Catharine Franklin Sharples family papers, 1709-1866, bulk 1790-1840.

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Catharine Franklin Sharples family papers, 1709-1866, bulk 1790-1840.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61324905

While this collection contains papers from four generations of Wistars, the central figure is Catharine Franklin (Wistar) Sharples. Included in her own papers are many letters to and from her extended family and a wide circle of friends; a number of financial documents; and a significant collection of personal writings. A number of papers also pertain to her parents, husband, and son, and include correspondence, financial documents, and estate records. There is a small amount of material relating to the Onderdonk family, as well as miscellaneous documents belonging to Nicholas Newlin of Concord and some unattributed correspondence.

3 boxes 3 v. (1.4 linear ft.)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 7803868

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Westtown Boarding School

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Ephrata Cloister

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Wistar, Mary, 1735-1804.

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Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818

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Sharples, Catharine Franklin, 1768-1824

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Catharine Franklin Wistar was born in 1768 to Caspar and Mary (Franklin) Wistar. Caspar Wistar (1740-1811), was the youngest child of Caspar and Catherine (Jensen) Wistar. In 1804 Catharine married Abraham Sharples (1748-1835) of Aston (now Thornbury), Chester County. The Wistar and Sharples families were active in the founding and early years of Westtown School, near West Chester, Pennsylvania. Catharine and Abraham's son, Caspar Wistar Sharples (1805-1865), married Elizabeth Onderdonk in 1840 ...

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