Papers, 1685-[1919].

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Papers, 1685-[1919].

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Correspondence, genealogical notes and notebooks, account books, diaries, commonplace books, poetry, map, land records, Meeting records, and other papers chiefly related to the Quaker Matlack, Stackhouse and Roberts families of New Jersey and Pennsylvania; much of collection consists of genealogical material gathered by Asa Matlack (1783-1851) and Asa Matlack Stackhouse (1845-1916) on the Matlack, Stackhouse, Roberts, Romig, Lippincott, Thorn, Heulings, Hunt and related families, includes unpublished mss. "Genealogical notes of the Matlack family ..." compiled by Asa Matlack Stackhouse; correspondence includes approx. 140 letters (1853-1888) of Tacie E. Gillingham chiefly to Robert and Ann R. Stackhouse on family matters; also letters of Elizabeth Roberts Cooper, Ann R. Stackhouse, Ella J. Stackhouse, Mary P. Stackhouse and others; diaries and farm account book of Mordecai Matlack (1808-1896); ledger (1816-1838) of Asa Matlack; commonplace books of Tamar Matlack, Ann R. Stackhouse; travel diary (1807) of Thomas Lippincott. Material related to history of Society of Friends includes records of Chester Preparative Meeting (N.J.), Evesham Monthly Meeting and Chester Monthly Meeting (N.J.), copies of Elias Hicks' letters and extracts of articles about him, copies of writings of John Hunt, also transcripts of "Satan's harbinger encountered ... by C.P. [Caleb Pusey]," (1700) and "George Keith's journal of travels ... on the continent of North America" (1706), map "Meetings within the limits of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting" (1897); published and unpublished mss. of Asa M. Stackhouse on various aspects of western New Jersey colonial history including medicine, Col. Thomas Matlack, Burlington County history; copies of Burlington County (N.J.) land records.

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Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829

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Timothy Matlack (March 28, 1736 – April 14, 1829) was a brewer and beer bottler who emerged as a popular and powerful leader in the American Revolutionary War, Secretary of Pennsylvania during the war, and a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1780. He became one of Pennsylvania's most provocative and influential political figures, but he was removed from office by his political enemies at the end of the war; however, he returned to power in the Jeffersonian era. Matlack was known for...

Hunt, John, 1740-1824

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John Hunt was born in 1740, the son of Robert and Abigail (Wood) Hunt of New Jersey. His father was a first cousin to the John Woolman (1720-1772). In 1763, John Hunt married Esther Warrington in the Chester meeting house, under the supervision of Evesham Monthly Meeting. He was a Quaker minister for more than 50 years and died in 1824. His memorial, published in 1841, highlighted his public testimony concerning pride and superfluity, and stated that he was particularly concerned with temperance...

Stackhouse family.

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Stackhouse, Mary P.

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Heulings family.

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Hunt family.

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Stackhouse, Ann R. (Ann Roberts), 1810-1893.

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Matlack, Tamar, 1783-1850.

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Matlock family.

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Matlack, Asa, 1783-1851.

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Lippincott family.

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Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830

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Elias Hicks was an eminent Quaker minister from Jericho, Long Island, N.Y. He was a farmer, partner in a tannery, and had a knowledge of surveying. Elias Hicks was born on March 19, 1748, a birthright member of Westbury Monthly Meeting, New York, and the son of John and Martha (Smith) Hicks. At thirteen he went to live with his older brother and was apprenticed to a carpenter. During this time, he became increasingly devoted to religious principles. In 1771, he married Jemima Seaman, th...

Cooper, Elizabeth Roberts, 1843-1904.

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Keith, George, 1639?-1716

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George Keith was founder of "Christian Quakers." Surveyor-general of New Jersey to run boundary between East and West Jersey. In 1700 entered Anglican church and served in America as agent of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Francis Nicholson was colonial governor of Virginia, Maryland and South Carolina. From the description of Benefactions of Francis Nicholson, Esqr. to the Church & Clergy in North America. (College of William & Mary). WorldCa...

Matlack, Mordecai, 1808-1896.

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Stackhouse, Ella J., b. 1846.

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Stackhouse, A. M. (Asa Matlack), 1845-1916

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Thorne family.

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Pusey, Caleb, 1650?-1727

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Roberts family.

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Matlack family.

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Asa Matlack (1783-1851) m. Tamar Roberts (1783-1850). Their children were Mordecai Matlack (1808-1896), Asa Matlack, and Ann Roberts Matlack (1810-1893). Ann m. Robert Stackhouse (1801-1881). Ann and Robert's son was Asa Matlack Stackhouse (1845-1916) who m. Ella Jane Romig. From the description of Papers, 1685-[1919]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 28717688 ...

Romig family.

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Gillingham, Tacie E. (Tacie Elizabeth), 1838-1919.

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