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Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier Family Papers

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

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Call Number:
RG5.120
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier Family Papers, RG 5/120, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Date:
1769-1914 (bulk 1807-1848) (inclusive)
Creator:
Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier (1869-1957), Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Friends Boarding School Association, and American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the African Race
Abstract:
This small collection of Quaker family papers appears to have been collected and preserved by Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier (1869-1957) and her daughter, Elizabeth P. Frazier (b. 1902). They include family genealogy, some correspondence, manuscript writings, financial papers, two wills, and reference material. The Pearsall side and its allied families, especially Parrish, were Quakers of long standing. Prior to 1800 the Pearsalls were a New York family, but after that they intermarried with Philadelphia Friends and made their homes in the Philadelphia area. There were strong ties with Burlington, NJ, and some of its Quaker families, including the Dillwyns and their relations. The bulk of this collection dates between 1807 and 1848. Included in the miscellaneous papers collected by the family are printed materials from the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. the Friends Boarding School Association, and the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This small collection of Quaker family papers appears to have been collected and preserved by Elizabeth (Pearsall) Frazier (1869-1957) and then passed to her daughter, Elizabeth P. Frazier (1902-198). The Frazier side of the family was not Quaker, but the Pearsall side and its allied families were members of the Society of Friends of long standing. Prior to 1800 the Pearsalls were a New York family, but after that they intermarried with Philadelphia Friends and made their homes in the area. There were strong ties with Burlington, NJ, and some of its Quaker families, including the brothers George and William Dillwyn and their relations. The bulk of this collection dates between 1807 and 1848.

This small collection of Quaker family papers appears to have been collected and preserved by Elizabeth (Pearsall) Frazier (1869-1957). They include family genealogy, some family correspondence, manuscript writings, financial papers, two wills, and printed material collected by the family. It includes material on the Parrish and Dillwyn families as well as Pearsall and Frazier. Included in the miscellaneous papers collected by the family are printed materials from the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. The Friends Boarding School Association, and the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The collection is divided into six series:

  1. Genealogy
  2. Correspondence
  3. Writings
  4. Legal papers
  5. Financial papers
  6. Printed reference material

Donor: Estate of Elizabeth P. Frazier, 1984

The collection was given by the daughter of Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier

Processed by FHL, 1984. Previously known as Pearsall Papers.

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Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
1984
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Collection Inventory

Dillwyn family.
Box 1
Frazier family.
Box 1
Parrish family.
Box 1
Pearsall family.
Box 1
Pusey family.
Box 1

George, Sarah, William Dillwyn, and Ann (Dillwyn) Alexander,, 1769-1821.
Box 1
Physical Description

5 letters

Parrish family, 1823-1841, and n.d.
Box 1
Physical Description

6 letters

Ann (Shoemaker) Pearsall (1797-1840), 1815-1831.
Box 1
Physical Description

12 letter.

Elizabeth, Sarah, Susan, Mary Shoemaker (daughters of Jacob and Mercy Shoemaker and sisters of Ann), 1816-1846.
Box 1
Physical Description

10 letter.

Essay on the study of man, by William Dillwyn Parrish (1815-1863).
Box 1
Prophecy of Elizabeth Webb, copied for Susan Parrish (1817-1900), 1828 2mo. 27.
Box 1
Joseph and Sarah Poole's Testimony on the death of their son.
Box 1
Material on the writings of Thomas Branagan, by George Dillwyn (1738-1820).
Box 1
Elegy on the death of his wife, by John Scott.
Box 1
Copy of a letter from the Persian Envoy at the British Court, by Mirza Abul Hassan.
Box 1

Will of John Parrish (1729-1807), proved 12/16/1807.
Box 1
Physical Description

copy

Will (copy) of Dr. Joseph Parrish (1779-1840).
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Includes also the will of Susanna (Cox) Parrish, widow of Dr. Joseph Parrish, signed 1851 2mo. 27.

Physical Description

copy

Receipts, 1820-1845.
Box 1
Physical Description

7 receipts

Estate of William West, 1832-1848.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

On Coates St. in the Spring Garden District of Philadelphia. Miscellaneous papers, including receipts, land surveys, etc.

Balance sheet for William West Frazier., 12/31/1914.
Box 1

Minutes of the 15th American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, Philadelphia, 1818.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Originally established in 1794 as the Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies established in different parts of the United States.

Proposed plan of Friends Boarding School Association, 1839 12mo. 14.
Scope and Contents

Copy addressed to Susannah Parrish, a member of the committee.

A Letter from a young woman to a member of the Religious Society of Friends, with his reply, by Dr. Joseph Parrish, 1843.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

4th edition. First published in 1828, concerning the Separation of 1827-1828.

Circular of the Eastern Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, issued by James Mott, Chairman requesting subscriptions to the National Anti-Slavery Standard, 6/30/1846.
Box 1

Print, Suggest