Papers, 1815-1911.

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Papers, 1815-1911.

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Correspondence, legal, land and estate related papers (wills, deeds, powers of attorney, etc.), account book, journal and other papers of the Quaker Brown family of Philadelphia and New Hampshire. Correspondence includes letters (1815-1840) of Mary Wistar Brown (1807-1842) with family and friends discussing health and family matters; letters between Mary Wistar Brown and her husband Moses Brown (1793-1879) while he was in Dover, New Hampshire visiting his family (1830, 1834); correspondence (1821-1868) of Moses Brown (1793-1879) with family and friends discuss family, the family dry-goods business and Society of Friends matters, correspondents include: William Almy, Jeremiah Brown, John Brown, Moses Brown (1738-1836), T. Wistar Brown, Stephen Grellet, Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney, Elliston P. Morris, Caspar Wistar, Elizabeth Waln Wistar, Mary Waln Wistar, Thomas Wistar and others; 3 letters (1909) from George A. Barton to T. Wistar Brown; journal by Mary Wistar Brown of the final illness and death of her daughter, Mary W. Brown (1831-1839) records the religious experiences of a child; account book (1826-1847) of Moses Brown (1793-1879) containing memoranda of wages paid, etc.; legal and land papers related to the estates of Moses Brown (1793-1879) and son Moses Brown (1829-1883).

ca. 263 items (2 boxes).

Haverford College Library

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Brown family.

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Barton, George A. (George Aaron), 1859-1942

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George Aaron Barton, author, scholar, and Professor of Semitic languages. Graduated from Haverford College, B.A., 1882 and M.A., 1885. Barton received his Ph. D., 1891 from Harvard. He taught at the Friends School (Providence, R.I.), 1884-1889; at Haverford College, 1889-1893; and Bryn Mawr, 1899-1922. Barton was professor of Semitic languages at the University of Pennsylvania, 1922-1931 and Professor Emeritus, 1932-1942. He was also appointed director of the American School of Oriental Research...

Almy, William, 1761-1836

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Gurney, Eliza Paul, 1801-1881

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Quaker minister Eliza Paul (Kirkbride) Gurney was born into a prominent and active family of Philadelphia Quakers. She distinguished herself as a speaker, traveling to many states, as well as Canada, Scotland, England, France, and Switzerland, to meet other Quakers and exchange views. She married British Quaker Joseph John Gurney and helped promote his reforms. A compelling speaker, she met with President Lincoln, who later corresponded with her. From the description of Eliza Paul Ki...

Brown, John

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John Brown was a grocer and pharmacist in Warren, Ohio in the early 1800s. From the description of John Brown letter, 1817. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 137733474 John Brown was a Philadelphia miller. From the description of Account books, 1774-1787 (inclusive), 1774-1777, 1783-1787 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 151378247 John Brown was a private in Company E. of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry, which...

Brown, Mary Wistar, 1807-1842.

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Wistar, Elizabeth Waln, 1788-1880

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Brown, Moses, 1793-1879

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Moses Brown (1793-1879) m. Mary Wistar (1807-1842). Mary was the sister of Dr. Caspar Wistar (1801-1867) and the daughter of Thomas Wistar (1764-1851) and Mary Waln Wistar (1765-1844). Moses and Mary's children were Thomas Wistar Brown (1826-1916), Moses Brown (1829-1883) and Mary W. Brown (1831-1839). Moses Brown (1829-1883) m. Mary Waln Wistar (b. 1829), the daughter of Dr. Caspar Wistar. From the description of Papers, 1815-1911. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 28...

Brown, Thomas Wistar, 1826-1916

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Morris, Elliston P. (Elliston Perot), 1831-1914

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Elliston P. Morris and his wife, Anna S. Morris. From the description of Letters, 1946, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155873088 Elliston P. Morris was a Philadelphia merchant and shipper. From the description of Account books, 1848-1849. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122409402 Elliston P. Morris was a student at the Westtown Boarding School. ...

Wistar, Caspar, 1801-1867

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Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855

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Stephen Grellet (28 October 1772 – 16 November 1855) was a prominent French-American Quaker missionary. Grellet was born Étienne de Grellet du Mabillier in Limoges, the son of Antoine Gabriel Grellet, a counsellor of King Louis XVI also director of the first chinaware fabric in Limoges. His family had some interest in iron making. Raised as a Roman Catholic, he was educated at the Military College of Lyons, now the Institut d'études politiques de Lyon, and at the age of 17 he entered the person...

Wistar, Mary Waln, 1765-1844

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Brown, Mary W., 1831-1839.

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Brown, Moses, 1738-1836

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Quaker, abolitionist, founder of Brown University. From the description of Letter : Providence, R.I., to an unidentified correspondent, 1774 Dec. 1. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 29540202 ...

Brown, Moses, 1829-1883

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Wistar, Thomas, 1798-1876

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Brown, Jeremiah, 1791-1880

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Jeremiah Brown. From the description of Tune book, 18th century. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191276857 ...