Papers, 1696-1939 (inclusive), 1760-1895 (bulk).

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1696-1939 (inclusive), 1760-1895 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122489656

A large collection of papers accumulated by several generations of residents of Loudoun, a mansion in Germantown, PA built in 1801 by Thomas Armat, a Philadelphia merchant. Included are papers of five related Philadelphia area families: Armat, Skerrett, Logan, Norris, and Dickinson. The bulk of the Armat family section consists of the business papers of Thomas Armat. The most significant part of his papers is for the years, 1784-1804, when Armat was a prominent merchant trading in goods, especially with Great Britain. The papers for the merchant years contain the business records of Thomas Armat, his son Thomas Wright Armat, and two Armat partnerships: Thomas Armat & Son, 1795-1797, and [Thomas] Armat & [James C.] Copper, 1799-1806. After 1800 Thomas Armat turned increasingly to other business enterprises, especially dry-goods merchandizing and real estate, and from about 1820 he was known simply as Thomas Armat, gentleman. The Thomas Armat business papers include incoming correspondence and loose financial records, 1779, 1784-1820, 1831; letterbooks, 1781-1798; journals, 1782-1800, 1818 (14 v.); ledgers, 1781-1805, 1818; receipt books, 1779-1829; miscellaneous account books, including four volumes relating to his property holdings; pocket diaries, 1790-1818; household journal, 1817-1829; and estate papers. Among the Armat ? Thomas Armat ? Thomas W. Armat business records consist of a letterbook, 1798-1801, journals, 1798-1799, receipt books, 1796-1807, and a journal of Thomas W. Armat's estate, 1806-1808. Also in the Armat section are: papers, 1780-1851 of Ann Smart Armat, Thomas Armat's fifth wife, Elizabeth Smart Rooker, Ann's sister, and James Rooker, Elizabeth's husband and pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Germantown, including incoming correspondence, loose financial records, and account books; James Rooker diary, 1811-1827 pertaining to church activities; Presbyterian Church of Germantown record book, 1818-1827; Thomas Armat, treasurer of St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Germantown, correspondence and financial records, 1817-1826; St. Luke's pew rent books, 1821-1825; Protestant Episcopal Association of Germantown subscription book, 1815-1816; St. Luke's Contingent Fund, 1922; business correspondence and financial records, 1800-1803 of Ashbury Dickins, Philadelphia bookseller. The Skerrett family section, 1805-1877, includes: family and personal correspondence, 1821-1849, of Jane Caroline Armat Skerrett, daughter of Thomas W. Armat and wife of James J. Skerrett, gentleman; her expense book while in Europe, 1836-1837; account book of Jane and James Skerrett concerning their real estate holdings, 1830-1860; Jane Skerrett estate papers, including financial records regarding rents collected from houses occupied by black tenants, 1856-1868. The larger portion of this section consists of James J. Skerrett financial records, 1805-1877 and estate papers. The Logan family section, 1768-1939, contains four generations of Logan family papers, begining with Deborah Norris Logan, collector of historical records. Her papers include outgoing family correspondence, 1768-1836; loose financial items; 1822 memoir of her husband George Logan, physician and legislator; commonplace books; and estate records. Other Logan family papers include: James Logan medical receipt book, n.d.; loose financial records, 1808-1848, and account book of Sommerville Farm, 1818, of Albanus Charles Logan, physician; personal correspondence, 1792-1844 of Maria Dickinson Logan; Charles F. Logan ledger, 1823-1825; incoming correspondence, 1830-1871, loose financial records, miscellaneous account books, and ledger, 1861-1863, of Gustavus George Logan, gentleman; incoming correspondence and loose financial records, 1858-1895, of Anna Armat Logan; her receipt book, 1870-1895, miscellaneous account books, address book, desk book diaries, 1874-1894, fragments of a diary, ca. 1864-1867, relating to her separation from Gustavus George Logan, and estate papers; loose financial records and account books, 1852-1854, pertaining to building Restlerigg Hall on Stenton farm; incoming correspondence, loose financial items, account books and desk book diaries, 1874-1929, of Albanus Charles Logan, gentleman; his Stenton Stock Farm records, 1876-1886, containing horse and boarding records; incoming correspondence and loose financial records, 1880-1939, account books account book of wages paid Loudoun servants, 1884-1895, Loudoun cash book, ca. 1899, and commonplace book of Maria Dickinson Logan. The Norris family section, 1706-1855, include a few papers, ca. 1761-1766, of Isaac Norris [II] relating to his property holdings; correspondence, 1759-1766, financial records, 1804-1809, and estate papers of Charles Norris, brother of Deborah Norris Logan; and miscellaneous Norris family papers. The Dickinson family section, 1760-1856, includes: John Dickinson, lawyer and statesman, incoming official and personal correspondence, outgoing family correspondence, especially to his wife Mary Norris Dickinson, and loose financial records, 1760, 1780-1804; Mary Norris Dickinson, incoming and outgoing family correspondence, 1794; their daughter, Sarah Norris Dickinson's financial papers containing correspondence, deeds, and bonds relating to her property holdings, 1794, 1810-1834, 1856. Other Loudoun records include: broadsides; deeds; photographs; account book, 1760-1765, of William Hicks of Staten Island; estate papers of Richard Hill, Philadelphia merchant, legislator, and judge, 1730 ff.; Mordecai Lloyd loose financial records, ca. 1730-1750; G. Roberts Smith journal of the estate of Benjamin Gerhard, 1864-1866; G. Roberts Smith miscellaneous accounts, 1835-1845; G. Roberts Smith and Alexander H. Smith, guardians of Harry M. Smith, journal, 1842-1846; John J. Smith ledger, 1806-1822; Joseph Wharton, Philadelphia merchant, loose financial records, 1728-1772. Of special note are a few papers of Jonathan Dickinson, an importing merchant and landowner of Philadelphia and Jamaica, including incoming correspondence, 1698-1713, relating principally to his mercantile pursuits. Eighteen of the letters are from John Askew, his factor, friend, and business associate in London. Also included is an incomplete manuscript of the "Jonathan Dickinson Journal," 1696: "A Journey of the Travels of Several Persons and their Sufferings being cast-away in the Gulph among the Cannibals of Florida," a narrative describing a shipwreck experienced by Dickinson, his family, and ten of his slaves on a journey from Jamaica to Philadelphia.

ca. 1,9000 items.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6733024

Related Entities

There are 46 Entities related to this resource.

Dickinson, John, 1732-1808

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p953zt (person)

John Dickinson (November 13, 1732 [O.S. November 2, 1732] – February 14, 1808) was a Founding Father of the United States. A solicitor and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, he was known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, published individually in 1767 and 1768. Born at his family's tobacco plantation in Talbot County, Maryland, Dickinson was educated at home by his parents and by recent immigrants employe...

Logan family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68q51tm (family)

Smith, W. Robertson

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jd5zt5 (person)

Copper, James C.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gt7q9t (person)

Logan, Maria Dickinson, 1783-1854

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g182r7 (person)

Protestant Episcopal Association of Germantown.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j15q9r (corporateBody)

Norris, Charles, 1765-1813

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66d7vq7 (person)

Smith, John J., 1798-1881.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tj0psc (person)

Dickinson, Mary Norris, 1740-1803

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hq62g3 (person)

Armat family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tj7nxd (family)

Armat, Thomas, 1748-1831

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69w0v38 (person)

Lloyd, Mordecai

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6961kkq (person)

Smith, Harry M.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ww9kxd (person)

Skerrett, James J.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64t8mg3 (person)

Skerrett, Jane Caroline Armat

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b016mv (person)

Stenton Stock Farm.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60s59sp (corporateBody)

Smith, Alexander H. (Alexander Hanchett), 1904-1986

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v69vgp (person)

St. Luke's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wb0xpg (corporateBody)

Logan, George, 1753-1821

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62v2ktm (person)

Pennsylvania farmer, senator, and diplomat. From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to Thomas Fisher, 1802 Jan. 19. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122316933 From the description of ALS : Washington, to Thomas Fisher, 1806 Apr. 11. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86138978 ...

Logan, Albanus Charles, 1850-1930

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nw1kwr (person)

Logan, Deborah Norris, 1761-1839

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sb476h (person)

Deborah Norris Logan was born 19 October 1761 and died 2 February 1839. She was well-educated, married Doctor George Logan and had three sons. She wrote A Memoir of Dr. George Stenton of Stenton. She transcribed family papers at "Stenton" into eleven manuscript volumes, some of which were subsequently published. From the description of Deborah Logan Papers, 1829-1885, 1829-1837. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 22869977 ...

Rooker, James, -1780

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65z06z2 (person)

Norris family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v49wj9 (family)

Stenton.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hj26jd (corporateBody)

Armat and Copper.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n35hxz (corporateBody)

Armat, Ann Smart

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61p03f3 (person)

Logan, Anna Armat, 1820-1895

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67d4xfn (person)

Armat, Thomas Wright, 1776-1806

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69g7qfm (person)

Askew, John Bertram

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69s3stz (person)

Dickinson, Jonathan, 1663-1777.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xd3495 (person)

Thomas Armat and Son.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qg4f8n (corporateBody)

Presbyterian Church of Germantown.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s52cv6 (corporateBody)

Logan, Albanus Charles, 1783-1854

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vt3tx1 (person)

Gerhard, Benjamin, 1812-1864

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ng6t50 (person)

Logan, Maria Dickinson, 1857-1939

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nc83n9 (person)

Dickins, Ashbury, 1780-1861.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gx6dwc (person)

Rooker, Elizabeth Smart

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k096wn (person)

Dickinson family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62p43ht (family)

Loudoun.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xt1gpm (corporateBody)

Logan, Charles F.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hq6218 (person)

Hill, Richard S. (Richard Synyer), 1901-1961

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p55r0r (person)

Epithet: blacksmith, of Dingley, county Northamptonshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000568.0x00036c Charleston, S.C., merchant. From the description of Letter book, 1743. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271309 From the description of Letter book, 1743. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20748552 Epithet: Rector of West Heslerton Yorkshire ...

Restlerigg Hall.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gx9z9h (corporateBody)

Dickinson, Sally Norris, 1771-1855

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q83g8m (person)

Logan, Gustavus George, 1815-1876

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t175t3 (person)

Skerrett family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kf1073 (family)

Hicks, William.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x36p51 (person)