Longshore-Williams family correspondence, 1840-1965, bulk 1840-1861.

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Longshore-Williams family correspondence, 1840-1965, bulk 1840-1861.

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This collection includes letters written to Mary W. Longshore from the family of her sister, Martha Williams, after the Williams moved from Pennsylvania to Warsaw, Ohio. Included are letters from her sister, brother-in-law, Isaac B. Williams, and nephews, Jonathon and Jeremiah. These letters relate family and local news, and news about the temperance and anti-slavery movements. A letter from Isaac B. Williams, dated 1861, relates his thoughts on the prospect of civil war. A letter from Dr. Joseph S. Longshore relates news of an 1840 anti-slavery society meeting in Bucks Co. Also included is an unsigned copy book that contains thoughts on the Bible, spirituality, and accounts of Quaker ministry, including that of Deborah Wharton.

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7320066

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Longshore, Mary W. (Mary White), 1792-1860

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Mary White Longshore was born in 1792, the daughter of Joseph and Mary White, of Bucks County, Pa. In 1841 she married Abraham Longshore. Her sister Martha was born in 1788 and in 1818 married Isaac B. Williams . The Williams moved into Warsaw, Ohio, in 1840, but kept in close touch with their Longshore relations. Two of their sons, Joseph and Jeremiah, were frequent correspondents with Mary Longshore. She was a member of Middletown Monthly Meeting of Friends until her death in 1860. ...

Williams, Isaac B. (Isaac Burson), 1794-

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Williams, Joseph, 1827-

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Longshore family.

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Williams, Jeremiah, 1825-

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Longshore, J. S. (Joseph Skelton), 1809-1879

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The Longshore family was deeply active in Philadelphia medicine in the 19th century and involved in some of the earliest education of women in medicine in the United States. Joseph Skelton Longshore was a founder of the Female Medical College (later the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania) and the Pennsylvania Medical University. His sister Anna Longshore and his sister-in-law Hannah E. Myers Longshore were both members of the first graduating class of the Female Medical College...

Wharton, Deborah Fisher, 1795-1888

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Williams, Martha, 1788-1856

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William Williams Brown was a banker of Chapel Allerton, Leeds From the guide to the Personal account books of William Williams Brown, 1816-1856, 1816-1856, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) ...

Williams family.

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