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Chester County (Pa.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Harry receipt book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0013
Abstract

This receipt book records payments for various goods and services by Thomas Harry of Chester County, Pennsylvania, between 1785 and 1824.

Dates: 1785 November 10-1824 March 10

John Hill Martin family history

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0148
Abstract

This volume contains an extensive history of the Martin family of Chester County and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, created by John Hill Martin. Martin created the history during the 1870s-1890s, but included materials from both the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Dates: 1726-1899; Majority of material found within 1870-1899

Anna M. Potts diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0105
Abstract

This diary was kept by Anna M. Potts of Chester County, Pennsylvania, between January 1, 1860, and February 20, 1861. Potts recorded information related to the weather, illness and death, social visits, her servants, daily work and domestic details, and her Quaker faith.

Dates: 1860-1861