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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

Matilda Baker diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0089
Abstract

Matilda Baker of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, kept this diary between May 1857 and March 1858, recording information about social visits, her work habits, and events taking place in Philadelphia. She also recorded information about railroad shares, bonds, and other financial investments held by herself and other women from 1854 to 1880.

Dates: 1854-1880

Philadelphia Custom House records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0781
Abstract The Philadelphia Custom House records consist of materials generated by and related to the United States Customs Service of the Port of Philadelphia from 1779 to 1932. These records illustrate commercial and shipping interests, as well as foreign trade relations, in the United States from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. The materials also highlight the growth of the U.S. Customs Service as it took on new responsibilities and wielded greater authority over the course of...
Dates: 1779-1934; Majority of material found within 1790-1900

Rush family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0314
Abstract

The Rush family papers consist of materia spanning the late seventeenth to late nineteenth centuries relating to the prominent Rush family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dates: 1789-circa 1898; Majority of material found within 1820-1860

Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates: 1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975

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 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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Ashhurst, John, 1809-1892 1
Ashhurst, John, 1839-1900 1
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Ashhurst, Richard, 1784-1861 1
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Bayley, Solomon 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Darley, F. T. S. (Francis Thomas Sully), 1833-1914 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Hoyt, Henry M. (Henry Martyn), 1830-1892 1
Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Malin, W. G. (William Gunn) 1
McArthur, John, 1823-1890 1
Pole, Thomas, 1753-1829 1
Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884 1
Provident Life & Trust Company of Philadelphia 1
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 1
Reynolds, Alexander Welch, 1817-1876 1
Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 1
Rowan, Archibald Hamilton, 1751-1834 1
Rush family 1
Sellers, Alexander, 1875-1957 1
Sellers, Horace Wells, 1857-1933 1
Sellers, William F., 1824-1905 1
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 1
Tilghman family 1
Tilghman, Benjamin, 1785-1850 1
Tilghman, Edward, 1750-1815 1
Tilghman, James, 1716-1793 1
Tilghman, Matthew 1
Tilghman, Richard 1
Tilghman, William, 1756-1827 1
Townsend, Elliot & Townsend 1
Townsend, J. Barton (John Barton), 1865- 1
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Wilkins, Williams Woods, 1773-1795 1
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