Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1827">1827</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Welsh Society of Philadelphia records, 1798-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 linear ft. (19 hollinger boxes and 3 volumes)
Abstract:: Records of the Welsh Society of Philadelphia, a benevolent society founded in 1729 to guide and assist people of Welsh descent.

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Abraham Pennell commonplace book, 1826-1827 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Abraham Pennell contains excerpts from Elias Hicks's letters and sermons, from George Fox's sermons and writings, and from the bible.

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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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John Perot financial records, 1813-1880 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.16 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: The estate account books of John Perot generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments, and account balances of Perot's estate.

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Joshua L. Baily notes on quaker meetings, 1826-1871 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.17 linear ft. (1 volume, 3 folders)
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Thomas P. Cope packetship logbooks, 1817-1876 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.54 linear ft. (10 folders)
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Eleazer Haviland papers, 1793-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 folder)
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Essays, sermons, & lectures, 1644-1982, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of essays, sermons, & lectures related to Quakers and Quaker history.

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