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Ashhurst family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0549
Abstract

Personal and business papers of three generations of the Philadelphia-based Ashhurst family, including Richard Ashhurst (1784-1861); sons John Ashhurst (1809-1892) and Lewis Richard Ashhurst (1806-1874), partners with their father in the drygoods firm Richard Ashhurst & Sons; as well as the legal papers of Richard L. Ashhurst (1838-1911?).

Dates: 1818-1909

Walter Penn Shipley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0608
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to Walter Penn Shipley, a Philadelphia lawyer and well-known amateur chess enthusiast of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Materials include photographs, magazines and newspaper articles of Shipley’s chess activities as well as photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to Walter Penn Shipley, his family, and his friends.

Dates: 1879-1951

Tilghman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0524
Abstract

The Tilghman family papers, spanning the years 1730-1903 (bulk dates 1776-1810), comprises .3 linear ft. (102 items) of legal documents, legal correspondence, receipts, and financial records from this Maryland Eastern Shore family.

Dates: 1730-1903; Majority of material found within 1776-1810

Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0525
Abstract

The Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers, spanning the dates 1810-1917 (bulk dates 1840-1896), document the professional career, and to a lesser extent the personal life, of the Philadelphia lawyer, Joseph Brevitt Townsend.

Dates: 1810-1917; 1840-1896

Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0525s
Abstract Joseph Brevitt Townsend (1821-1896) was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer who practiced estate law and acted as legal consultant to several commercial, insurance, and trust companies. The Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers supplement, spanning the dates 1800-1920, contains substantial additions to the original collection and documents the professional career of the Philadelphia lawyer. The supplement comprises 5.8 linear feet of legal and personal correspondence, wills and estate records, legal...
Dates: 1800-1920; Majority of material found within 1840-1920

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Pennsylvania. Supreme Court 3
Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884 2
Provident Life & Trust Company of Philadelphia 2
Townsend, Elliot & Townsend 2
Townsend, J. Barton (John Barton), 1865- 2