%eadnotat; ]> 5038emle An Inventory of the Emlen Family Papers, 1796-1866 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1969 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Emlen Family Papers, 1796-1866 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1969 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1796-1866 RG 5/038 Emlen Family 1 box, approx. 200 ps Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Contains papers relating to the Emlen family, residents of Middletown, Pennsylvania. Chiefly correspondence (1817-1849) of Sarah Foulke Farquhar Emlen (1787-1849), Quaker minister, relating to her travels to visit Friends' meetings in England, Ireland, New England, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia, as well as similar journeys made by her husband, James Emlen (1792-1866). Also biographical data, reference materials, and memorabilia. Includes material relating to Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school in Chester County, Pa., where both Emlens taught; the Hicksite-Orthodox separation; and the free produce movement. Correspondents include Moses Brown, John Churchman, Samuel Emlen (ca. 1765-1837), Josiah Forster, Samuel Fothergill, Isaac Hadwen, Thomas Kite, Thomas Shillitoe, Esther Tuke, Joseph Whitall, and John Wilbur.

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Biographical data on Sarah Foulke Farquhar Emlen 1787 4mo 27 Sarah Foulke, daughter of Cadwalader & Phebe Foulke, born in Monmouth Co., N.J., near Arney Town 1809 11mo 2 Married 1st William Farquhar, son of Allen & Phebe of Ohio Co., Va. in Short Creek MM, Jefferson Co., Ohio. 1819 9mo Infant son born 1819 11mo 8 Husband William died 1811 2mo Infant son died 1816 1mo 11 Married 2nd James Emlen (b. 1792 6mo 17), son of James Phebe 1816 son James born (died 1827) 1820 daughter Phebe born 1822 daughter Sarah Cresson born 1824 daughter Ann born 1826 daughter Susan born 1829 son Samuel born 1849 Sarah died, Bur. west Chester, Pa. SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Contains papers relating to the Emlen family, residents of Middletown, Pennsylvania. Chiefly correspondence (1817-1849) of Sarah Foulke Farquhar Emlen (1787-1849), Quaker minister, relating to her travels to visit Friends' meetings in England, Ireland, New England, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia, as well as similar journeys made by her husband, James Emlen (1792-1866). Also biographical data, reference materials, and memorabilia. Includes material relating to Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school in Chester County, Pa., where both Emlens taught; the Hicksite-Orthodox separation; and the free produce movement. Correspondents include Moses Brown, John Churchman, Samuel Emlen (ca. 1765-1837), Josiah Forster, Samuel Fothergill, Isaac Hadwen, Thomas Kite, Thomas Shillitoe, Esther Tuke, Joseph Whitall, and John Wilbur.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:

Biographical Correspondence Memorabilia Reference material ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Mrs. George W. Emlen, 1965, 1969

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical ps and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited p or series here], Emlen Family Papers, RG5/038, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

The following material has been removed from the collection and recatalogued:

“Anthony Benezet to His Friend Ann Emlen”, 1784; “Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge”; Appendix. F.H.L., BX7795.A82A3 Related Material

See also:

Mss. Journals, for journals of Sarah Foulke Farquhar Emlen (See Foulke, Sarah; Farquhar, Sarah; Emlen, Sarah) SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Teachers -- Pennsylvania Women clergy -- Pennsylvania Women teachers -- Pennsylvania Boarding schools -- Pennsylvania Free produce movement Lay ministry -- Pennsylvania Lay ministry -- Society of Friends Quakers -- Great Britain Quakers -- Ireland Quakers -- New England Quakers -- New York (State) Quakers -- North Carolina Quakers -- Ohio Quakers -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Virginia Quakers -- Social life and customs Schools -- Pennsylvania Slave labor -- United States Slavery -- Anti-slavery movements Slavery -- United States Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends Voyages and travels -- 19th century Women, Quaker -- Pennsylvania Chester County (Pa.) -- Education -- Schools Great Britain -- Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker Ireland --Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker Middletown (Delaware County, Pa.) New England -- Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker New York (State) -- Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker North Carolina -- Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker Ohio -- Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker Pennsylvania -- Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker Pennsylvania -- Education -- Schools Tennessee -- Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker Virginia -- Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker Society of Friends -- Lay ministry Society of Friends -- Education -- Pennsylvania Society of Friends -- History Society of Friends -- Great Britain Society of Friends -- Ireland Society of Friends -- New England Emlen family Westtown Boarding School DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Biographical material, 1784, n.d. Journal of Margaret Ellis 1 unbound printed copy

Includes: “Anthony Benezet to His Friend Ann Emlen”, 1784; “Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge”; Appendix. F.H.L., BX7795.A82A3

 Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1660-1886, n.d. Correspondence1796-1886, n.d. 1 1 Authors: William P. Bangs Joseph Bewley Moses Brown Asenath Clark John P. Balderston William L. Edwards James Emlen Samuel Emlen Sarah Emlen Thomas Evans Sarah Farquhar Abraham Fisher Samuel Fothergill Anne Franklin Sarah Green Ann and John Hodgkin, Jr. James [Steel] Samuel Fothergill Esther Tuke Mary Hustler Ann Jones Joseph King, Jr. Thomas Kite Isaac Hadwen Esther Levis Joseph Merrefield Abraham Pennell Elizabeth Pitfield R. Price Thomas Scatterfield Hannah W. Sharpless Thomas Shillitoe Joseph Whitall John Wilbur George G. Williams Catherine Payton Ann Fothergill Recipients: William P. Bangs James Emlen Samuel Emlen Sarah Emlen Thomas Evans Josiah Forster Isaac Hadwen Thomas Stewardson Susanna Walton Joseph and Hannah Whitall John Musgrave John Churchman George Churchman Letters of Sarah Emlen 1819-1849 1 2

Mainly to husband, James Emlen. A few to Tabitha Hadwen, and Elizabeth C. Oakford. Subject of many letters is Sarah's travel in the ministry in England, Ireland, Maryland, North Carolina, New England, New York, Ohio.

 Facsimile of letter by George Fox 1660 1 James Steel to John Musgrave 1740 1 Ann Fothergill to John Churchman 1755, 1758 2 letters 1 Samuel Fothergill to John Churchman 1753, 1755, 1756, 1756. 1 4 letters Catherine Payton to John Churchman 1753 1 Esther Tuke to George Churchman 1794 1 Ser. 3. Memorabilia, 1801-1843, n.d. Autograph albums (owner unknown) 1805, 1806 1 Piece books Sarah Farquhar1801, 1815, n.d. 1 Sarah Williams 1843 1 James Emlen n.d. 1 Verses (ms.) n.d. 1 ms. Ser. 4. Reference material, 1701-1836, n.d. Notebook: A List of ministering Friends who visited this Country from Europe 1836 1

Also includes those Americans who visited Europe. Copied for Ann Sharpless.

“As nothing appears on our minutes...”, recounting the disputed use of the Providence and Middletown Meeting Houses by the two factions. Unsigned. n.d. 1 Ms. Cert. of removal for Letitia Penn 1701 7mo 27 1 Ms. copy Cert. of removal for Elizabeth Hoopes from Goshen M.M. to Darby M.M. 1770 1mo 5 1 “Notes on receiving goods feloniously obtained” n.d. 1

Against buying products of slave labor.