Chew family.

Originally, the papers were housed at Cliveden, the Chew family's country seat in Germantown. Built by Chief Justice Benjamin Chew between 1763 and 1767, the house served as the site for the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. In 1778, Chew sold Cliveden to Blair McClenahan, but the family repurchased the property in 1797. Cliveden remained the Chew estate until 1972, when the family gave the house to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Many family members lived at Cliveden for at least part of their lives; even those Chews who moved on to other places often returned to the house later to deposit their papers.

From the description of Papers, 1683-1896. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122624870