Wharton family papers, 1679-1891 (bulk 1730-1780).

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Wharton family papers, 1679-1891 (bulk 1730-1780).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78242629

The Wharton family papers contains correspondence, ledgers, account statements and indentures created and collected by members of the Wharton family over more than 200 years. Items in the collection primarily concern Thomas Wharton and his brothers Samuel, Joseph, William, Charles, and Isaac, as well as cousin Thomas Wharton Jr. This collection includes materials relating to their mercantile business dealings in Pennsylvania as well as with businesses and agents in London, Nantucket, Newfoundland, Halifax and Quebec. The collection largely concerns professional interests and contains little in the way of personal information. The Steel family of Pennsylvania is also represented in the collection with correspondence, land, and estate papers.

9 boxes, 37 vols., (10 linear ft.)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Wharton, James, d. 1785.

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