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Caroline Roberts family scrapbook, [19--] (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: Photocopy of a scrapbook compiled by Caroline Roberts, featuring photographs of her family and their residences, with brief genealogical notes.

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Collection of John Melchior Ogden papers, 1825-1885 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection consists of the papers of John Melchior Ogden, including newspaper clippings, letters and receipts, as well as notices from charitable associations such as the Carpenters' Company and the House of Refuge. Also included are letters to Charles Smith Ogden regarding the book, In Memoriam John Melchior Ogden, as well as reminiscences of Philadelphia in 1800 by Jesse Ogden, and an engraving of Fairhill Meeting House by Joseph Pennell.

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Abraham Bonsall family papers, 1682-1918-1699-1793 (bulk)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet)
Abstract:: Miscellaneous papers of Abraham Bonsall and his family, 1682-1918. Of note are the marriage intentions of Job Sinkler and Elizabeth Musgrave, 1771, colonial currency, 1756-1777, and a Bonsall family tree, no date.

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Some account of the journeys of Thomas and Elizabeth Robson of Liverpool upon the Continent and elsewhere in 1823-1845, 1823-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 v.))
Abstract:: Bound collection of 29 ALsS, plus 3 typewritten items. Includes a genealogical chart of the Robson family and a summary account of a journey to the Continent in 1831, in part a transcription of the original journal. Also includes silhouettes of members of the Crewdson and Robson families.

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George Newbold Correspondence, 1804-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: Contains business and family correspondence received by George Newbold.

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Jenkins family papers, 1829-1854 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))
Abstract:: Papers of the Jabez Jenkins family of Pennsylvania, 1829-1849. Includes "On board the Packet Ship George Washington Capt. Holdrege Liverpool to New York 1833: Some Recollections of England &c." 1833, manuscript Recollections of travel in England and Scotland in 1833 by Jabez Jenkins. Jenkins stopped for a relatively short time in England, on his way home to Philadelphia from Canton. Observations were largely of architecture and industry in London, Birmingham, Staffordshire, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. His postscript reflects on the differences between Americans and the British. Also of interest is a manuscript entitled "Tea and the Chinese" detailed notes on the differences between varieties of Chinese tea and its preservation. The section of "Miscellaneous Remarks" is entered between two passages on tea, and includes observations on the government, education, class structure, and personal appearance of the Chinese. A published version of The Pocket Lavater (1829)...(see more)

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John Mott papers, 1822-1851 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (7 folders.))
Abstract:: Contains transcriptions of John Mott's letters to family and friends and journals, probably compiled to circulate in manuscript form. Also some original letters from John Mott to his family. Mott wrote extensively on his religious views, particularly on Quaker testimony and the issues of the Hicksite separation, as well as the conflicts within Genesee Yearly Meeting which led to the separation of Congregational (Progressive) Friends. Of special interest is a draft of responses to queries dated 1851 which refers to a discipline recently adopted by Friends.

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Thomas family papers, 1808-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (5 folders.))
Abstract:: Contains primarily financial and estate papers of the Charles Thomas family of Montgomery County, Pa., especially the marriage settlement and estate papers of his mother, Sarah Roberts, widow of John Thomas. Also a brief account of the family estate by his granddaughter, marriage certificates, and deeds.

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Friends Association in Aid of Freedmen records, 1864-1867 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: Minutes and financial records of the Friends' Association in Aid of Freedmen.

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New York Association for Educating Colored Male Adults Committee on Ways and Means minutes, 1816-1817 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 bound volume.))
Abstract:: The volume contains the minutes of the Ways and Means Committee of the New York Association for Educating Colored Male Adults, 1816-1817, and a list of subscribers. Typed synopsis included.

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