Taylor, including his "Farm News" volumes are included in this collection.

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William Wistar and Connie Comfort materials, 1773-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 linear ft. (11 boxes, 7 volumes)
Abstract:: Collection of letters by Members of the Comfort Family, with most records covering WIlliam Wistar Comfort and William Wistar Comfort II. Topics include William Wistar Comfort's time as president of Haverford College, communications about his books and Quakerism, personal letters of William Wistar Comfort II. Includes a series of letters and small manuscript covering the Comfort Family's time in France during the start of World War One.

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Isaac Collins letters, 1831-1836 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 folder )
Abstract:: Collection features seven letters written by Isaac Collins to Samuel Parsons along with two portraits of Collins.

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Haverford Melody, 1837

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder )
Abstract:: This collection contains a single song titled "Haverford Melody."

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Joshua L. Baily account book, 1794-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This volume was originally used as an account book, from 1794 to 1795, and was later repurposed as a diary or timeline of events, dated from 1826 to 1915. The section of the volume that acts as an account book includes an index, in which individuals are organized alphabetically, and entries record amounts paid or owned, the goods purchased, and the currency used. Goods listed are mainly dry goods and lumber, including: flour, "middling" (bulk goods of medium grade), hog feed, cornmeal, buckwheat, rye meal, and wooden boards. The second section of the volume acts as a timeline and diary for Joshua L. Baily. Included are entries concerning current events, such as terms of various presidents, the Orthodox-Hicksite separation, the emergence of the "Mormons" and their migration west, records of correspondence sent and received, and events in the Civil War and World War I.

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Joseph Gibbons account book, 1790-1837 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The account book of John Gibbons's household expenses includes payments for dry goods, wages for servants, saddles, and services, such as sending out the washing or a home visit from a doctor.

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David Halsted receipt book, 1805-1839 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The receipt book of David Halstead includes amounts received from various individuals, as well as affirmations of membership in the Society of Friends as a reason for objection to carrying arms.

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Matlack family financial records, 1837-1876 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.33 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:: The financial records of the Matlack family include the account books of Ann Roberts Stackhouse Matlack and Asa Matlack, and the receipt book of Mordecai Matlack.

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