Subject: Quakers / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1825">1825</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1829">1829</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Ladd family correspondence, 1809-1841 (inclusive)

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the correspondence of the Ladd family. Letters describe Quaker meetings; traveling to other meetings such as those in Philadelphia, New York, Indiana, Missouri, and Rhode Island; health, family, and numerous Friends; and some discussion of business.

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

Maps, 1770-1946, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (1 box, 1 oversize box)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the maps from the Quaker collection.

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

Isaac Proctor papers, 1790-1830 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear ft. (5 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the papers of Isaac Proctor. The majority of the collection is composed of the personal correspondence of Proctor from the end of the 18th century, but also includes a single, small diary, and a single folder of his financial records.

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

Hoskins family letterbook, 1729-1864 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of the Hoskins family. The primary correspondents in the volume are members of the Hoskins family, though quite a number of the letters are directed to Benjamin H. Warder. Most of the letters were written in the 18th century, but some are from the 19th century. A number of them are religious in nature, while others deal with service in the ministry or visiting Friends, and some deal with states of health and mortality. The letters cover a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to Quakers and trade in Barbados, outbreaks of small pox, the opening of Native American schools, and the Orthodox-Hicksite separation. Some prominent letter writers include: Martha Allinson, George Dillwyn, Thomas Evans, Rebecca Jones, James Mott, Elizabeth Robson, Charity Rotch, John Warder, Nicholas Waln, and Daniel Wheeler.

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

Wing family correspondence, 1827-1832

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of a single folder of the personal correspondence of the Wing family.

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

Richard Reave Wood papers, 1687-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: .05 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of Richard Reave Wood.

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

Catherine Brinton Cary papers, 1829, 1930 (inclusive)

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains papers related to Catherine Brinton Cary.

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

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.

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]

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]

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