Papers, 1761-1868.

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Papers, 1761-1868.

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The Fisher family papers center on Miers Fisher, with smaller sections of Jabez Maude Fisher, a brother, and other branches. The Miers Fisher section of the papers consists largely of incoming and outgoing correspondence and documents following Fisher's retirement from his law practice in 1793. It concerns family affairs and Miers' activities as agent for foreigners with business in Pennsylvania, but touches on other aspects of his life. Major family correspondents are: son Miers Fisher, Jr., 1797-1813, many of which are Miers, Sr. letters while Miers, Jr. was running a mercantile business in St. Petersburg, Russia; son Redwood Fisher, 1797-1825, 1848-1850, which includes letters from his father exhorting the boy to improve himself; brother Samuel Rowland Fisher, 1792-1817, with letters to Miers concerning family and some business; wife Sarah Redwood Fisher, 1777-1819, mostly letters from Miers reporting on trips away from home; brother Thomas Fisher, 1774-1806, on family affairs and a lot of sickness; son Thomas Fisher, Jr., 1791-1896, primarily letters from his father and other relatives while the younger Fisher was apprenticed to a Baltimore merchant; nephew Joshua Gilpin, 1792-1796, with personal notes and reports on English manufacturing, technology, public affairs. There are additional letters from miscellaneous Fishers, Gilpins and Redwoods. Other correspondents of Miers Fisher, writing from England, are: Maria Ann Dupont Aublay, 1792-1818, concerning the estate of herbrother Francis LeClerc Dupont and including personal news; Robert Barclay, 1775-1817, on trade, public events, and personal matters; James Delancey, 1784-1794, concerning the estate of William Allen; Jacob Duche, 1786-1793, on his American lands, with some mention of spiritual concerns; William Fisher, 1798-1819, about Tobyhanna, Pa. and other real estate in Northhampton and Wayne Counties; Elizabeth Galloway Roberts, 1804-1812, relating to her estate. There is also general correspondence, miscellaneous land and legal papers, and a draft of a portion of the "Journal of the Transactions of the Exiles." Miers' brother Jabez Maude Fisher went to England in 1775 where he died in 1779. Letters, 1774-1779, are primarily from his friends and acquaintances in England, with some letters from home. The correspondence is personal with frequent mention of the state of affairs between Great Britain and the colonies, with later letters being more concerned with commerce. Among the correspondents are Joseph Guerney and Robert Ormston. There are some very general letters, 1820-1865, to Jabez Maude Fisher [II], Miers Fisher's son. Miers Fisher's daughter Lydia married Benjamin Warner, a Philadelphia bookseller. Warner family papers include: Benjamin Warner incoming leters, 1810-1817, and Benjamin's letters, 1815-1821, to Lydia while on business trips through Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Lexington (Ky.), Richmond, etc. Benjamin died in 1821, and apparently his brother Joseph assumed paternal responsibilities for the children. There are several letters to Joseph from the nieces and nephews, particularly from John Warner, 1849-1851, while trying to establish himself in Pottsville, Pa. Joseph Warner's receipt book, 1830-1859, is largely for rent and taxes. There is Redwood Fisher Warner correspondence, 1830-1868, primarily school age letters from siblings and 1867 family news from sister Sarah Warner Lewis while "Red" and his wife are in Europe. Other Redwood Fisher related items are sister-in-law Jane Johnson receipt book, 1840-1884, for general expenses, and Ella I. Yardley estate accounts, 1870-1889, Joseph W. Johnson, Jr., and Redwood F. Warner, trustees of Mary S. Yardley. Finally, there is general correspondence, 1801-1829, of William Redwood and William Redwood, Jr., merchants.

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Aublay, Maria Ann Dupont

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Warner, Joseph C.

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Warner, Benjamin, 1786-1821

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Bookseller, of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Letter books C and D, 1819-1828. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70957704 Bookseller and publisher of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the description of Book exchange lists: manuscript, 1820-1821. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 489106473 ...

Lewis, Sarah Warner, b. 1821.

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Guerney, Joseph

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Barclay, Robert, 1751-1830

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Johnson, Jane, 1951-

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Fisher, Thomas, 1741-1810

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Thomas, Samuel and Miers Fisher were Philadelphia merchants and shippers. From the description of Account books, 1769-1795 (inclusive), 1769-1773, 1792-1795 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 86155828 Thomas, Samuel and Miers Fisher were Philadelphia merchants. From the description of Journal(bookkeeping) and Ledger, 1784-1796. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122584963 ...

Fisher, Samuel Rowland, 1745-1834

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Fisher was a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia and a surviving partner in Joshua Fisher & Sons. From the description of Diaries and Account books, 1767-1856. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122585082 ...

Gilpin, Joshua, 1765-1840.

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Philadelphia businessman and canal promoter. From the description of ALS : London, to Thomas Fisher, 1796 Feb. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442873 From the description of ALS : New Bedford, to Thomas Fisher, 1805 Sept. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442882 From the description of ALS : Wilmington, Del., to Thomas Fisher, 1793 Oct. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541875 ...

Allen, William, 1704-1780

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Chief justice of Pennsylvania. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Samuel Galloway, 1770 Oct. 12. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86102603 Merchant and jurist. From the guide to the William Allen letters, 1730-1738, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

DucheĢ, Jacob, 1738-1798

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Chaplain of the first Continental Congress. From the description of Letter to George Washington [manuscript], 1777 October 8. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647820264 Philadelphia clergyman. From the description of ALS : Chelsea, to F. Smith, 1792 June 16. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541852 ...

Warner, Redwood Fisher, 1818-

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Fisher, Miers, 1786-1813

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Dupont, Francis LeClerc.

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Delancey, James, 1732-1800.

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Fisher, Redwood, 1782-1856.

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Ormston, Robert

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Fisher family.

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Miers Fisher was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1769 and retired some 24 years later, moving to his Fox Chase estate "Ury." He and other members of his family were among the Quakers exiled in Virginia during the Revolution. He was elected a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly, 1791-1792, and was a counselor for the Pennsylvania Abolition Society. From the description of Papers, 1761-1868. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122624890 ...

Fisher, Sarah Redwood, 1759-1847

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Fisher, Miers, 1748-1819

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Lawyer, of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Letter book, 1811-1812. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70957784 Philadelphia lawyer. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to William Logan Fisher, 1812 Mar. 13. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122591704 Pennsylvania lawyer, legislator, and banker. From the description of ALS : to George Churchman, 1811 Jan. 20. (Rosenbach Museum & Lib...

Fisher, Jabez M. (Jabez Maud), 1801-1876

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Redwood, William, 1726-1815

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William Redwood was a merchant of Newport, 1749-1762, 1778-1782, Philadelphia, 1762-1778, 1787-1815, and Antigua, 1782-1787. While in Antigua, he also operated the family plantations. From the description of Account books, 1749-1811. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122540983 William Redwood was a commission merchant. From the description of Account books, 1749-1814 (inclusive), 1749-1763, 1775-1814 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylv...

Warner, John, 1817-1873

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