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Whitall family financial records

This collection is comprised of the financial records of the Whitall family: Israel Franklin Whitall, J.F. Whitall, Mary C. Whitall, John Mickle Whitall. The volumes of account books generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances.

Description

Where the collection came from, what's inside, and how you can use it.

Biography/History

John Mickle Whitall (1800-1877) was born on November 4, 1800, in Gloucester, New Jersey, the son of Captain John Siddon Whitall and Sarah Mickle. He married Mary Tatum, and the couple had four children: Hannah T. Whitall (1832-1911), Sarah Whitall (1833-1880), James Whitall (1834-1896), and Mary Whitall (1836-1888). He died on June 12, 1877, in Deptford, New Jersey.

Mary Cope Whitall (1835-1897) was born January 21, 1835, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Marmaduke C. and Sarah W. Cope. She married James Whitall. Mary Cope Whitall died January 9, 1897.

Israel Franklin Whitall (ca. 1795-1873) was born May 24, 1795, in Union, New Jersey, the son of Captain John Siddon Whitall and Sarah Mickle. He married Alice C. Bacon (1809-1895), and the couple had two children: Caroline (1835-1907) and Alice B. (1839-1868). He died December 4, 1873, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of the financial records of the Whitall family: Israel Franklin Whitall, J.F. Whitall, Mary C. Whitall, John Mickle Whitall. The volumes of account books generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances.

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed November, 2015.

Related Materials

HC.MC.1119 Whitall family papers HC.MC.950.164 Hannah Whitall Smith correspondence HC.MC.1215 Taylor and Nicholson family papers

Rights and citation

Use

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Preferred Citation
Whitall family financial records (HC.MC.975.08.034), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding aids author
Kara Flynn
Date
November, 2015

Subjects and headings

Inventory

Everything in this collection, in the order the archivist chose to help you understand it.

Israel Franklin Whitall, 1850-1896 0.3 linear ft..

Mary C. Whitall, 1897-1899 0.18 linear ft..

John Mickle Whitall, 1877-1913 0.54 linear ft..

Contact

These materials are held by Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Contact them to schedule a visit or ask about your research.

Address
370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
Email
hc-special@haverford.edu
Website
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