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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Object ID
MG0846
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
Society of Friends Westtown Boarding School Search Terms: Business records Correspondence Deeds Diaries Lampeter Twp. Leacock Twp. Letters Mills Philadelphia Quakers Society of Friends Westtown Boarding School �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633
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Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Description
This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
Creator
Gibbons family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Bonsall, Daniel
Bonsall, Edward Horne
Bonsall, Rachel
Brinton, William
Brown, Ellen
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Conrad, Abraham
Dunbar, Andrew
Dunbar, Mary
Eaby, Christian
Eaby, Samuel
Earle, Mary Hussey
Evans, Thomas
Evans, Rebecca
Evans, William
Gibbons, Abraham
Gibbons, Caroline
Gibbons, Daniel
Gibbons, Deborah
Gibbons, Joseph
Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle
Gibbons, Rachel
Gibbons, Samuel
Gibbons, William
Grigs, Joseph
Hamilton, James
Hertzkey, John
Kendall, John
Kirk, Jeremiah
Lightfoot, Jepthat
Miller, Eliza
Miller, John
Reynolds, Margaret
Stauffer, Christian
Steer, Joseph
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, William B.
Wartnaby, Elizabeth
Subjects
Business records
Deeds
Letters
Mills and mill-work
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Search Terms
Business records
Correspondence
Deeds
Diaries
Finding aids
Lampeter Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Mills
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Folders 1-30 processed and finding aid prepared from the donor's notes by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 12 July 2021.
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Collection
Kendall Family Papers
Title
Kendall Family Papers, 1784-1858
Object ID
MG0889
Date Range
1784-1858
). �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Gibbons, Samuel Jewett, John Jr. Judge, Hugh Kendall, Eliza W. Kendall, John Woodward, Mary Subject Headings: Letters Quakers Society of Friends Search Terms: Correspondence Finding aids
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Kendall Family Papers
Title
Kendall Family Papers, 1784-1858
Description
This collection contains letters written to the Kendall family, particularly to John Kendall of Mill Creek, Lancaster County, from Hugh Judge, who wrote from various locations, between 1784 and 1824. Also includes a letter to Eliza W. Kendall from her grandmother, Mary Woodward, and a receipt of goods from the estate of Hugh Judge left to his grandson, John Jewett, Jr.
Date Range
1784-1858
Year Range From
1784
Year Range To
1858
Date of Accumulation
1784-1858
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Kendall, John
Judge, Hugh
Kendall, Eliza W.
Woodward, Mary
Gibbons, Samuel
Jewett, John Jr.
Subjects
Correspondence
Quakers
Society of Friends
Search Terms
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Quakers
Society of Friends
Extent
11 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0889
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Kendall Family Papers, 1784-1858 (MG0889), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
1999.MG0889
Other Numbers
MG-889
Other Number
MG-889
Classification
MG0889
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection, Box 27, Folder 8, 25 February 2022
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A history of the Little Britain Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 1804 to 1954 : an address at the Sesqui centennial celebration, August 28, 1954

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Author
Shortlidge, Helen Wood.
Date of Publication
1954]
Call Number
289.6 L778h
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Alternate Title
Little Britain Monthly Meeting
Responsibility
by Helen Wood Shortlidge.
Author
Shortlidge, Helen Wood.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1954]
Physical Description
15 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Society of Friends. - Little Britain Monthly Meeting.
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Little Britain (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.6 L778h
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Friends in the Delaware Valley : Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1681-1981

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Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
289.6 F911
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Responsibility
edited by John M. Moore.
Place of Publication
Haverford, Pa
Publisher
Friends Historical Association,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
273 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographies and index.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends - History.
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania.
Quakers - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Moore, John Morrison,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.6 F911
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Guide to the records of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

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Corporate Author
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Records Committee.
Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
289.6 E19
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Responsibility
compiled by Jack Eckert.
Corporate Author
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Records Committee.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
xix, 288 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Haverford College, Records Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Swarthmore College."
"This guide to the records in the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and the Quaker Collection of Haverford College lists the minutes ... and other types of records"--P. v.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-268) and index.
Summary
Guide to the records of the Society of Friends from the beginings of the Quaker settlement in the Delaware River Valley in 1676 to present held in the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and the Quaker Collection of Haverford College.
Subjects
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. - Records Committee - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. - Records Committee - History - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.
Haverford College. - Quaker Collection - Microform catalogs.
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College - Microform catalogs.
Manuscripts - Pennsylvania
Manuscripts on microfilm
Catalogs, Union - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Eckert, Jack,
Additional Corporate Author
Haverford College. Quaker Collection.
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.6 E19
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/581809a8-021d-4725-878c-453935204276
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Friends Meeting House, Drumore Twp.
Object ID
1-03-03-99
Date Range
c. 1955
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Friends Meeting House, Drumore Twp.
Description
Friends Meeting House, Drumore Twp.
Provenance
From Herbert Krone Album No. 1
Date Range
c. 1955
Creator
Krone, Herbert Brickley
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Religion
Meetinghouses
Quakers
Society of Friends
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 4 inches
Object ID
1-03-03-99
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Of color, humanitas and statehood: the black experience in Pennsylvania over three centuries 1681-1981

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Corporate Author
Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
326 O31
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Corporate Author
Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
142 p. : ill., maps, plates, ports., 22 cm. x 28 cm.
Notes
Contains half-title page.
Includes index.
Selected bibliography: p. 127-138.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Mott, Lucretia, - 1793-1880.
Benezet, Anthony, - 1713-1784.
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Society of Friends
Pennsylvania - Race relations - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 O31
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The history of Pennsylvania, in North America, from the original institution and settlement of that province, under the first proprietor and governor, William Penn, in 1681, till after the year 1742; with an introduction respecting the life of W. Penn, prior to the grant of the province, and the religious society of the people called Quakers, with the first rise of the neighbouring Colonies, more particularly of West-New-Jersey and the settlement of the Dutch and Swedes on Delaware. To which is added a brief description of the said province, and the general state in which it flourished, principally between the years 1760-1770 ... With an appendix. Written principally between the years 1776 and 1780

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Author
Proud, Robert,
Date of Publication
1798.
Call Number
974.802 P968
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Author
Proud, Robert,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed and sold by Z. Poulson,
Date of Publication
1798.
Physical Description
2 v. map (on lining papers), port. 22 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania heritage series
Notes
Photoreproduction. Spartanburg, S.C., Reprint Co., 1967.
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718
Society of Friends.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New Jersey - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New Sweden - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 P968
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000027692349&view=1up&seq=9
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The history of Pennsylvania, in North America, from the original institution and settlement of that province, under the first proprietor and governor, William Penn, in 1681, till after the year 1742 : with an introduction, respecting, the life of W. Penn, prior to the grant of the province, and the religious society of the people called Quakers : with the first rise of the neighbouring colonies, more particularly of West-New-Jersey, and the settlement of the Dutch and Swedes on Delaware : to which is added, a brief description of the said province, and of the general states, in which it flourished, principally between the years 1760 and 1770 : the whole including a variety of things, useful and interesting to be known, respecting that country in early time, &c. : with an appendix

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Author
Proud, Robert,
Date of Publication
1797-1798.
Call Number
974.8 P544 1797
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Responsibility
written principally between the years 1776 and 1780, by Robert Proud.
Author
Proud, Robert,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed and sold by Zachariah Poulson, Junior ...,
Date of Publication
1797-1798.
Physical Description
2 v. : 1 map, 1 port. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Library has: vol. 1.
Full leather binding with red spine label stamped in gold.
Bookplate of Redmond Conygnham, No. 2435.
Evans
Contents
I. Introduction. The history of Pennsylvania, 1676-1709.--II. The history of Pennsylvania, 1709-1763. A view of the province of Pennsylvania ... between the years 1760 and 1770. Extract from two short Latin poems ... by Thomas Makin. Appendix.
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Society of Friends.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New Jersey - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New Sweden - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.8 P544 1797
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000022013071&view=1up&seq=9
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000027692288&view=1up&seq=11
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Guide to the manuscript collections of Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
016.2896 G946
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Place of Publication
Swarthmore, Pa
Publisher
Swarthmore College ,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
unp. 23 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Society of Friends
Quakers
Additional Corporate Author
Friends Historical Library
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.2896 G946
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