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Haines and Bunting family papers
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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Samuel Bunting Haines (1840-1863) was born on November 19, 1840, the son of Josiah Lippencott Haines (1811-1892) and Deborah Bunting Haines (1819-1900). Haines enlisted in Company B, Pennsylvania 121st Infantry Regiment on August 16, 1862. He died at an army camp near Bell Plain, Virginia, on February 23, 1863, and was buried on March 4, 1863, in Philadelphia.
This collection is comprised of the papers of the Bunting and Haines families, and includes clippings, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and marriage certificates of the family. While the majority of materials focus on Samuel Bunting Haines, other members of the family are represented among the materials as well.
The Haines and Bunting family papers were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1987 by Laura Dickinson.
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed March, 2016.
Removed to Lockwood Inventory: Attire and Accessories, box 7: Linen pillowcase that belonged to Samuel Bunting and Deborah Middleton and a Quaker dress that belonged to the donor's ancestor.
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- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
- Finding Aid Author
- Kara Flynn
- Finding Aid Date
- March, 2016
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The collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Collection Inventory
Four copies of the obituary of Samuel Bunting Haines.
Physical Description1 folders
Letter of Civil War soldier, Samuel Bunting Haines, 1862 and a telegram announcing he had typhoid, 1863. Also included are two sketches of civil war camps, and a single daguerrotype of Mrs. Fales (active in hospital and field during the Civil War).
Physical Description1 folders
Two printed and handwritten recipts for goods during Haines' time as a soldier.
Physical Description1 folders
Handwritten deed for land being sold from Joshua Bunting to his son Samuel Bunting, signed by Newbury Bunting. Portion of a deed executed by Thomas Foulke for tract of land sold to Samuel Buntingbetween 1680 and 1685.
Physical Description2 folders
Handwritten deed for land being sold from Joshua Bunting to his son Samuel Bunting, signed by Newbury Bunting.
Portion of a deed executed by Thomas Foulke for tract of land sold to Samuel Buntingbetween 1680 and 1685.
General Physical DescriptionSee Oversize Box 1, Folder 7
Two handwritten items: later copy of a certificate of removal to America for Samuel Bunting (1682/3), later copy of the establishment of Chesterfield Meeting (1684), and a biographical sketch of the Bunting family.
Physical Description1 folders
Handwritten marriage certificate of Samuel Bunting and Deborah Middleton.
Physical Description1 folders