Box 1
Contains 3 Results:
Correspondence, 1793-1861
Family Material, 1743-1885
This series contains various family material including recipes, prescriptions, poems, and business documents. Specific items include recipes for rheumatism and food; a possible gift list with names; loan documents between Joshua Robinson and Ruth Jays; plan for a "drained meadow" belonging to Clement Plumstead; Baldwin Family notes beginning with John and Hannah Baldwin of Chester, Pennsylvania; and more.
Infant School Material, 1841-1868
Series contains papers, notebooks, flyers, student work, and various other materials relating to the Infant School started by Mary and Hannah Gibbons. This series illustrates several aspects of running of a grammar school, and the subjects studied by the students. Some specific items include a $20 check for one quarter's tuition; flyers for the school; account with "Kimber & Sharples" a Bible publishing company; and school papers and notes on math, history and other subjects.