Chew Family papers : Series 12. Samuel Chew (1871-1919), 1876-1929.

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Chew Family papers : Series 12. Samuel Chew (1871-1919), 1876-1929.

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This series contains fifteen boxes and nineteen volumes. Among the significant groups of materials are accounts, business papers, correspondence, legal documents, and papers related to real estate properties. There are also broadsides related to the 1893 elections and to properties in Germantown, and journals, diaries and personal logs. In the accounts group there are bills, receipts, balance sheets, and financial documents related to Samuel Chew's finances and to the estate of David Sands Brown. Other papers offer insights into Samuel Chew's financial matters. In folders titled "Property Taxes", "Properties" (909 Market Street and 1311 Walnut Street), and "Business and personal papers", researchers will find information on Samuel Chew's investments and business ventures, as well as his work as a corporate lawyer and administrator of the family's assets and Cliveden.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Chew, Samuel, 1871-1919

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Samuel Chew (1871-1919) was the son of Mary Johnson Brown and Samuel Chew. He attended St. Paul's and Harvard and, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, operated a private practice and served as Assistant City Solicitor of Philadelphia. From the description of Chew Family papers : Series 12. Samuel Chew (1871-1919), 1876-1929. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 435804083 ...