Call Number:

SC.027

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Extent:

.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Dickinson-Francisco Family Papers, 1844-1931.

Date:

1844-1931 (inclusive)

Creator:

Francisco, Hannah, 1845-1931, Reece, Rowland T., 1822-1878, Dickinson, Esther G., 1816-1891, and Maxwell, Miriam A. (Miriam Allinson), 1821-

Abstract:

This collection includes the correspondence, in original and typescript copy, of Hannah Francisco and others of her family. The letters primarily concern family matters, with some discussion by Rowland Reece about the state of Howard Orphan asylum with which he was involved. Other correspondents include Joseph and Esther Dickinson, and Miriam Maxwell. Also included are genealogical notes on the Dickinson family.

Hannah Francisco was born in 1845 in Milton, Indiana, the daughter of Joseph and Esther Dickinson. She married Charles Francisco in 1870 and died in 1931.