Most of the papers are from various members of the Williams and Guest families of Philadelphia, Quakers who intermarried. Hezekiah Williams (1716-1807) was a merchant in Philadelphia; his sons were in business with him. Hezekiah married Sarah Abbott (1718/19-1746), and one of their sons was Abbott Williams (d.1803). George Guest was a shopkeeper or merchant in Philadelphia. His father John or Jonathan, probably also a merchant, handled some of his affairs when he was ill in 1784. John may also have been the father or grandfather of Margaret Guest who married Abbott Williams in 1781. Anna Nicholson Rhoads was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey, in 1864. Carrie was probably a sister. In 1891, Anna married George Guest Williams (1865-1940). She died in Philadelphia in 1926. Nothing is known about the family of George Roberts who died ca.1832.
From the description of Papers, 1783-1878. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261235080
