Papers, 1815-1912.

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Papers, 1815-1912.

Correspondence, account books, receipt book, wills, deeds, photographs, business, legal and estate related papers of the Quaker Whitall family of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Bulk of collection relates to the settling of the estates of Israel Franklin Whitall (ca. 1795-1873), John Mickle Whitall (1800-1877), Mary (Tatum) Whitall (1803-1880), Mary Cope Whitall (ca. 1836-1897) and Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911); estate related papers of Israel F. Whitall include detailed inventory and contracts for building a house in Woodbury, N.J. (1842); papers of John M. Whitall's estate include land related papers (1815-1867) for property previously owned by John Tatum in Deptford Township, Gloucester County (N.J.); household bills (1896) of Mary Cope Whitall; photographs of John M. Whitall (1800-1877), James Whitall (1834-1896) and John M. Whitall (1858-1926).

ca. 835 items (3 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7264180

Haverford College Library

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Whitall, Mary Cope, ca. 1836-1897.

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Whitall family.

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John Mickle Whitall (1800-1877) of Woodbury, N.J. m. Mary Tatum (1803-1880); their children included James Whitall (1834-1896) who m. Mary Wistar Cope (ca. 1836-1897) and Hannah Whitall (1832-1911) who m. Robert Pearsall Smith. Israel Franklin Whitall (ca. 1795-1873) was the brother of John M. Whitall. From the description of Papers, 1815-1912. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 28717562 ...

Whitall, John Mickle, 1800-1877

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Smith, Hannah Whitall, 1832-1911

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Religious leader and author. Hannah Whitall Smith preached and wrote on religious subjects and became involved in the temperance and suffrage movements. When her daughter Mary married English barrister Frank Costelloe in 1888, Hannah, her husband Robert and their children, Alys and Logan, joined Mary in England. Alys married philosopher Bertrand Russell and worked for women's rights as well as other political issues. When Mary's marriage failed soon after the birth of th...

Whitall, Mary Tatum, 1803-1880.

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Whitall, John M., 1858-1926.

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Whitall, James, 1834-1896.

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James Whitall was a Haverford College graduate, 1852. He was a Haverford College manager, 1857-96, chairman of its executive committee, secretary of its board of managers, 1867-77. The son of John Mickle Whitall and Mary Tatum, he m. Mary Wistar Cope in 1856. From the description of Papers, 1850-1856 [manuscript] (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 693340500 ...

Whitall, Israel Franklin, ca. 1795-1873.

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