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Harris, Theophilus, 1769-1841. Papers of Theophilus Harris, circa 1793-1934.

Title: Papers of Theophilus Harris, circa 1793-1934.

Correspondence, account books, commonplace books, and library catalogs. Besides business entries for Harris' mercantile establishment in Alexandria, Va., the account books contain an itinerary of the voyage of Harris and his wife from Wales to Virginia, and a list of the things they brought with them. Includes catalogs of books at Gwynfryn, Wales, and at Alexandria, Harris' Thoughts on Emigration, a volume of poems, and other papers, a few of which concern his work as a Baptist minister in Philadelphia.

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McKesson, Irvin H., Mrs. Collection, 1750-1917 (inclusive), 1750, 1760-1870, 1917 (bulk).

Title: Collection, 1750-1917 (inclusive), 1750, 1760-1870, 1917 (bulk).

Papers of Samuel Jones and three generations of his decendents. Samuel Jones, a minister of Pennypack Baptist Church, Philadelphia, from 1763 to 1814, is represented by incoming correspondence, sermons, personal and church records, and some miscellaneous legal items. There are papers, 1748-1812, of Alexander Edwards, Philadelphia storekeeper and active member of Jones' church, including incoming family correspondence, financial records, and miscellaneous legal papers. Jones' daughter, Sarah, married Robert Henderson, and then Theophilus Harris. Harris was a minister and justice of the peace for Philadelphia County, and some personal incoming correspondence, 1810-1845, court dockets, 1819-1833, daybook, 1822-1841, and miscellaneous legal items are found here. There is family correspondence, 1815-1861, of Samuel Jones Henderson, son of Sarah and Robert Henderson. Of special interest are Civil War letters between Laura Henderson Dade and her husband Frank Dade while he was serving as a Union Army physician stationed at Beaufort, S.C.

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