Subject: Quakers / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1800">1800</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1804">1804</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Westtown School Archives collection of personal and family papers, circa 1780-2000

Extent:: 20.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Westtown School in Chester County, Pennsylvania is the oldest continuously operating coeducational boarding school in the United States. It was founded by the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1799 with the goal of educating Quaker children in an environment that fostered moral development consistent with their religious ideals. The Westtown School Archives collection of personal and family papers, circa 1780-2000, consists of several small collections of personal and family papers. The individuals and families represented were affiliated with Westtown School, and many papers document their time at the school although a fair amount of materials are unrelated. Documents in the collection include: correspondence, scrapbooks, writings, portfolios, ephemera, school records such as class papers and report cards, published works, and a few photographs.

Held at: Westtown School Archives [Contact Us]

Benjamin Swett letterbook, 1765-1806 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.12 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The first half of the volume contains business correspondence concerning merchant's orders and the status of shipments. The second half of the volume contains personal correspondence, chiefly letters from Benjamin Swett to Mary Howell Swett, his wife. Letters are addressed to William Johnson, Isaac Milnor, Harper & Hartshorne, John Wickman & Sons, Barclay & Sons, Richard Mayhew, Joseph Brown, Jonathon Cowpland, David Symour, Arnoll & Mayhew, Thomas Letchworth, George Dillwyn, Sally Hopkins, and John Smith.

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

Anonymous commonplace books, 1750-1894 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.34 linear ft. (7 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of seven volumes of anonymous commonplace books. The commonplace books tend to include poetry and religious extracts.

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

Margaret White commonplace books, 1780-1833 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: Margaret White's commonplace books include poetry, prayers, and newspaper clippings.

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

"Thoughts on Slavery", 1800 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: In his essay, "Thoughts on Slavery," John Parrish discusses the religious and moral reasons in favor of abolishing slavery in the United States, as well as a short history of slavery in the United States, and the responsibilities of the United States government to those they are oppressing through slavery.

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

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.

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

George Dillwyn financial records, 1761-1820 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the two volumes of financial records of George Dillwyn, including a receipt book and an account book.

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

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.

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

Eleazer Haviland papers, 1793-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 folder)
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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.

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

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