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Fisher-Warner Family Papers, 1684-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 linear ft. (17 boxes)
Abstract:
Miers Fisher (1748-1819), a birthright Quaker, was a prominent lawyer, legislator, philanthropist, merchant, and scientist in early Federal Philadelphia. Benjamin Warner, publisher and bookseller, married Fisher's daughter, Lydia, in 1814. Born in 1748 in Philadelphia, the son of Joshua and Sarah Rowland Fisher, Miers Fisher married Sarah Redwood in 1774. He was among a group of prominent Quaker merchants who were temporarily exiled to Winchester, Virginia, during the Revolution. Miers and Sarah had sixteen children, only five of which survived him. Their youngest son, Jabez Maud Fisher, was trained as an Engineer, and worked for a railway company and as a Naval Officer for the port of Providence; he moved to Denver, Colorado, in the early 1860's to be with his sons who had built a ranch. The collection includes journals, correspondence, and financial records of Miers Fisher, his daughter, Lydia Fisher Warner, his son, Jabez Maud Fisher, and their respective families.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Painter Family Papers, 1687-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:
24.417 linear ft. (49 boxes)
Abstract:
The Painter family was an early Pennsylvania Quaker family that married into the Minshall family of Delaware County. In 1681, William Penn granted Thomas Minshall a land tract which now includes the Tyler Arboretum. The property was home to eight generations of the same family. The collection includes family correspondence, business and legal papers, property records, papers on interests and concerns of the Painter brothers, genealogical papers, and miscellaneous deeds and other papers collected by Minshall Painter. It is a rich source of information not only on the Painter family of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and the origins of the Tyler Arboretum, but also on agriculture, social life and customs, and nineteenth century Quaker concerns through day books, account books, financial records, correspondence, and other documents.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Matlack Family papers, 1685-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:
.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:
The collection includes miscellaneous historical and genealogical documents of the Matlack and other Quaker families focused on the 18th and 19th centuries. Collection is notable for its variety of formats, including commonplace books, diaries, account books, correspondence, and poetry.

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

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Jones-Cadbury Family papers, ca. 1770-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
72 linear ft. (141 boxes and 8 packages, 6 tubes)
Abstract:
The Quaker families of Jones and Cadbury were interrelated with many other Quaker families in the United States and England. This collection provides a rich source of genealogical and historical information, not only on the Jones and Cadbury families, and especially Mary Hoxie Jones (1904-2003) and Emma Cadbury Jr. (1875-1965), but also, significantly, on the Warder family, as well as the Bartram, Brown, Carter, Foulke, Kaighn, Lowry, Mennell, Pearsall, Shinn, and Shipley families.

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

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Lloyd family diaries, 1815-1873 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.125 linear ft. (6 volumes)
Abstract:
This collection includes a variety of diaries of the Lloyd family, including three anonymous diaries, one diary written by Mary Ann Lloyd, one by Sarah Lloyd, and one by Susan Lloyd. Diary entries are generally related to religion, Quaker meetings, and social calls. Some volumes includes extracts or poetry.

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

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Elizabeth Browett diary, 1833-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The diary's cover reads: "Diary of a Poor Quaker Seamstress, 1833-4, being a pathetic record of monotonous penury." Entries focus on social calls, descriptions of Quaker meetings, Browett's health, and her work as a seamstress in London.

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

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Susan Foulke diary, 1814-1840 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
Susan Foulke was an Orthodox Quaker and a member of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Entries detail Susan's daily life and include prayers, religious reflection, descriptions of visits to friends and family in Philadelphia and Burlington, New Jersey, and births, deaths, and marriages within her family and the Quaker community.

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

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Rowland Greene journals, 1830-1857, 1907 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.7 linear ft. (10 volumes)
Abstract:
Rowland Greene was a Quaker minister from Rhode Island. His diary entries focus largely on religious visits Greene made throughout New England, as well as Quaker meetings he attended, social calls, family news, deaths within the Quaker community, and passages of religious reflection.

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

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John Shoemaker journals, 1805-1893 (inclusive) 1805-1815 (bulk)

Extent:
0.16 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:
John Shoemaker was a Quaker minister. Shoemaker's journals detail his religious visits throughout North America. Entries generally describe travel between destinations, families that host Shoemaker and his companions throughout their travels, and descriptions of Quaker meetings attended and Quaker families visited.

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

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