Papers, 1783-1878.

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Papers, 1783-1878.

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The collection contains a number of different items related to members of the Guest, Williams, and Roberts families. Correspondence with George and John Guest sheds light on their business of importing textiles from England in the 1780s. An account book, probably from the Philadelphia firm of Guest & Bancker, also concerns the selling of textiles in the early 19th century. It was also used as a cash book and contains some lists which may be store inventory. Someone drew pictures of horses and carts on a couple of pages. Another account book pertains to settling the estate of George Roberts, who died ca.1832. Three deeds document the selling of land in Evesham, Burlington Country, New Jersey. A mathematics copy book was kept by an unknown student. A miniature commonplace book contains verses from the Bible and snippets of hair from various family members, probably of the Rhoads family. A miniature dictionary is also part of the collection.

31 items.

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Williams-Guest-Roberts families.

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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 h...

Rhodes family.

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Guest, George

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Roberts, George, d.ca.1832.

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Guest & Bancker (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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