Family papers, 1812-1961.

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Family papers, 1812-1961.

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The Walton family was a long-time Quaker family, with many generations of the family active in Quaker concerns. The collection contains diaries and correspondence of Margaretta Walton and her husband, Jesse Pusey Walton; business papers and memorabilia; sermons; and related papers. Correspondents include Hannah Clothier Hull, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Sarah M. Griscom. Also included in the collections are journals (1836-1853) of her father, Joseph Shoemaker Walton, who was companion to several traveling Quakers ministers, especially Jesse Kersey.

4 boxes ; 2 linear ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Walton, Margaretta Walton, 1829-1904.

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Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958

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Griscom, Sarah M., 1839-1895

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Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845

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