Box 1

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Correspondence, receipts, and legal documents regarding the administration and distribution of Jane Platt's estate, handled by Rathmell Wilson and his son Edward R. Wilson.

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Includes letters from Charles Wilson, Elizabeth (Wilson) Crosfield, Rathmell Wilson, Thomas B. Wilson, Rebecca Wilson, and Susan Wilson. The letter from Elizabeth contains a lock of Edward Wilson Crosfield's hair, dated 1846.

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Mainly from her childhood, includes two school copybooks, written from Oaklands, 1848 - 1851, letters from family members including Elizabeth (Wilson) Crosfield, Charles Wilson, Thomas B. Wilson, Rathmell Wilson, Martha Wilson, and Annie M. Wilson (sister), also includes a copy of her will. See also Series X.

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Contains two decorated print envelopes, one with a set of twelve needlework patterns and one with a valentine. See also Series X.

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Includes a deed from Elizabeth E. Wilson (niece) to Helen E. Wilson and Annie M. Wilson, a note from Martha Wilson, and information about her estate.

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Household and farm account book for "Oaklands near Newark, Delaware," lists goods and labor expenses.

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Deeds to Edward R. Wilson and a bond to Anna Mary Wilson. Also, personal letters to Anna Mary (Allen) Wilson, including a letter from Rathmell Wilson counseling her on how to behave during her pregnancy, a letter from Elizabeth Shippen Green (Illustrator), and letter from Emma Allen (Aunt).

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Primarily addressed to Elizabeth E. Wilson, correspondents include Rathmell Wilson, I.C. Blandy, and George G. Knowles, topics include family news, genealogy, Oliver family relations, and remembrances of Newark, Delaware.

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Includes a membership letter to Elizabeth E. Wilson from The National Geographic Society, an appeal, an invitation, and the Charter and By-Laws from the George Washington Memorial Association, a bill from Wannamaker's in Philadelphia, and information about the centenary of the University of Delaware in 1934.

Scope and Contents Mortgages, Deeds, and legal correspondence; includes a letter about Rathmell and Martha Wilson's silver held by Philadelphia Trust, a pharmacy receipt from the George W. Rhodes Pharmacy of Newark, Delaware, correspondence with William Poole regarding a potential lawsuit between the Misses Wilson and the City of Newark, Delaware over sewer lines and curbs, and copies of a mineral lease and agreement between the Misses Wilson and the Harison-Walker Mining Company, 1940, for mining fire clay in...