Papers, 1753-1935.

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Crothers family. Papers, 1753-1935.

Papers, 1753-1935.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122347607

These are the papers of Stevenson Crothers of Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pa., his parents, grandparents, and all sorts of ancestors and in-laws, nearly all of whom were Philadelphians. There are letters of various family members reporting from vacation spots and European tours, and concerning family business. Stevenson Crothers incoming correspondence, 1882-1931, includes letters from his wife Alice Poultney Morris Crothers and his sister Mary Bartow Cooke Crothers Dulles. Among other small groups are letters of William S. Crothers [II], 1839-1885, and Rachel Dawson Morris, 1890-1891. The papers also include account books of several merchants in the family: Thomas Bartow, [II], (N.Y.) ledger, 1759, with receipt book, 1760-1766, and Thomas Bartow, [I], estate records, 1781-1793; Daniel Benezet cash books, 1759-1763, 1771-1779; William S. Cruthers, [I], ledger, 1810-1829 and 1819-1821, merchandise book, 1819-1828, receipt book, 1825-1829; William S. Crothers, [II], cashbook, 1848-1875. There are additional estate account books, financial memoranda, wills, and inventories, especially the William S. Crothers, [II] estate, 1887-1922. In the miscellaneous papers is material concerning "Roslyn Heights" in Montgomery County and properties in Philadelphia and concerning genealogical interests.

600 items.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania