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Elizabeth U. Willis scrapbook, 1850-1898 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear ft. (1 oversized volume)
Abstract:
Elizabeth U. Willis's scrapbook includes photos and clippings about her and Sarah F. Underhill, photos of the Underhill family, clippings, illustrations, and portraits of Quakers, meeting houses, and Quaker birthplaces. Quaker autographs and letters are included as well. Letter writers include Samuel Fothergill, Anne Mott, David Sands, William Allinson, William Dillywn, William Rickman, J. Stephenson, George Jones, Lindley Murray, Richard Mott, and John Barrow. Confederate money, fractional currency, colonial money, excerpts of prayers and testimonies, and embroidery and cross stitch samples are also included.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Willits family papers, circa 1850-1971

Extent:
1.25 linear feet
Abstract:
Francis P. Willits (born 1856) was a farmer in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He is credited as among the first to cultivate mushrooms in the United States, importing spores in 1892 to grow on his farm. The Willits family papers, circa 1850-1971, consist largely of family photographs, with additional materials including deeds, genealogical materials, and correspondence. Of special interest are a minute book of the Concord Mushroom Co., Inc. (1959-1971), and a typescript draft of A Quaker Forty-Niner: The Adventures of Charles Edward Pancoast on the American Frontier.

Held at: Concord Township Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Henry Hale G. Sharpless financial records, 1851-1852 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.12 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:
The pocket-sized account books of Henry Hale G. Sharpless track Sharpless's purchases, money owed to various individuals, and amounts paid during his travels, such as for stays at inns and hotels, train tickets, and boat fare.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Daniel B. Smith financial record, 1852-1853 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The ledger of S.P. & Co., for which Dainel B. Smith was the trustee, records stock accounts, bills receivable, mortgages, bills payable, and cash balances, as well as the accounts of individuals with S.P. & Co.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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George W. Taylor letterbooks, 1852-1868 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear ft. (2 volumes, 1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of two volumes of the letterbooks of convinced Quaker George W. Taylor, which contain business correspondence.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Female Anti-Slavery Sewing Society records, 1852-1854 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.032 linear ft. (one book)
Abstract:
The Female Anti-Slavery Sewing Society's mission was to: "We organise ourselves a Sewing Society, for the purpose of relieving the sufferings of that class of our countrymen, who have fled from the oppression which they endured under the unjust laws of our country, and found a refuge in Canada." The minutes do not indicate location, founding or ending dates for the Society. The collection includes one book from 1852 - 1854 which begins with the mission of the society, and otherwise includes informal minutes, listings for material and financial donations given by memberships, and the number of people at each meeting.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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China, Maine Monthly Meeting records, 1852-1860 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:
Correspondence between members of the China, Maine Monthly Meeting and Friends in Nova Scotia; a single volume of meeting minutes for China, Maine Monthly Meeting.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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