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Northern Assoc. of Phila. for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women legal documents
Title:
Northern Assoc. of Phila. for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women legal documents
Description:
Deeds, mortgages, titles, wills, and searches, including the will of Henry C. Cochran.
Date:
1841-1902
Collection:
Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
1866 September 24, Instructions to Thomas Evans' executors, dated and signed 9.24.1866
Title:
1866 September 24, Instructions to Thomas Evans' executors, dated and signed 9.24.1866
Date:
1866-09-24
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, March 11, 1894
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1894
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes of her displeasure with Mary Garrett's will. She also writes of doing work at Bryn Mawr College, and of her plans to see Garrett.
Date:
1894-03-11
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Last Will and Testament of Daniel Sharpless
Title:
Last Will and Testament of Daniel Sharpless
Description:
Typed copy of the Last Will and Testament of Daniel Sharpless (1751-1816), originally dated 1815-01-27, with a codicil dated 1815-11-25.
Date:
1870 - 1920
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, March 13, 1894
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1894
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes of her plans to visit Mary Garrett, and of trying to help Mamie Gwinn navigate her father's will and inheritance.
Date:
1894-03-13
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Edward Burd letter to Katherine Chew
Title:
Edward Burd letter to Katherine Chew
Description:
Letter regarding the bequest of the late Mrs. Mary Cobb to the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances.
Date:
1811-02-27
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, March 01, 1894
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1894
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes about the last couple of days spent with Mamie, and about the details of Mary Garrett's will.
Date:
1894-03-01
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor record of legacies
Title:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor record of legacies
Description:
Primarily an account book recording bequests of individuals to the Society. Includes some of the Society's financial records.
Date:
1816 - 1897
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Horace Binney letter to Mary Robertson
Title:
Horace Binney letter to Mary Robertson
Description:
Letter regarding the money bequeathed to the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances by the late Mrs. Cox.
Date:
1814-03-07
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Brief by Belva A. Lockwood
Title:
Brief by Belva A. Lockwood
Description:
Legal argument presented by Lockwood "In the Matter of the Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Myra Clark Gaines, Deceased."
Date:
1893
Collection:
Belva Ann Lockwood Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Edward Burd letter to Margaret Stocker
Title:
Edward Burd letter to Margaret Stocker
Description:
Letter regarding the bequest of the late Mrs. Mary Cobb to the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances.
Date:
1811-01-11
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Martha Schofield letter to her sisters
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to her sisters
Description:
Inventories her possessions and describes what she would like done with them after her death. Passes on news from her home in Aiken, South Carolina; recently punished several students by having them do laundry.
Date:
1904-1912
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mrs. A. S. Smith letter to Lucretia Mott
Title:
Mrs. A. S. Smith letter to Lucretia Mott
Description:
Mrs. Smith writes that she has recently moved to Philadelphia from West Virginia; she is a "cripple" and is staying at the "Homeopathic Hospital." She says that she learned about Lucretia Mott from someone at the hospital and is writing in the hope that Lucretia will be able to aid her in furtherance of her work, but she does not explicitly explain what her work is. She also writes about needing to have her will recorded.
Date:
1880-11-04
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Will of James Mott
Title:
Will of James Mott
Description:
Will of James Mott, a Quaker abolitionist and husband of Lucretia Mott.
Date:
1865-11-21
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis will
Title:
Graceanna Lewis will
Description:
Two drafts of Graceanna Lewis's last will and testament accompanied by a note about the document from her cousin Joseph A. Bond.
Date:
1903
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
1887 July 19, Philadelphia, to my dear wife
Title:
1887 July 19, to my dear wife
Date:
1887-07-19
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Delaware County Orphans' Court Petition and Decree
Title:
Delaware County Orphans' Court Petition and Decree
Description:
Petition of Dr. Anna P. Sharpless (1863-1946) and decree by the Delaware County Orphans Court regarding the estate of Daniel Sharpless (1751-1816).
Date:
1917
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Ann Mifflin bequest to the Aimwell School Association
Title:
Ann Mifflin bequest to the Aimwell School Association
Description:
Extract from the will of Ann Mifflin, who bequeathed money to the Aimwell School Association (Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children) upon her death.
Date:
1853-08-17
Collection:
Aimwell School records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Thomas Wistar bequest to the Aimwell School Association
Title:
Thomas Wistar bequest to the Aimwell School Association
Description:
Extract from the will of Thomas Wistar, who bequeathed money to the Aimwell School Association (Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children) upon his death. Also discusses difficulties with the way the money was invested.
Date:
1814
Collection:
Aimwell School records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Jane Clark bequest to the Aimwell School Association
Title:
Jane Clark bequest to the Aimwell School Association
Description:
Extract from the will of Jane Clark, a treasurer of the Aimwell School Association (Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children) who bequeathed money to it upon her death.
Date:
1858-03-20
Collection:
Aimwell School records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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