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 Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2010 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard Painter Family Papers, 1687-1948 Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2010 Descriptive Summary Painter Family Papers 1687-1948 RG5/110 Tyler, John J., 1852-1930 47 boxes ; 24 linear feet Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. The Painter family was an early Pennsylvania Quaker family that married into the Minshall family of Delaware County. In 1681, William Penn granted Thomas Minshall a land tract which now includes the Tyler Arboretum. The property was home to eight generations of the same family. The collection includes family correspondence, business and legal papers, property records, papers on interests and concerns of the Painter brothers, genealogical papers, and miscellaneous deeds and other papers collected by Minshall Painter. It is a rich source of information not only on the Painter family of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and the origins of the Tyler Arboretum, but also on agriculture, social life and customs, and nineteenth century Quaker concerns through day books, account books, financial records, correspondence, and other documents. Administrative Information Accession information

Gift of Tyler Arboretum, 2009

The collection, housed in the Painter brothers estate in Media, was inherited by Ann Painter Tyler at her brothers' deaths in the 1870s. The farm passed to her son, John J. Tyler, at her death in 1914. In 1881, he married Laura Hoopes, a distant cousin. In 1930, John Tyler made a will leaving 68 acres of the property to create an arboretum, with an endowment from his estate. Laura Hoopes Tyler left the remainder of the estate to the John Tyler Arboretum when she died in 1944. In 1976, part of the collection was placed on permanent loan at Friends Historical Library. In 1996, the Arboretum made a second deposit. In 2009, the collection was given to Friends Historical Library by the Trustees of Tyler Arboretum in order to provide the collection with better access and more complete processing.

 Processing Information

The papers were mainly collected by Minshall Painter (1801-1873), who was born and lived his entire life on the Minshall family homestead. He and his brother, Jacob, inherited the property through their parents, Hannah (Minshall) Painter and Enos Painter. Minshall was active in local organizations and had a deep appreciation for family and local history. Together with Gilbert Cope, local historian, he began to index and organize his collection in the 1870s, reflecting the mid 19th century penchant for creating scrapbooks of unrelated "interesting historical documents."

Minshall died in 1873, followed three years later by his younger brother, Jacob. Their only surviving sibling, Ann (Painter) Tyler continued to use the property as a summer home while residing in Philadelphia. Her son, John J. Tyler, managed her business affairs and inherited the property after her death in 1914. When John Tyler's widow, Laura (Hoopes) Tyler died in 1944, she created a trust in her husband's name.

This historical collection probably remained in the Painter brother's library, constructed in the early 1860s, and was largely untouched until the early 1960s when Virginia Willis began to catalogue the books in the Library according to the Dewey Decimal System. In 1967 the Trustees of the Arboretum approved a plan sponsored by the Friends of the Arboretum to index the manuscripts. A volunteer committee was formed, composed largely of members of the Delaware County Historical Society, but also with advice from the American Philosophical Society, Wintherthur, and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. The correspondence was indexed by Whitfield J. Bell, Jr., of the American Philosophical Society. An inventory of the items stored in the vaults of the Painter brother's library was prepared.

By 1969, much of the manuscript collection was indexed, largely by Virginia K. Willis, consulting librarian. The committee had decided to organize the material by subject matter and thus separated items by a single author into various topics such as Account- Administration; Accounts - Bills and receipts; Accounts - Inventories; Deeds; Property, and so. Additionally, the topics were separated into letter-sized and over-sized storage. In 1971, Freeman's Auction prepared an inventory.

In 1982, Timothy J. Mullin wrote an M.A. thesis, "Documenting and Interpreting the Historical Resources at the John J. Tyler Arboretum with Recommendations for Future Use and Educational Development." Cited below, this document is an important study and is quite useful for collections background and context.

When the papers were deposited in Friends Historical Library in 1976, they were stored as organized by the Tyler Arboretum. The collection was divided into three major sections: Manuscript collection, Catalogued publications, and Uncatalogued material. Subsequently, the 1996 deposit was inventoried and added to those categories and made available to researchers through a series of in-house finding aids.

In 2009, the Board of the Tyler Arboretum approved the gift of the Painter Family Papers to Friends Historical Library. In 2010, staff of the Library commenced a project to fully process and re-house the Papers, integrating the two deposits and describing the collection according to current archival standards.

 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 Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items 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 item or series here], RG5/110, Painter Family Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Chester Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), Women's Minutes (rough), 12 month 1828 through 5 month 1830, transferred 8/2010 to RG2, Chester Monthly Meeting Records.

Painter Collection on microfilm at Friends Historical Library: Film MS-P 1-6. Six reels of 16mm negative microfilmed in 1971 by the American Horticultural Society. Includes the Tyler card catalogue and publications.

 Friends Historical Library: Delaware County Manuscripts. Includes genealogical material collected by Minshall Painter and arranged by Gilbert Cope. Also includes manuscripts of advices to Philadelphia Quakers about slavery. Tyler Arboretum: The Painter Library at the Tyler Arboretum retains much of the published books collected by the Painter brothers, as well as other relics and memorabilia.

Mullin, Timothy J., "Documenting and Interpreting the Historical Resources at the John J. Tyler Arboretum with Recommendations for Future Use and Educational Development." M.A. thesis, 1982.

 Biographical and Historical Note

The history of the Minshall and Painter families in America begins with Thomas Minshall (1652-ca. 1728), a Quaker who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 with his wife Margaret (Hickock) Minshall. The previous year he had purchased 625 acres from William Penn, part of which was located in the northern part of Middletown Township in present day Delaware County. Bounded by Ridley Creek on the east, the property descended through the Painter line into the mid 20th century.

In the mid-19th century, brothers Minshall and Jacob Painter resided on the family farm where they established a plant collection which at one point contained over 1,000 trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. After their death, the property went to their sister, Ann Painter Tyler. Her surviving son, John J. Tyler, inherited the farm in 1914. In 1930 John Tyler made a will leaving 68 acres around the home of the Painter brothers as an arboretum, with an endowment from his estate. In 1944, his widow, Laura Tyler, also a direct descendent of Thomas Minshall, bequeathed the balance of property to a board of trustees.

Thomas Minshall's grant included a number of parcels. One of the two primary tracts lay in what is now part of Nether Providence and a second parcel was slightly north, at the northern part of Middletown Township. Thomas and Margaret Minshall built a home on the Nether Providence property. Providence Meeting, part of Chester Monthly Meeting, held its first meetings in their house, which was located a short distance from what is now Providence Road (Route 252) and Baltimore Pike. The meeting house was built on this property in 1699, and the second 1812 meeting house now stands on the same site.

Before his death, Thomas Minshall divided his property between his two sons. The elder son, Isaac Minshall (ca. 1683-1731), inherited the Providence tract and original homestead. A stone house built in the 1750s on Providence Road near the Meeting House, known today as the Thomas Minshall House, is the only reminder of the Minshalls' early settlement of the area. This surviving structure was not the Minshall's residence, but was one of a number of buildings erected in the so-called Providence Village. Isaac Minshall also donated land for a burial ground adjacent to the Quaker meeting. His children eventually moved away.

The second son, Jacob Minshall (1685-1734), inherited the Middletown property. In 1707 he married Sarah Owen. She was the daughter of Griffith Owen, Quaker minister, physician, and member of the Provincial Council. Jacob and Sarah had five children, including three sons: Thomas, John, and Moses. Jacob's parents lived with them after the property was divided. Jacob worked as a blacksmith as well as a farmer.

The eldest son of Jacob and Sarah Minshall, Thomas Minshall (1708-1783) married Agnes Salkeld (1714-1813) in 1738 under the care of Chester Monthly Meeting. She was the daughter of John Salkeld (1672-1739), a Quaker minister, and his wife, Agness (Powley) Salkeld. Versatile and hardworking, Thomas was active not only as a businessman and farmer, but also in the community. As well as operating the farm and expanding his land holdings, he also worked as a carpenter and wheelwright. He built the first section of Lachford Hall and several other structures on the Minshall property. In 1760 he was elected Assessor for Middletown Township. He was the executor of his mother's estate and subsequently others, acting as guardian for minor children in some instances. Thomas and Agness Minshall had ten children.

The second son, John Minshall (1716-1784), inherited his father's house and part of the Middletown property. He married Sarah Smedley in 1740, and they had five children. Part of his property later was purchased by his elder brother's descendants, and the remaining property was sold outside the family in the early 19th century.

The youngest son of Jacob and Sarah was Moses Minshall (1718-1761). He married Jane Salkeld, Agnes Minshall's younger sister, and left Delaware County to become a sea captain. He was disowned from Chester Monthly Meeting in 1757 for privateering.

Jacob Minshall (1738-1817) was the only surviving son of Thomas and Sarah (Owen) Minshall, and he inherited and expanded the family's property, including land inherited by his cousins, the daughters of John Minshall. In 1777, at age 39, he married Ann Heacock (d. 1821) under the care of Chester Monthly Meeting. She was 35 and operated a weaving business. Like his father, Jacob Minshall was a respected member of the community, serving as executor for many estates. Also like his father, he was a carpenter and wheelwright in addition to maintaining the family farm. He served as a gravedigger at Middletown Meeting, grew fruit trees as a hobby, and acted as a trustee of Blue Hill School. Jacob and Ann Minshall had only one child, Hannah Minshall (1782-1838), who married Enos Painter (1773-1857) in 1800.

Jacob Painter also served as a fence viewer, an important position in 19th century property concerns. The fence viewer was responsible for inspecting fences and settling disputes concerning fences, especially their upkeep. Ironically, the Painters themselves became embroiled in a fence dispute 1839-1844, a case which eventually went to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and led to the resignation of Enos's sons, Minshall and Jacob, from Chester Monthly Meeting because of their dissatisfaction with the Meeting's handling of the matter.

The Painter family had its Pennsylvania roots in Samuel Painter's removal to America by 1705 where his family became members of Concord Monthly Meeting. His son, Samuel Painter, married Elizabeth Buxcey in 1716, and their son, also Samuel (1719-801) married Esther Gilpin (1718-1795). Samuel and Esther's oldest child James (1742-1822) married Jane Carter in 1771 at Concord Monthly Meeting. She was the daughter of John Carter and Hannah (Cope) Carter. Their son, Enos Painter (1773-1857) married the previously mentioned Hannah Minshall in 1800.

Enos and Hannah (Minshall) Painter moved into the Minshall homestead, and Enos worked with her father to run the farm. An active Quaker, he traveled to New England in 1801 with ministers Phebe Speakman and Sarah Newlin. He was a good businessman, kept careful records, and increased the land holdings, including a section of the original Minshall land grant that had descended through John Minshall. A mill was built in 1814 on Dismal Run. Enos increasingly became involved in business, making loans and investing in stocks. In 1827/28, the family affiliated with the Hicksite faction after the Separation in the Society of Friends.

Enos and Hannah had seven children: Minshall (1801-1873) who did not marry; James (1802-1867) married Betsy Thatcher in 1835 and removed to East Bradford; Sarah (1804-1849) who married Quaker minister and abolitionist Eusebius Barnard and lived in Pennsbury; Hannah (1806-1840) married John Barnard in 1835 and lived in Chester County; Sidney (1810-1857) married John Sharpless in 1833; Jacob (1814-1876) who did not marry; and Ann (1818-1914) who married William Tyler in 1847.

The unmarried sons of Enos and Hannah Painter, Minshall and Jacob, lived their entire lives on the farm which their father had expanded. Minshall attended Gummere's Boarding School in Burlington, NJ. He was a skilled farmer and an avid student of the natural sciences. A collector of plants, minerals, and insects, as well as a keen observer of the weather, he kept extensive notes on his findings and on the establishment of an arboretum, building on the orchards started by his father. In 1833 Minshall Painter helped found the Delaware County Institute of Science. An enthusiastic genealogist, he compiled notes and collected deeds and other papers pertaining to many Quaker families of Delaware and Chester Counties. More active in the community than his brother, Minshall served on the local school board and was involved with the removal of the Delaware County seat from Chester (City) to Media, more centrally located in the County. He is given credit for naming the town "Media."

Jacob Painter, while sharing Minshall's scientific interests, was a student of language and a poet. He attended Westtown School and then Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in New York City before settling down on the family farm. The brothers acquired a printing press which they used to publish a number of essays on language, a system they developed for scientific nomenclature, and genealogical compilations. They were active in civic and Quaker affairs and members of Chester Monthly Meeting, attending Middletown Meeting until their resignation in 1842. While no longer formally members of the Society of Friends, they continued their interest in "liberal" Quaker concerns, including abolition and women's suffrage, and collected classic Quaker texts.

The Painter farmstead is associated with the Underground Railroad. Sarah Painter, a sister of Jacob and Minshall, married Eusebius Barnard of Pennsbury, and they were prominent in the movement. The Painters subscribed to abolitionist newspapers and clearly sympathized with the efforts to free slaves. Many Delaware County Quakers, including the Garretts, offered help to escaping slaves. The Honeycomb A.M.E. Church, founded 1852 in Lima, was an active station and was situated adjacent to the Painter property.

Ann Painter Tyler (1818-1914) was the last survivor of the seven siblings, outliving her brothers by over thirty years. In 1847, she married William Tyler whose family were leather merchants. He was not a Quaker, but Ann retained her membership in the Society of Friends. She and William maintained their primary residence in Philadelphia on North Ninth Street and summered at the family home in Delaware County. They had two sons. William Enos (1848-1873) shared his uncles' pleasure in farming and attended the Pennsylvania Agricultural College (later Penn State University). John J. Tyler (1851-1930) helped his mother manage her business affairs and remodeled the family home into a comfortable summer retreat after his marriage in 1881 to Laura Hoopes (1859-1944). She was a distant cousin, the granddaughter of Ann's sister, Sarah Painter Barnard. In 1930 John Tyler made a will leaving 68 acres around the home of the Painter brothers as an arboretum, with an endowment from his estate. The John J. Tyler Arboretum was chartered in 1933. Laura Tyler left the entire balance of the property to create the John J. Tyler Arboretum when she died in 1944. In 1946, John C. Wister, renowned horticulturist, became the first director, a position that he held until 1968. He also served as director of the Scott Arboretum on the Swarthmore College campus from 1930-1968.

The Painter's historic home, "Lachford Hall," became part of the Arboretum, as well as the library that was built in the early 1860s for Minshall and Jacob. The library and manuscript collections lay outside the primary mission of Tyler Arboretum, and they were deposited at nearby Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College beginning in 1976.

 Scope and Content of the Papers

The Painter family papers include family and business correspondence, business and legal papers, copy and other school workbooks, genealogical papers, numerous account books, papers on the interests and concerns of the Painter brothers, and miscellaneous deeds and other papers collected by Minshall Painter. It is a rich source of information not only on the Painter family of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and the origins of the Tyler Arboretum, but also on agriculture, social life and customs, and nineteenth century education and Quaker concerns.

Organized in seven series.

 Selected Search Terms

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:

Chester Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1681-1827 Chester Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1934) Middletown Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1699-1827 : Delaware County, Pa.) Middletown Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827- : Delaware County, Pa.) John J. Tyler Arboretum (Lima, Pa.) Painter, Minshall, 1801-1873 Painter, Enos, 1773-1857 Painter, Jacob, 1814-1876 James, Rachel P. (Rachel Painter), 1792-1863 Minshall, Jacob, 1738-1817 Tyler, Ann Painter, 1818-1914 Tyler, John J., 1851-1930 Salkeld, John, 1672-1739 Delaware County (Pa.) Media (Pa.) Painter family Minshall family Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Delaware County Horticulture - Pennsylvania - Delaware County Quakers - Social life and customs Quakers - Pennsylvania Quaker horticulturalists Quakers - Genealogy Quakers - Diaries Real property - Pennsylvania -- Delaware County Land records - Pennsylvania -- Delaware County Pennsylvania - Climate Quakers - Albums DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Series 1 Correspondence

The correspondence dates from the 18th through mid-20th centuries. The larger part represents the correspondence of Minshall Painter, both personal and business, but some of the other significant correspondents include Rachel Painter James who taught school in Alexandria, Va., in the early 19th century; Painter grandchildren who attended Swarthmore and Oberlin Colleges; and Ann Painter Tyler, the mother of John J. Tyler. The Series is organized by recipient unless otherwise noted. Order of recipients: Jacob Minshall, Enos Painter and his two siblings, Hannah and Elizabeth (neither married, resided with Enos). Next, the seven Painter children in their birth order, beginning with Minshall Painter through Ann Painter Tyler and her son John J. Tyler. Please note that additional family correspondence is included in three letter books that Minshall Painter compiled. These are chronological scrapbooks with original correspondence, personal and business, with pertinent printed correspondence, stored in Box 3. A few letters are also included in Minshall Painter's "Collection of Old Manuscripts," catalogued in Series 6, Subject Files. The abbreviation "ALS" (autograph letter signed) is an archival term used to describe correspondence which is handwriten and signed by the writer.

 Jacob Minshall Correspondence received by Jacob Minshall 1766-1816 1 volume 46

Minshall Painter, grandson of Jacob Minshall, selected documents to be mounted into a scrapbook by local historian Gilbert Cope in 1875. Titled "Collection of Old Manuscripts," it includes letters to Jacob Minshall from John Salkeld, Jr., writing from New Orleans and other southern cities, 1766, 1781; John Carter, in Philadelphia, summer of 1799; Abraham Pennock endorsing the candidacy of James Ross, 1808; sister Margaret (Minshall) Marshall informing Jacob that she plans to accompany Jane Coope in her ministry to the Western Quarter, 1809 (Margaret later married Humphrey Marshall). Also, correspondence from relations in the Townsend, Carter, Morgan, and Painter families. There is a manuscript index in the scrapbook.

 John Salkeld, Jr., to Minshall Painter 1797 1 folder 1

ALS from Jacob's cousin, John Salkeld, who had settled in New Brunswick, Canada. Additional letters from him are mounted in the scrapbook "Collection of Old Manuscripts," including two from Canada.

Hannah Painter ALsS received by Hannah Painter (1775-1838) from her niece, Rachel Painter, later James 1812-1833 1 folder 1

Rachel was the illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Painter, Enos’ sister. She was received on request at Concord Monthly Meeting in 1812 and in 1816 removed to Alexandria, Va., where she taught at a school for girls. In 1830, she married Orthodox Quaker widower, John James. Letters include details about life in Alexandria and the school.

 Rachel Painter ALS from E. Stabler 1818 1 folder 1

Short note from E. Stabler concerning death of Sally Painter, mentions his father's letter written from Petersburg, Va.

 Hannah Painter ALsS received by Hannah Painter from her niece, Rachel Painter James (1792-1863) 1837-1847 1 folder 1

In 1830, Rachel Painter married John James (1790-1854), a member of Birmingham Monthly Meeting. They had one child, Jesse (1835-1868) who married Mary Ann Grier in 1865.

Elizabeth Painter ALS from her daughter, Rachel Painter 1822 1 folder 1

ALS expressing sympathy on her grandmother's death and concern for Elizabeth's health and financial situation. Written from school in Alexandria.

 Enos Painter Hannah (Minshall) Painter to Enos Painter 1801 1 folder 8

ALS tipped into Enos Painter's journal of a trip to New England with Quaker ministers. Enos and Hannah were married 5 mo, 8, 1800.

 Abraham Pennell to Enos Painter 1824 1 folder 1

ALS opposing alcoholic beverages, encouraging him to rent a tenant house to a non-drinker

 Correspondence concerning ground rent 1836-1837 1 folder 1

3 ALsS

 William Tyler to Enos Painter 1851 1 folder 1

ALS concerning the birth of his son, John J. Tyler

 Mary Painter to Enos Painter 1855 1 folder 1

ALsS to her grandfather

 ALsS from E[nos] H. Barnard to grandfather Enos 1855-1857 1 folder 1

Enos H. Barnard was the son of Hannah (Painter) Barnard (1806-1840) who married John Barnard of Chester County. He was a student at the Lancaster County Normal Institute (later, Millersville), and the letters contain information about the school.

 ALS from Smith Sharpless to grandfather Enos 1856 1 folder 1

Smith Sharpless was the son of Sidnie (Painter) Sharpless who married John Sharpless

 ALsS from Sidnie Barnard to grandfather Enos 1855 1 folder 1

Sidnie/Sidney Barnard was the daughter of Hannah (Painter) Barnard (1806-1840) who married John Barnard of Chester County

 ALsS from Hannah Painter to grandfather Enos 1856-57 1 folder 1

ALsS to her grandfather and uncle, from school in Moorestown

 James Emlen to Enos Painter 1857 1 folder 1

ALS concerning rental of meeting property and related rumors

 ALsS from Anna Sharpless to grandfather Enos 1857-59 1 folder 1

Anna was the daughter of Sidney (Painter) Sharpless (1810-1857), wife of John Sharpless

 Enos Painter to cousin Joseph Painter 1847 1 folder 1

Copy of an ALS, mostly concerning a trial, Darlington property, mill

 Minshall Painter ALsS from Minshall to his father, Enos Painter 1817-1818 1 folder 1

Written from John Gummere's Burlington Boarding School. (Originally described as Letter book D, stored in acidic envelope)

 ALsS received from Enos H. Barnard 1857-62 1 folder 1

Enos H. Barnard was the son of Hannah (Painter) Barnard (1806-1840) who married John Barnard of Chester County.

 ALsS received from John J. Tyler 1860-61 1 folder 1

Letter from John J. Tyler, 1 mo 23, 1861, describes Philadelphia's celebration in honor of Washington's birthday.

ALsS received from John Barnard 1859 1 folder 1

John Barnard of Chester County was Minshall's brother-in-law, widower

 ALsS received from William Tyler 1855-63 1 folder 1

William Tyler married Ann Painter in 1847. The Tylers were Philadelphia leather merchants.

 ALsS received from William E. Tyler and John J. Tyler 1858-62 1 folder 1

William E. Tyler, Minshall's nephew, attended Friends Central School and then studied at the Agricultural College (later, Pennsylvania State College/University) in 1863/1864. In 4 month 1862, William E. Tyler describes the construction of an iron clad vessel in Kensington, Philadelphia. His mother asked her brother if William Enos could help at the Media farm and mentioned that Rachel James missed the Orthodox Yearly Meeting in Philadelphia.

ALsS received from William E. Tyler and John J. Tyler 1862-69 1 folder 1

In 1862, William left Central School to begin studies at the Agricultural College (became Pennsylvania State College/University). His letters describe the studies. ALS of 10 mo 1864 mentions recent election and "rank copperheads in the school from some of our western counties in this state."

 ALsS received from Anna M Sharpless 1858-62 1 folder 1

Written from Normal School, Millersville, Pa.; details of student life

 ALsS received from Sidney P. Barnard 1853-58 1 folder 1

ALsS received from John B. Sharpless 1857-60 1 folder 1

Written from Eaton Academy and Millersville

 ALsS received from Mary A. Sharpless 1857-60 1 folder 1

From Orange Green Boarding School and the Normal School (West Chester)

 ALsS received from W.T. Painter 1861 1 folder 1

William T. Painter was the son of brother James Painter. Mentions that home barn was destroyed by an arsonist.

 ALS received from Eusebius Barnard 1861 1 folder 1

Eusebius Barnard was husband of Minshall's sister, Sarah. Both were active in the Underground Railroad and joined the Progressive Friends at Longwood.

 ALsS received from E.R. Barnard 1863 1 folder 1

Eusebius Barnard (born 1840) was the son of Sarah and Eusebius Barnard. He mentions that William Lloyd Garrison and others will speak at the yearly meeting and that uncle William Barnard and Joseph A. Dugdale joined the Progressive Friends.

 Other correspondence received [by Jacob and/or Minshall Painter] 1863-64 1 folder 1

ALsS from brother James Painter 1852-54 1 folder 1

Primarily property and financial matters

 ALsS from brother James Painter 1855-56 1 folder 1

Primarily property and financial matters

 ALsS from brother James Painter 1857 1 folder 2

Primarily property and financial matters

 ALsS from brother James Painter 1858-1859 1 folder 2

Primarily property and financial matters

 ALsS from brother James Painter 1860 1 folder 2

Primarily property and financial matters

 ALsS from brother James Painter 1861 1 folder 2

Primarily property and financial matters

 ALsS from brother James Painter 1862-1863 1 folder 2

Primarily property and financial matters

 Personal Correspondence n.d. 1 folder 2

Hannah Minshall Jones to Minshall Painter

 Painter family Correspondence n.d. 1 folder 2

Fragments, incomplete

 Address books n.d. 1 folder 2

Two books. Smaller (n.d.) includes address book. Opened in reverse, contains "Miscellany," common place notations.

 Minshall Painter Letter book 1820-1863 1 folder 3

Letters, bulk received by Minshall Painter, mounted in commercial volume chronologically with typed index. (Originally designated Letter book A)

 Letter book 1815-1864 1 folder 3

Letters received by Minshall Painter, mounted in a homemade volume. Range from school year letters to letters from his nephews, William E. and John Tyler. Typed index, some letters loose between pages. (Originally Letter book B)

 Painter family Letter book: Family Correspondence 1817-1873 1 folder 3

Family letters, mounted chronologically in a commercial volume with typed index (Designated "C")

 Minshall Painter Letter Book "E" 1847-1853 1 folder 3

Letter book: Copies of letters sent

 Letter Book "F" 1853-1861 1 folder 3

Letter book, copies of letters sent.

Letter Book "G" 1853-1855 1 folder 4

Letter book, copies of letters sent. Minshall and Enos Painter, typed index.

Letter Book "H" 1862-1872 1 folder 4

Letter book, copies of letters sent. Typed index.

 Letter Book Index 1863-1873 1 folder 4

Handwritten record of letters sent by Minshall Painter (designated letter book K/1)

 Letter Book 1853-1855 1 folder 4

With typed index. Correspondence from Minshall and Enos Painter. Largely business but also some personal. Remarks on the Smithsonian and his opinion on slavery in letter of Feb. 13, 1854.

 Correspondence 1852-1860 1 folder 4

Correspondence (mostly forms) from learned societies (Smithsonian, etc.)

Index n.d. 1 folder 4

Handwritten index to unidentified letter book or account book

 Letter Received, Vol. 1 1858-1869 1 folder 5

Letter Book V. 1: ALsS to Minshall Painter, mounted in volume, with ms index to correspondents at front. Most letters concern Minshall's genealogical research. (J)

 Letter Received, Vol. 2 1869-1874 1 folder 5

Letter Book Vol. 2: ALsS to Minshall Painter, mounted in volume, with ms index to correspondents at front. Most letters concern Minshall's genealogical research. (K)

 James Painter Letters received from son, William T. Painter 1854 1 folder 6

2 ALsS from Oberlin College. William T. (b. 1836) ) was the son of James and Betsy Painter and the nephew of Minshall and Jacob. Letter to his parents describes his journey to Oberlin, including a altercation on the train. Also describes Oberlin and his reaction to its evangelical emphasis. The second letter is to his sister, Hannah, who later married Ephraim Ridgway of Darby. Describes classes and services.

 Sarah Painter Sarah Painter from Rachel Painter 1821 1 folder 6

ALS from Baltimore, expressing her pleasure that Sarah is at Westtown School, of which Rachel has pleasant memories

 Sarah Painter from Abigail Sharpless n.d. 1 folder 6

ALS to Sarah at Birmingham

 Hannah Painter Hannah Painter (1806-1840) from her sister, S. Painter 1822 1 folder 6

ALS From Westtown School

 Jacob Painter ALsS received by Jacob Painter. 1844-1876 1 folder 6

Correspondents include Charles Painter, Gilbert Cope, and others. Of interest is a letter form the Smithsonian acknowledging receipt of a paper relative to the classification of knowledge. Cope declines Jacob's invitation to accompany him in a trip to Florida.

 Letters sent, Jacob Painter. 1875 1 folder 6

2 ALsS sent from Florida

 Ann Painter Tyler Wilmer Worthington to Ann Painter, et al. 1836 1 folder 6

ALS in response to the letter that Ann and fellow students sent him in appreciation for his teaching at the West Chester Boarding School. He expresses his support of the teaching of science to women.

 Correspondence received ca. 1838 1 folder 6

2 ALsS concerning family concerns, school

 Mary Painter 1851 1 folder 6

ALS from niece, Mary Painter, b. 1842, the daughter of James and Betsy Painter. Family news from Shady Grove.

 Correspondence received 1856-1871 1 folder 6

Loose letters with typed index titled Letter Book I. Letters from sisters and brothers/Minshall and James Painter, Sidney Sharpless. Letter of April 12, 1857, from Minshall gives an account of Sidney's sudden death from a stroke.

 Correspondence with siblings 1858-1890 1 folder 6

ALsS concerning family concerns

 L. [?] Miller 1842 1 folder 6

1 ALS

 William H. Shuster 1881 1 folder 6

1 ALS, detailed estimate to cater a dinner party for 20

 Anna M. Sharpless 1886-1887 1 folder 6

ALsS from her niece, Anna M. Sharpless, describing trip to California via Chicago

Anna M. Sharpless 1888-1903 1 folder 6

ALsS from her niece, Anna M. Sharpless, from Washington, D.C., the Gleason Sanitarium in Elmira, NY, and elsewhere

Helen P. Barnard 1886-1891 1 folder 6

ALsS from her great-niece, who attended Swarthmore Preparative School and College. Helen was the granddaughter of Ann's sister Hannah. Ann Tyler apparently provided some financial support. Helen was training to be a nurse at Newport Hospital, Newport, Rhode Island, in 1891 and died the same year.

 Concerning sudden death of niece Helen P. Barnard 1891 1 folder 6

Condolence letters to Ann Tyler and Enos H. Barnard, including letter from Henry S. Kent of Swarthmore and Elizabeth Powell Bond. Also recommendations from Bond and West Chester State College for Helen.

 Enos H. Barnard 1886, 1891, 1906 1 folder 6

ALsS from her nephew, Hannah's son. Broken-hearted letter sent in September when his daughter Helen's body is shipped home.

 Sidney P. Barnard 1887-1891 1 folder 6

ALsS from niece, Hannah's daughter, at home at Doe Run, Pennsdale. Family news, describes Doe Run Literary Society. In 1889, she reports that Helen became a member of the Somerville Society at Swarthmore and in 1891 was accepted to become a trained nurse, under Elizabeth R. Muscovite, a writer for Ladies Home Journal. Brief note from Helen explaining her sudden departure.

 Louisa J. Painter 1888 1 folder 6

2 ALsS from her niece, living in North bank

 William J. Barnard 1890-1891 1 folder 6

5 ALsS from her nephew

 Family Correspondence 1887-1899 1 folder 6

ALsS from nieces

 Family Correspondence 1887-1913 1 folder 6

Painter and Ridgway families

 Family Correspondence 1896-1913 1 folder 6

Most Hoopes and Barnard

Family Correspondence 1898 1 folder 7

Congratulations for her 80th birthday

 Family Correspondence 1907 1 folder 7

Darlington: Great-niece Minerva B. Hoopes Darlington and her daughter, Viola

 Family Correspondence 1891-1909 1 folder 7

Miscellaneous, including announcements, invitations

 Family Correspondence 1905-1913 1 folder 7

Miscellaneous, nieces, including Minerva Hoopes

 Price Wetherill Janeway 1903 1 folder 7

Enclosing check for ground rent on property at 1713 Pine Street, Philadelphia.

 From her son John J. Tyler 1873, n.d. 1 folder 7

3 ALsS

 From her son John J. Tyler and his wife Laura 1888 1 folder 7

Trip to western U.S.

 From her son John J. Tyler 1889 1 folder 7

1 ALS from Constantinople

 From her son John J. Tyler 1890 1 folder 7

ALsS from California and Mexico

 From her son John J. Tyler 1891 1 folder 7

ALsS from European trip

 From her son John J. Tyler 1892, 1893 1 folder 7

Includes 2 ALsS from Asheville, N.C., where Vanderbilts are building a mansion

 From her son John J. Tyler 1900-1902 1 folder 7

Includes an interesting letters from Buck Hill Falls, July 10, 1901, just opened two weeks earlier, describes the resort and the guests

From her son John J. Tyler 1903-1904 1 folder 7

April 1904 mentions death of William Painter, possibly of Bright's Disease, and of Henry Ormsby whom he knew as a child.

 From her son John J. Tyler 1907 1 folder 7

Letters concern death on Sept. 19, 1907, of Minerva Barnard Hoopes, mother of Laura Tyler. John J. Tyler arranged her funeral and burial at Goshen meeting.

 From her son John J. Tyler 1908-1913 1 folder 7

Ann Painter [Tyler] to father and brother 1857, 1862 1 folder 7

2 ALsS. In 1857, to her father she notes that Cherry Street Meeting has become "known for much talking," with sermons and visitors. In 1862 she mentions that Minshall [?] has found business "vastly superior to farming," and she wonders why he bought his farm.

 Ann Tyler to niece Sallie Smith 1890 1 folder 7

Condolences on death of Sallie's husband

 Ann Tyler to son, John Tyler 1901 1 folder 7

Condolences on death of Sallie's husband

 Fragments, probably to Ann n.d. 1 folder 7

One from Minshall, mentions yearly meeting; other from son

 William E. Tyler William E. Tyler to his brother, John J. Tyler 1869 1 folder 7

ALS, from Philadelphia. Mentions business matters and that their mother, Ann Tyler, has been busy since Yearly Meeting preparing for her move to the country (June)

 William E. Tyler to his father, William Tyler 1872 1 folder 7

ALS to his father to his father, William Tyler. At the time, William E. Tyler was confined in Friends Asylum, and he died the following year, March 10, 1873. His letter describes the patient care.

John Tyler Fragment addressed to John J. Tyler 1869 1 folder 7

Note from Easton, thanking John J. Tyler for mineral specimens. Signature missing.

 Daily, J.M., N.Y., to John J. Tyler 1876 1 folder 7

John and Ann P. Tyler Invitations 1800-1899 1 folder 7

Funeral, wedding and other invitations to Mr. and Mrs. John Tyler

 John J. Tyler John T. Tyler business correspondence 1899-1919 1 folder 7

Business correspondence and related papers

 Other Social invitations 1806-1882 1 folder 7

Correspondence, Delaware County Agricultural Society 1860-1861, 1866, n.d. 1 folder 7

U.S. Patent Office, Agricultural Division: Correspondence with Amos Bonsall, the secretary of the Delaware County Agricultural Society, incorporated in 1836. Request for information about agricultural statistics for the County with answers supplied.

 Series 2: Diaries, 1726-1900

This Series contains journals and day books. Of particular interest are two journals of trips in the ministry, one kept by John Salkeld, a Quaker minister born in England who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1700 and traveled to England, Barbados, and New England; also, a journal kept by Enos Painter in 1801 as he accompanied Quaker women ministers on their mission to New England. The Series contains extensive notebooks kept by Minshall Painter in which he recorded detailed observations on weather, farm activities, and horticulture. Minshall's recollections of the split dividing Chester Monthly Meeting into Hicksite and Orthodox factions provides insight into the tensions of the Separation.

 John Salkeld John Salkeld journal 1726 1 folder 8

Diary of a trip in the ministry to England. John Salkeld (1672-1739) of Chester Monthly Meeting was the father of Agness Salkeld. She married Thomas Minshall (1708-1783) in 1738.

 Enos Painter Enos Painter (?) pocket almanacs 1786, 1801 1 folder 8

Poor Will's Pocket Almanacs (2), with scattered entries

 Enos Painter journal 1801 1 folder 8

Diary of a trip to New England with ministers Phebe Speakman and Sarah Newlin via New Jersey and New York. Tipped in: ALS from his wife Hannah, dated 1801, 7 mo, 15, and an extract of the minute from Chester Monthly Meeting endorsing his trip.

 Ingram, Thomas Thomas Ingram day book 1813-1816 1 folder 8

Day book, primarily of work done on farm.

 Minshall Painter Minshall Painter Day book 1823 1 folder 8

Daily notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc.

 Minshall Painter Observations and Remarks/Reflections 1824-1830 1 folder 8

Notes on persons and organizations of interest, with reflections on topics ranging from fire protection to the nature of man.

 Minshall Painter Day book 1824-1825 1 folder 8

Daily notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc.

 Minshall Painter Day book 1825 1 folder 8

Daily notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc. Commences with April 1825

 Minshall Painter Day book 1826 1 folder 8

Daily notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc.

 Minshall Painter Day book 1826 – 1828 1 folder 8

Daily notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc.

 Minshall Painter "Conversations" (extracts) 1827-1830 1 folder 8

Extracts on conversations as recorded from memory by Minshall Painter, many concerning comments about the Separation

 Minshall Painter Day book 1828-1829 1 folder 8

Daily notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc. Describes "odious" proposition in meeting to make it entirely Orthodox.

 Minshall Painter Day book 1830 1 folder 8

Daily notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc. Includes list of trees planted.

 Minshall Painter Day book 1831-1832 1 folder 8

Daily notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc.

 Minshall Painter Day book 1833-1839 1 folder 8

Daily notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc. In late 1834, ceased to make daily entries as "inconvenient."

 Minshall Painter "Memorandums" 1838-1872 1 folder 8

Accounts and memoranda contains observations on topics such as the weather, grasshoppers, trees, as well as journal entries detailing purchases, especially of livestock. Also contains some accounts relating to estate of Enos Painter, and accounts of mortgages, interest on stocks and bonds, taxes, etc. Inserts include blank tax returns.

Minshall Painter "Memorandums" 1840-1845 1 folder 8

Notes on farm, weather, Quaker meetings, etc., commencing 10 month 1840. Few entries.

Minshall Painter travel diary 1841 1 folder 8

Notes on travel to New York, Pittsburgh, and elsewhere in Pennsylvania

 Minshall Painter, "Memorandums" 1845-1862 1 folder 9

Memoranda primarily on horticulture, noting bloom time, especially early spring

 Minshall Painter memoranda books 1852-1860 1 folder 9

3 small memo books with jottings

 Minshall Painter, "Observations" 1854-1855, 1856 1 folder 9

"Observations on natural History and Phenomenon," 2 bound small notebooks

 Minshall Painter "Observations" 1856-1859 1 folder 9

"Observations on Natural History and Phenomenon," daily entries on weather with some notes on crops, farm, etc. He noted at the end of 1856 that his abstract had been forwarded to the Smithsonian Institution. A copy of his report (n.d) on plants and animals loose at end of volume

 Minshall Painter Diary 1861-1870 1 folder 9

Day book entries begin June 1861, succeeds a preceding volume, notes on weather, farm

 Minshall Painter Diary 1870 - 1873 1 folder 9

Day book entries begin July 1870, notes on weather, farm. Ends August 1, 1870.

 Jacob Painter Jacob Painter travel account and incomplete journal 1844 1 folder 9

Fragment, account of leaving Philadelphia for New York, May 1, 1844. Minshall's day book notes that Jacob and Ann went on a nearly three month Western tour, leaving April 29, returning July 26. Small bound volume has occasional notes.

 John J. Tyler John J. Tyler, "My trip to Florida" 1879 – 1880 1 folder 9

Journal of a trip to Florida in the winter of 1879-1880. He travelled through Virginia and South Carolina and notes the deep resentment that he expects will last several generations. Includes descriptions of poor whites, black Baptist church service, Spanish influence in St. Augustine, and a visit to Mount Vernon on his return trip.

 John J. and Laura Tyler's trips to Canada and Europe 1883, 1900 1 folder 9

Trip to Canada via NYC and New England in the summer of 1883. In same volume, trip to Europe in summer of 1900. Clipping pasted at end of volume of a published travel journal of a trip to Europe in 1872 by J.J.T.

Travel notes on trips to Europe 1891, 1900 1 folder 9

Rough notes on his trips to Europe

 Series 3: Albums and Lesson Books, 1755-1834

A large number of school books and albums were received the 1996 deposit from Tyler Arboretum. They were packaged in bundles, unidentified or grouped with later albums, particularly those of James Painter and Jacob Painter. FHL staff organized these volumes according to date, beginning with the grandparents of Minshall and Jacob Painter: Jacob Minshall (on their maternal side) and Jane Carter (married James Painter in 1771); Enos Painter (1773-1857) and Hannah Minshall (1782-1838) were the parents of Minshall and Jacob. The albums of the Painter siblings are organized in their birth order, beginning with Minshall Painter. The children, both boys and girls, were well educated, attending schools such as the Middletown School, Westtown, Gummere's Boarding School, and West Chester Female Boarding School.

Jacob Minshall "His Arithmetic Book" 1755 1 folder 10

Jacob Minshall (1738-1817) Arithmetic work book, George Deeble, schoolmaster

 Jane Carter Copy Book 1764 1 folder 10

Penmanship, copy of indenture form. Bound by G[ilbert] Cope, 1875

 Enos Painter Student workbook ca. 1787 1 folder 10

Arithmetic workbook.

Student workbook 1793 1 folder 10

Arithmetic and principles of business.

Student workbook 1794 1 folder 10

Arithmetic, geometry.

Hannah Minshall Student workbook 1794 1 folder 10

Arithmetic workbook. Emphasis on household problem-solving, food stuffs, cloths, etc.

 Copy Books 1795, 1796 1 folder 10

Two commonplace books, with poems and copy prose. Includes a copy of testimony for Nathan Yarnall (1702-1780), Quaker minister. Also a typed transcription of the 1795 copybook (2011).

 Copy Books ca. 1795, 1820 1 folder 10

Commonplace book, with later entries by daughter, Sidney, ca. 1820

 Copy Book 1798 1 folder 10

Poetry, including verses on the deaths of Priscilla Yarnall and Phebe Emlen (1793)

 Rachel Painter Copy Books 1804-1813 1 folder 10

Three copy books, 1804, 1808 and ca. 1813. The last from Weston (Westtown School)

 Mary Salkeld Copy Books 1806, 1808 1 folder 10

Two school books: Penmanship and arithmetic workbook, Middletown Schools

 Minshall Painter School workbooks 1811 – 1813 1 folder 11

Penmanship and copy books

School workbooks 1812, 1817 1 folder 11

Arithmetic workbooks. Book 2nd includes science notes taken at the lectures at Burlington Boarding School

 School workbooks 1812 1 folder 11

Arithmetic workbooks (3)

School workbooks 1814 1 folder 11

Geometrical, theory to surveying

School workbooks ca. 1816 1 folder 11

Algebra, geometry workbooks (2)

 School workbooks ca. 1817 1 folder 11

Algebra, trigonometry workbooks (2). Loose page includes recipes and formulas, such as to clean teeth

 School workbooks 1819 1 folder 12

Trigonometry workbook, Gummere's Boarding School, Burlington, NJ

 School workbooks n.d. 1 folder 12

Science notebook

 School workbooks 1820 1 folder 12

Lecture notes, Gummere Boarding School. Includes an "Introductory Lecture delivered by Samuel R. Gummere. . . 1819" on chemistry and natural philosophy.

 School notebook n.d. 1 folder 12

Ms scientific terms and definitions. Annotation inside back cover, "Began school at Burlington 10 mo 1st 1819." Was found in undated arithmetic workbook belonging to James.

 Albums 1817-18, 1819-20 1 folder 12

Poetry inscribed by school friends at Gummere's Boarding School (2 small vols.)

 Albums 1819-20 1 folder 12

Poetry inscribed by school friends at Gummere's Boarding School

 "Quotations Book" 1833-1839 1 folder 12

Minshall's collection of interesting information, in six small albums. He indexed the first five volumes.

 Scrapbook 1844 1 folder 12

Scrapbook composed of poetry clippings, was stored with "Observations" in the Painter Library

 Notes 1855 1 folder 12

Minshall Painter [?] Horticultural notes written on older copybook pages for penmanship

 "Useful Tables" ca. 1858 1 folder 12

Equivalencies, farming guidelines.

"Mathematical Miscellany/Burlington" n.d. 1 folder 12

Miscellaneous mathematical problems, collected in a handmade envelope

 Album n.d. 1 folder 12

Poetry

 J[ames Painter] School workbooks Ca. 1812 1 folder 12

Penmanship workbooks (3)

 James Painter School workbooks 1811-1812 1 folder 12

Arithmetic workbook: "Ciphering Book" (2)

 School workbooks 1814-1815 1 folder 12

Arithmetic workbook

 School workbooks ca. 1817 1 folder 12

"Practical Rules for Solving All the Cases of Plane Trigonometry"

School workbooks 1818 – 1819 1 folder 13

Penmanship workbooks (2); published copy of Benjamin Rand's A New and Complete System of Mercantile Penmanship, (1814)

 School workbooks n.d. 1 folder 13

Geometry workbook

 School workbooks n.d. 1 folder 13

Arithmetic and geometry workbooks (2)

Sarah Painter Album 1820-21 1 folder 13

Penmanship and poetry, Middletown Seminary. Poem transcribed by H.B.P. for Sarah loose in volume.

 Sydney Painter Student workbooks 1821 1 folder 13

Penmanship workbooks (5)

 Student workbook 1822 1 folder 13

Penmanship workbook. Ends with: "I am done this coppy for ever. Sidney Painter"

 Student workbooks 1822 1 folder 13

Arithmetic workbooks (2)

 Student workbooks 1824 1 folder 13

Penmanship book

 Student workbooks 1825 1 folder 13

Penmanship, Middletown (2)

 Student workbooks n.d. 1 folder 13

Penmanship, with loose fragments of loose poetry address to Hannah Painter from her friends.

 Album 1825 1 folder 13

Commonplace book: poems

 Jacob Painter Student workbook 1824 – 1826 1 folder 14

Penmanship exercises, Middletown School (2)

 Student workbook 1824 1 folder 14

Penmanship exercise, with volume used for a draft of a later letter asking for natural history samples

 Copy Book ca. 1825 1 folder 14

Rules of grammar (small volume with wall paper cover)

 School lessons 1825 – 1830 1 folder 14

School lessons, loose notes on a variety of subjects

 Copy Book 1826 1 folder 14

Penmanship and poems, presumably written by Jacob Painter

 Album 1831-1832 1 folder 14

Autograph album, with entries to Jacob from friends

 Album 1831 1 folder 14

West Town, poetry (by Jacob?) on a variety of themes

 "Jacob Painter's Cyphering Book" 1831 1 folder 14

West Town: Geometry, surveying, mathematical problems

 School Workbook n.d. 1 folder 14

Algebra. Author not identified but appears to be Jacob's copperplate penmanship

 School notes n.d. 1 folder 14

Jacob Painter [?] Essay beginning "The great line that distinguishes man from inferior animals. . . . " Also math and grammar.

 Poem n.d. 1 folder 14

Attributed to Jacob Painter, leather bound booklet with fragment of a poem for a tomb with loose fragments of another poem

 Ann Painter Copy Books 1826 1 folder 14

Penmanship

 School Workbook 1828 1 folder 14

Middletown Seminary. Arithmetic.

 Student work book Ca. 1830 1 folder 14

West Town School. Arithmetic

 Student Workbook 1832 1 folder 15

West Town School, lesson book

 Copy Books Ca. 1830-1834 1 folder 15

Penmanship (4)

 School Workbooks Ca. 1830-1834 1 folder 15

West Chester Female Boarding School: French, literature, grammar

Album 1831-1832 1 folder 15

Autograph album, entries from friends

 Album n.d. 1 folder 15

Commonplace book, collection of poetry

 Painter family School Workbook Ca. 1820 1 folder 15

Unidentified Painter family child: arithmetic

 Album ca. 1829 1 folder 15

Commonplace book of poetry. Cover too faded to read, but probably a younger sibling.

 Series 4: Legal and Financial Papers, 1676-1948

This Series contains the largest group of papers preserved by the Painters, concerning legal and financial matters. The account books and bills and receipts illustrate farm and family activites from the mid-18th century. The legal papers provide insight into the important role of "fence viewers" in Pennsylvania, and the property records include an extensive collection of deeds.

 Accounts Account Books: Thomas Minshall 1734 – 1756 1 folder 16

Purchases of cloth, wheat, corn, rum, coffee, other miscellaneous.

 Account Books: Minshall, Thomas and Jacob (son) 1740 – 1797 1 folder 16

Also, some receipts. Mostly consumption items such as butter, flour, mustard, shoes, cider.

 Account Books 1746 - 1762 1 folder 16

Accounts include payments for repairs, labor wages, groceries, house supplies, livestock, livestock feed, etc. Includes inserts. Owner of account book not identified - Taylor, John?

 Account Books: Thomas and Jacob Minshall 1763 – 1809 1 folder 16

Accounts of miscellaneous expenses of Thomas and Jacob Minshall. Includes a few receipts and a scrap describing a home remedy

 Account Books: Jacob Minshall and Enos Painter 1764-1791; 1815-1848 1 folder 16

Accounts kept by Jacob Minshall and Enos Painter; inserts include 1840 letter from Thomas Williamson to Enos Painter, miscellaneous receipts for taxes and purchases, and affidavit of Lydia Yarnall that she has received her share of John Yarnall's estate (father) from her guardian, Enos Painter

 Account Books: Jacob Minshall 1771 - 1809 1 folder 16

Account books, brief genealogy of Jacob Minshall. Includes home remedy. Some receipts. Smallest account book includes 1779 note on Charles King abduction.

 Account Books: Minshall, Jacob (?) 1775 - 1779 1 folder 16

Weaving. Includes names of purchasers, price, and yardage of wool, linen, etc. Jacob Minshall's wife, Ann, conducted a weaving business.

 Account Books: Agness Minshall, Enos Painter (?) 1785 - 1810, 1828-1845 1 folder 16

Agness was the widow of Thomas Minshall, and the accounts record income from her son, Jacob Minshall, 1785-1810. Bound together with later accounts of person unknown, probably Enos Painter. Transfers of mortgage and bond from Enos to Jacob Painter (son) and mortgage from Enos to Minshall Painter (son). Also includes bank bill and record of court judgments in several cases against Asher Lobb from 1822-1823.

 Accounts 1787 – 1814 1 folder 16

Bonds. Includes refunding bond and witness of bill relating to estate of John Heacock, 1787,1796; bond, Jacob Malin to Agness Minshall, 1798; Accounts of several bonds and interest 1797-1810, some receipts, list of males (?) and diet

 Account Books: Jacob Minshall? 1788 - 1791 1 folder 16

Records of dry goods, etc. bought, especially garments and cloth.

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1791 1 folder 17

Records of importing goods from Europe and West Indies, as well as other purchases and sales

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1791 1 folder 17

Index to general accounts from earlier entry, imports from Europe and West Indies

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1791 1 folder 17

Enos Painter’s ledger, containing cash received, stocks, expenses for miscellaneous goods including imports

 Account Books: Blue Hill School 1793 - 1803 1 folder 17

Accounts and receipts for land, tuition and poor children's fund. Prominently mentioned is Thomas Sharpless, Treasurer. Jacob Minshall was a trustee of the School, which educated both white and black students.

 Account Books: Jacob Minshall 1798 – 1805 1 folder 17

Memorandum Book: Includes accounts of payments for goods and services, taxes, etc.

 Account Books: Jacob Minshall? 1799 – 1803 1 folder 17

Wages, Payments for farm labor

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1802 – 1844 1 folder 17

Accounts for house and farm needs, also includes list of bonds owed Enos Painter; brief mention of administration of Aaron Matson estate, 1812; Accounts with Thomas Williamson, 1836-1841;

 Accounts: William Tyler 1802-1852 1 folder 17

Accounts for William Tyler leather factory and tannery, Salem, N.J. Some correspondence, many receipts, license to manufacture leather. The Tylers were Philadelphia leather manufacturers, and Enos Painter arranged loans to them.

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1806 – 1815 1 folder 17

Accounts with Nathan Carter and a receipt

 Account Book: Enos Painter 1807-1815 1 folder 17

Accounts of labor wages for farm, farm and house expenses

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1809 – 1825 1 folder 17

Account with Bank of U.S. and other records

 Finance: Stocks, bonds 1811-1839 1 folder 17

Includes share of stock, Philadelphia-Brandywine and N. London Turnpike 1811; stock in bridge company, 1811 – 1814, to erect bridge over Susquehanna River at McCall’s Ferry; stock - 1839; some receipts

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1815-1818 1 folder 17

Accounts of sales, mainly of whiskey and other liquor; also purchases of miscellaneous goods, bills and notes, etc. Brief index at front

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1815 – 1835 1 folder 18

Account with Bank of Delaware County

 Account Books: Enos Painter? 1816 - 1818 1 folder 18

Accounts with a bank -Stephen Girard, banker?; account holder not identified but probably Enos Painter based on dates

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1821 - 1851 1 folder 18

Account with Bank of Chester County

 Account Books: Hannah Painter 1824-1832 1 folder 18

Account book; time book; house-farm labor

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1827 – 1830 1 folder 18

Accounts of house, farm produce, and sawmill; some receipts, etc., of Minshall Painter

 Accounts: Enos, Minshall, Jacob Painter; Ann Tyler 1832-1885 1 folder 18

Accounts with Enos Painter, checks from Enos Painter in account with Bank of Delaware County; Minshall and Jacob Painter in account with David Meconkey, banker, and other account tables; account of Ann Tyler

 Account book: Enos Painter? 1833-1850 1 folder 40

Account book of Enos Painter: Real estate, mortgages, and loans. Some other expenses, such as leather goods. Name index at front of volume.

 Account Books: Enos Painter, Jacob Painter? 1833-1865 1 folder 18

Account Book containing rents, interest, bonds, mortgages; also contains brief note relating Enos Painter's death and inheritances of his Sharpless grandchildren; separate is correspondence concerning interest payments between Martin Molony and James Painter and M. Molony and Minshall Painter

 Account Books: Enos Painter, Jacob Painter? 1833 – 1865 1 folder 18

Index to Account Book in earlier entry containing rents, interest, bonds, mortgages

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1835 – 1852 1 folder 18

Account with Bank of Delaware County

 Accounts: Enos Painter 1836 - 1844 1 folder 18

Accounts relating to rents, investments, banking. Accounts with Thomas Williamson and 1836 letter from Williamson to E. Painter regarding insurance sale of imported goods

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1836 - 1847 1 folder 18

Ground rents – Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company stock book, Enos Painter and Thomas Williamson; some receipts; also includes several mathematical problems (possibly from a school or relating to navigation) dealing with difference between Greenwich mean time and apparent time

 Account Books: Jacob Painter 1838 - 1855 1 folder 18

Account book of house and farm labor, other expenses. Inside back cover is extract from Will of Thomas Minshall

 Account Books: Minshall Painter Memorandums 1838-1872 1 folder 8

Accounts and memoranda of Minshall Painter; contains observations on topics such as the weather, grasshoppers, trees, as well as journal entries detailing purchases, especially of livestock. Also contains some accounts relating to estate of Enos Painter, and accounts of mortgages, interest on stocks and bonds, taxes, etc. Inserts include blank tax returns. Stored in Series 2, Diaries

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1840-1851 1 folder 19

Includes name index bound together, inside cover. Expenses relating to house and farm, personal expenses, charity and donations, etc; loose newspaper clipping

 Account Books: Enos Painter, Jacob Painter, Minshall Painter 1840 – 1851 1 folder 19

Loose documents - bills and receipts; miscellaneous items including note regarding treatment of insane persons in a small account book and the need for treatments more widely available.

 Account Books: Minshall Painter 1840 – 1873 1 folder 19

Record books for accounts in Bank of Delaware County; Bank of Chester County; Bank of North America; First National Bank of Media; Broomall and Fairlamb, Bankers; and David Meconckey, Banker. Also includes Minshall Painter's accounts of the Media Building, Loan and Saving Association from 1854-1865, with copy of Constitution of same, in book.

 Account Books: Jacob Painter 1842-1877 1 folder 19

Accounts of loans, stocks, bonds and mortgages. Index at front. Some entries dated 1877, a year after Jacob Painter's death, refer to J. Painter estate and J. J. Tyler, administrator

 Account book 1842-1888 1 folder 40

Account book, primarily for rent, mortgages, loans and expenses for leather work and some other goods. Name index at front of volume. Authors unknown, beginning with Enos Painter?

 Account Books: Jacob Painter 1843 1 folder 19

Account with National Bank of Chester County

 Account Books: Road taxes for Middletown Township. 1843 - 1844 1 folder 19

Copy of road tax records assessed for Middletown Township. Probably made by Minshall Painter, who is listed in the account as a Supervisor for Middletown Township.

 Account Books: Road taxes 1844-1847 1 folder 19

Accounts of road taxes paid, also includes horticultural notes

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1845 – 1864 1 folder 19

Enos Painter in account with Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, 1845-1863; Enos Painter, Pennsylvania State stocks and bonds, 1842-1864

 Accounts: Enos Painter, William, Ann Tyler 1845-1893 1 folder 19

Real estate. Rent accounts including ground rents, rents collected by Wm Tyler for E. Painter, Ann Tyler accounts with real estate agent. Some miscellaneous accounts

 Account books: Enos Painter and Jacob? Painter 1847 – 1865 1 folder 20

Accounts of house and farm expenses including labor wages, and receipts

 Account Books: Minshall Painter 1848-1849 1 folder 20

Account book pertaining to removal of Delaware County Seat from Chester (city) to Media and related suit before Supreme Court (of PA), in which Minshall Painter was involved. Minshall was active in the relocation and is given credit for suggesting the name of the town.

 Account Books: Enos Painter and Minshall Painter 1851-1864 1 folder 20

Accounts for house and farm; includes labor wages, Accounts with banks, receipts, farm supplies, consumer goods, etc. With inserts

 Account Books: Enos Painter 1852 – 1854 1 folder 20

Account with Bank of Delaware County

 Account Books: Minshall Painter 1854-1862 1 folder 20

Miscellaneous. records, including accounts of Minshall Painter with Bank of Delaware Co. and Bank of Chester Co. Also, last page has journal entries from 1857 relating to final illness and death of Enos Painter.

 Accounts 1856-1859 1 folder 20

Accounts including interest due, stocks, some receipts

 Account Books: Minshall Painter 1860 – 1865 1 folder 20

Time records for labor on farm

 Accounts 1860-1869 1 folder 20

Accounts of stocks, mortgages, loans, interest due, and receipts, mostly M. and J. Painter, William Tyler

 Checkbook: Minshall Painter 1863-1864 1 folder 21

Blank checks in a checkbook with some account records, all with Bank of North America

 Account Books: Minshall Painter and Jacob Painter 1863-1877 1 folder 21

Accounts for house and farm expenses including labor wages, miscellaneous purchases. Paired with index in next entry.

 Account Books: Minshall Painter and Jacob Painter, Index n.d. 1 folder 21

Index to account book, account book of Minshall and Jacob Painter, 1863 -1877

 Account Books: Minshall Painter 1864-1866 1 folder 21

Stock records. Includes records of stocks, bonds and loans relating to Bank of Delaware County, Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., State of Pennsylvania, the United States, Schuylkill Navigation, Westchester and Philadelphia Railroad, Media Building Association, Delaware County, Chester County, the City of Philadelphia, and the Borough of West Chester.

 Account Book: Minshall and Jacob Painter 1864-1873 1 folder 21

Account with First National Bank of Media

 Account Books: Minshall and Jacob Painter 1864 – 1873 1 folder 21

Account of taxes paid for Enos Painter estate by Jacob and Minshall Painter. Various taxes of Jacob and Minshall, and tax on Minshall Painter estate, 1873, paid by Jacob Painter.

 Account Books: Minshall Painter 1865 – 1873 1 folder 21

Account of house, farm and market expenses

 Accounts 1870-1912 1 folder 21

Interest, mortgages, loans, rents, stocks and related correspondence, receipts. Items of M. and J. Painter, Wm. and J. Tyler, estates of E. and J. Painter

 Account Books: Ann Tyler 1872 - ? 1 folder 21

Account with First National Bank of Media. One entry may be from 1891.

 Account Books: Jacob Painter 1873 – 1876 1 folder 21

Account with First National Bank of Media

 Account Books: Jacob Painter 1873 – 1877 1 folder 21

Account with Fairlamb and Hoopes, Bankers, Media, PA

 Account Books: J.J. Tyler 1874-1875 1 folder 21

Farm-house, livestock and other miscellaneous records

 Account Books 1880 1 folder 22

Accounts for miscellaneous purchases of goods such as butter and eggs; also includes notes regarding month and day (but no year) of planting corn, etc. Author not identified.

 Account Books: John J. Tyler 1888 - 1916 1 folder 22

Accounts of taxes, including real estate taxes, interest payments, rent, insurance payments, other expenses; accounts relating to estates of J. and M. Painter. Includes inserts such as correspondence from tax assessors.

 Articles of agreement Articles of agreement 1756 - 1799 1 folder 22

Several fragments; mostly legal contracts dealing with liability, abiding by the judgment of arbitrators, some accounts, land use, etc. Includes John Cox (no date); Cadwalader Evans and John Calvert, 1756; Ann Fairlamb (witness), 1770; John Heacock, James Heacock and Martha Linn, 1792; John Stephenson and Mary Vernon, 1799

 Articles of agreement 1795 - 1798 1 folder 22

Includes Jonathan Vernon and Mary Vernon, 1795; indenture granting power of attorney to Jacob Minshall and John Worrall, Mary Vernon, 1798

 Articles of agreement 1809, 1839 1 folder 22

Article of agreement for estate of Isaac Worrall, 1809; inventory of hay for Joseph Webster, James Edwards, 1839

 Articles of agreement 1820 - 1838 1 folder 22

Enos Painter with Ann Minshall (rights and privileges as widow of Jacob Minshall), 1818; with Samuel Hale, 1820 (on back of agreement is later journal entry, n.d., by Enos Painter regarding "fence dispute" with Jesse Reese); Wm Morgan with John Morgan, executors of estate of John Morgan (father), and both with others, 1836; Jacob Painter with William Sharpless, laborer, 1838

 Articles of agreement 1848 1 folder 22

Letter from James Painter agreeing to payment of mortgage and principal to James Temple estate from personal estate of Enos Painter

 Bills and receipts Bonds for debt 1756, 1774 1 folder 23

Includes bond of performance, Abel Green to Thomas Minshall and Nehemiah Baker, 1756; William Black, Mordecai Massey, Ann Black to Rebekah Regester and Thomas Minshall, admin. of estate of John Regester, 1774.

 Promissory notes 1760-1799 1 folder 23

Includes John Heacock, Samuel Richardson, others

 Bills and receipts 1767-1837 1 folder 23

General receipts for cash and a letter

 Bills and receipts 1771-1800 1 folder 23

Miscellaneous. Includes an order from Mark Bird, 1776. He operated the Hopewell Furnace, 1770-1787.

 Bills and receipts 1771-1810 1 folder 23

Chester Library, newspaper subscriptions (Pennsylvania Gazette)

 Bills and receipts 1771-1875 1 folder 23

Real estate. Bills, receipts and Accounts for real estate sales, J. Minshall, E. Painter, J. Painter, A. Tyler, J. Tyler. Some correspondence

 Bills and receipts 1775, n.d. 1 folder 23

Shingles, nails, hinges

 Promissory Notes 1775 – 1800 1 folder 23

Promissory notes and bonds. Includes John Heacock to Ann Heacock, 1775 - 1776; Jacob Minshall to John Heacock, 1785; Jacob Minshall to Enos Painter, 1800; Jacob Minshall to John Longstreth, 1800; Jacob Minshall to Thomas Wall, 1800.

 Bills and receipts 1780-1843 1 folder 23

Taxes. Bills, receipts, Accounts and assessments for road taxes, county taxes, etc. Mostly Jacob Minshall, also E. Painter, J. Painter, M. Painter, Wm. Tyler. Includes yearly taxes on a carriage owned by J. Minshall

 Bills and receipts 1781 1 folder 23

Real Estate. Quit rent, executor of Moses Thompson to the executor of Lord Fairfax.

 Bills and receipts 1781-1805 1 folder 23

Real estate. Ground rents receipts and Accounts

 Bills and receipts 1782-1827, n.d. 1 folder 23

Receipts and Accounts for weaving work and materials for Jacob Minshall, Enos Painter and others. See receipt for Mr. Tyler (Wm?) from for fabric from Del. Co. Prison

 Bills and receipts 1784-1800 1 folder 23

Farm bills

 Board and lodging 1784-1811 1 folder 23

Includes receipts signed by Agness Minshall for Mary Shaw, 1784 – 1798; Elizabeth Taylor, 1802; to caregivers for Agness Minshall, 1809 – 1811; Jacob Grimm, 1811

 Bills and receipts 1784-1819 1 folder 23

Financial records and receipts for furniture, stoves, carpets

 Bills and receipts 1785-1799 1 folder 23

Smith work

 Bills and receipts 1785-1830 and n.d. 1 folder 23

Receipts regarding labor personnel. Includes Lewis (Iones), 1785; Michael Kitz (passage money), 1804; Wm. Maris to George Pearson, n.d.; Enos Painter to friend Hultz (concerning the son of Isaac Macklin, black man), 1829-1830.

 Bills and receipts 1797, 1799 1 folder 23

Includes butcher, food, whiskey

 Bills and receipts 1798-1879 1 folder 23

Livestock. Receipts for oxen, cows, and horses, bridles, etc.

 Bills and receipts 1799-1828 1 folder 23

Receipts for labor, including masonry, sawing, etc., also some accounts

 Bills and receipts 1800-1842 1 folder 23

Farm

 Bills and receipts 1800-1859 1 folder 23

Iron works

 Bills and receipts 1800-1884 1 folder 23

General. Includes promissory notes, pay to bearer, receipts, bills, etc.

 Bills and receipts 1802, 1844 1 folder 23

Includes Judgment Bond, receipts of, 1802; Judgment Bond, Enos Painter against Wm. B Hunt, 1844

 Bills and receipts 1802-1849 1 folder 23

Miscellaneous

 Bills and receipts 1804-1838 1 folder 23

Foods

 Bills and receipts 1805, 1865-1877 1 folder 23

Farm buildings - receipts and related correspondence on building and repairing barns, release of liens, building permit. Two earlier documents (Thomas Sharpless and Jacob Minshall), remaining relate to M. and J. Painter, Ann and J. J. Tyler

 Promissory Notes 1806-1854 1 folder 23

Includes Jacob Minshall to John Edwards, 1806; Enos Painter to Stephen Webb 1826; John Hoyd (promise to lend) to Enos Painter, 1831; John Climenson to Enos Painter, 1842 (and transfer to Minshall Painter); Enos Painter to John Parker, 1854.

 Bonds and Receipts 1807-1819 and n.d. 1 folder 23

Includes Enos Painter and M. Davis, 1819; Jacob Minshall to Elizabeth Edwards, 1807; Thomas Gibbons to Jacob Minshall; John Alrichs to Enos Painter to Jacob Painter

 Bills and receipts 1809-1857 1 folder 23

Subscriptions

 Bills and receipts 1814 – 1850 1 folder 41

James, Enos, Minshall, and Jacob Painter. Miscellaneous items ranging from groceries and cloth and other household goods to farm supplies and trees. Also checks and various legal documents such as summons, grand jury findings, etc. Of interest to reserachers of consumption habits

 Judgment Bonds 1814-1867 1 folder 23

Includes Samuel McKinley to Enos Painter, 1814; John Minshall to Enos Painter, 1818; Samuel Grubb to John Lloyd, (release), 1825; John Newlin and William Newlin, Esq. to Enos Painter, 1833 (includes warrant of attorney and Jacob Painter's notes on payments received, 1836-1849 on back); Enos Painter to Sarah Plankinton, 1839 (includes warrant of attorney); Benjamin Robinson to Enos Painter, 1841; John Climenson to Benjamin Riter, 1842 (records of payments by Climenson, 1842-44); Wm. Twaddell to M. and J. Painter, 1867.

 Bills and receipts 1818-1820 1 folder 23

Pay the bearer; most addressed to William Tyler

 Bills and receipts 1840-1882 1 folder 23

Taxes: School, road, county, etc., for Enos, Minshall, Jacob Painter, Ann and John Tyler

 Bonds and Mortgages 1844-1881 1 folder 23

Mortgage, John Alrichs to James Webb, 1844; bond, Enos Painter to Lehigh Coal and Nav. Co., 1848; Correspondence regarding mortgages and interest; some receipts; bond, John Barnard to Jacob Painter, 1876

 Bills and receipts 1851 – 1857; 1857 – 1872; 1869 1 folder 41

Miscellaneous bills and receipts, mostly Minshall Painter, also Enos, Jacob, Enos Barnard. Many receipts for school, road, state, and federal taxes, building materials, farm supplies, jury summons, subscriptions to newspapers and phrenological journals, etc. Mounted in three oversize scrapbooks.

 Bills and receipts 1860-1874 1 folder 24

Includes carpenter’s materials, farm, market, miscellaneous, smith work

 Bills and receipts 1864-1902 1 folder 24

Receipts for labor wages and service fees, and some accounts. Includes request from U.S. Dept. of State for information on local wage levels, 1864.

 Bills and receipts: taxes 1865 - 1870 1 folder 24

Includes bills and receipts, United States Internal Revenue tax assessments, some accounts, regarding M. and J. Painter, estate of E. Painter, others

 Labor, work competed 1867 1 folder 24

“Logs cut by order of Lewis Palmer on land of M. and J. Painter." Includes measurements of log length and diameter and type of wood.

Bills and receipts 1871-1881 1 folder 24

Building supplies, carpentry. Also market and miscellaneous

 Bills and receipts 1874-1881 1 folder 24

Farm implements

 Bills and receipts 1874-1882 1 folder 24

Freight bills

 Bills and receipts 1875-1882 1 folder 24

Food

 Bills and receipts 1875-1885 1 folder 24

Miscellaneous bills and receipts

 Bills and receipts 1875-1887 1 folder 24

Financial records and receipts for household furnishings such as carpets, flooring

 Bills and receipts: Ann Tyler 1876 1 folder 24

Receipts, Jacob Painter to Ann Tyler for $5100 in partial payment for her purchase of land from him

 Bills and receipts 1876-1882 1 folder 24

Smith work

 Bills and receipts 1877-1908 1 folder 24

Farm supplies. Bulk ca. 1876

 Indentures Indentures (apprentice) 1767 - 1830 1 folder 24

Includes Jacob Hibberd, 1767; Ezra Thomas, 1775; Mary Salkeld (4 years old), 1796; Michael Gritz, 1804, to Jacob Minshall. Mary Salkeld (4 yrs old), 1796, to Jacob and Ann Minshall. James Edwards, 1802, to Joseph Starr. Samuel Say (11 years old), 1817; Isaac Johnson (12 years old), 1830, to Enos Painter.

 Indentures: apprentice 1779, 1785 1 folder 24

Includes Samuel Slaughter, 10 yrs old (husbandry); Priscilla Haws, 8 years old (housewifery)

 Insurance Insurance policies and receipts 1843-1881 1 folder 24

Insurance policies, some receipts for paid insurance premiums, E., M., J. Painter, Ann Tyler

 Insurance surveys 1861 1 folder 24

Insurance surveys of land owned by M. and J. Painter, by William Ogden

 Legal Legal Procedures 1807-1863 1 folder 24

Firth and Hancock vs. Tobias Clark (receipt for Constable’s fee), 1807; Joseph Malin (receipt for money received from J.M. by direction of township), 1808; Minshall Painter (summoned to jury duty in state and federal courts), 1851; James Woolford (summoned to appear), 1821; Samuel Fairlamb, Deputy Receiver (receipt for fee from Benj. Robinson), 1844; Amor Carter (promise to indemnify), 1847; Green vs. Evans and Caldwell (appointing arbitrators), 1838; Worrall vs. Sharpless (appointing arbitrators for slander case), 1840; Phillip Mullin vs. John Morgan (appointing referee), 1843; William Briggs vs. Isaac, WM., Philip Cochran (appointing referee), 1845; Green vs. Green (appointing arbitrators), 1845; Joseph Edwards vs. Caleb Temple (appt arbitrators), 1849; M. and J. Painter (to expenses of distress against James Smedley), 1863 [See Trego Deed, 1725, which includes note to Surveyor General, regarding Peter Trego vs. Joseph Edge, 1690 (1759 copy)]

 Power of Attorney documents 1788-1873 1 folder 24

Jonathon Heacock and Jacob Minshall from John Heacock, 1788. Remaining mostly copies, drafts: [?] from Enos Painter, 1819; Minshall Painter from Enos Painter, 183-; letter concerning Enos Painter's Power of Attorney, 1840; Elizabeth Grover from William Morgan, 1847; Minshall, James, and Jacob Painter from Enos Painter, 1854; William Tyler from M. and J. Painter, 1863 (revenue stamp); David Meconkey from M. and J. Painter, 1867; David McFarland from M. and J. Painter, 1873.

 Legal Procedures regarding Fence Viewers 1808-1815 1 folder 24

Includes "fence viewers" notes on disputes, arbitrations and hand-written copy of Pennsylvania Statute and supplements related to fence viewers and the regulation of fences

Legal Procedures regarding Fence viewers 1809-1815 1 folder 24

Includes decisions of fence viewers. Jacob Minshall (1738-1817) served a fence views and is represented in two cases, with a note requesting Jacob Minshall to view a fence

 Legal Procedures 1815-1865 1 folder 24

Litigation. Includes Grace Tyler vs. William and John Tyler (order for sheriff to cause Wm and J Tyler to appear), 1815; Enos Painter vs. Cyrus Pierce (letters), 1826-; George Bishop vs. Enos Painter (Referee's report, finding for the defendant), 1834; Judgment Error (notice sent to E. Painter), 1844; Enos Painter vs. John and William Newlin, Esq. (form to reverse judgment), 1848; Road in Pocopson, Chester Co., Enos Painter vs. Stephen Darlington (appellant's brief before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court), 1850; Minshall and Jacob Painter vs. Edward S. Litzenberg (plaintiffs' complaints, defendant's claims, bill in equity, accounts of alleged damages, letter from M. Painter to attorney), 1865

 Legal Procedure: Fence Dispute 1837, 1839 - 1846 1 folder 25

Enos and Jacob Painter vs. Jesse Reese. Includes copy of 1837 Delaware Co. court decision regarding route of road through land of Enos Painter and Jesse Reese, extracts from minutes of Chester Monthly Meeting, appeals to Concord Quarterly Meeting, reports of several committees regarding fence dispute between Enos and Jacob Painter and Jesse Reese from 1839-1844, maps of land owned by parties, and court documents from 1839-1846, including Delaware County court opinion from 1839 and Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion from 1846 (Justice Thomas Burnside). In synopsis, Jesse Reese demanded that the Painters replace a fence washed away by a storm. The Painters denied the need, and the matter went before Committee of the Monthly Meeting. The matter proceeded into the courts, and eventually, the Painters prevailed. In 1840, Chester Monthly Meeting prepared a testimony against Enos and Jacob Painter for not settling the dispute according to the Discipline. Enos denied the complaint and took the matter to the Quarterly Meeting, which reversed the Monthly Meeting. While Enos Painter maintained his membership in Chester Monthly Meeting, sons Jacob and Minshall resigned two years later.

Legal Procedure: Robison versus Reese 1844 1 folder 25

Litigation. Benjamin Robinson vs. Jesse Reese. Includes depositions of George Rees and Minshall Painter.

 Legal Procedure: Appraisal summons n.d. 1 folder 25

Juror summons for appraisal to Minshall Painter in Middletown

 Property Land Tracts: Transfers notes 1701/2-1703 1 folder 25

Survey notes on properties transferred from Smedley to Hollingsworth, 1701/2-1702, Hollingsworth to Minshall, 1703

 Land Tracts: Draft survey part of property of Thomas Minshall n.d. 1 folder 25

Additional tract of land, Thomas Minshall, Jr.

 Land Tracts: Minshall property surveys 1800-1826, n.d. 1 folder 25

Surveys of the Minshall property

 Land Tracts: Minshall property surveys ca. 1862, n.d., 1871 1 folder 25

Surveys of the properties incorporated into the Minshall tract. Memorandum 1871 signed by Minshall Painter concerning stones planted to mark points in the survey.

 Land Tracts: History of property transfers from 1690 ca. 1864 1 folder 25

History of transfers and purchases of various land tracts, Minshall and Painter families by Minshall Painters. Typed copy (acid free copy).

 Land Tracts: Draft of road from Edgemont road to Providence 1721, 1786 1 folder 25

Surveys and descriptions of land. Edgemont road to Providence, 1721 (copy) and related (?) fragment, 1786, signed by Jesse John, Clerk

 Land Tracts: Jacob Minshall survey 1802 1 folder ++

Jacob Minshall property, surveyed by Aaron Matson oversize RG5/110

 Land Tracts: Survey discrepancies 1809 1 folder 25

Letter to committee of monthly meeting to assist Middletown Preparative meeting regarding Ambrose Smedley's 1702 patent, 1809 and survey. Concerns discrepancies in survey markers

 Land Tracts: Property calculations 1819 1 folder 25

Calculations for the dimensions of 79 acres by John Peirce for Enos Painter

 Land Tracts: Barren land 1820 1 folder 25

Dimensions of barren land and accounts of mortgages, 1811-1820

 Land Tracts: Spring 1826 1 folder 25

Opinion by W. H. Dillingham concerning dispute with John Forsyth concerning use of spring on Enos Painter's land

 Land Tracts: Road opening 1837 1 folder ++

Order to open road near Lima Post Office through Enos Painter's land, with survey RG5/oversize

 Land Tract Transfers ca. 1844 1 folder ++

Synopsis of title to Hill lot in Middletown, 1836-1844, deeded to Enos Painter in 1844. Dates of various transfers

 Land Tracts: Survey of Jacob Painter homestead 1874 1 folder ++

Surveyed by Nicholas F. Walter. Stored RG5/oversize

 Land Tracts: Survey of land of Ann Tyler 1874 1 folder ++

2 surveys. Land is surrounded by tracts owned by Jacob Painter on three sides, Caleb Worrell on the northwest. Stored RG5/oversize

 Land Tracts: Survey of land of Ann Tyler 1874 1 folder ++

2 surveys. Land is surrounded by tracts owned by Jacob Painter on three sides, Caleb Worrell on the northwest. Stored RG5/oversize

 Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1756, 1789 1 folder ++

Abel Green, yeoman and Thomas Williamson, yeoman, 1756; Robert Thompson and Jonathan Heacock and Jacob Minshall, 1789. Stored RG5/oversize

 Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1785 – 1798 1 folder 25

Copy of agreement between John Seantling and Jacob Minshall, John Hill, and Joseph Pennell, guardians of children of William Pennell, 1785; Robert Thompson and Jonathan Heacock and Jacob Minshall, 1788; John Stevenson and Jonathan Vernon and Jacob Minshall and John Worrall, attorneys for Mary Vernon, 1798

 Land Tracts, surveys and descriptions 1787-1876, n.d. 1 folder 25

Includes surveys and descriptions of, receipts for surveying, and correspondence concerning purchase

 Public sales and receipts 1791-1892 1 folder 25

Concerning estates of deceased persons and seized property. Includes James Turner (dec’d), 1791; Jacob Minshall paid cryer at sale, estate of John Haycock (dec’d), 1794; Sheriff’s sale (list of goods bought), 1804; receipt for clerk, sale of goods, Mary Snyder and James Cromwell estate, 1809; Purchase of Sawmill Irons (no date); Sales – purchases, 1859, 1860, 1865 (sheriff’s inventory); correspondence of J.J. Tyler, regarding sheriff's sale, 1892; some accounts

 Mortgage assignments 1802 - 1834, n.d. 1 folder 25

Mortgages and Bonds. William Harding to Sarah Worrall, 1802; letter vouching for John Jacobs's request for loan, 1804; mortgage, Samuel Mckinley to Enos Painter and Jacob Minshall, 1814; John Minshall to Enos Painter, 1817, 1818; bond and judgment Joseph Painter to Margaret Alexander, 1818; Absalom Harry, 1826; bond, Wm and Thom. Hunt to Rachel Painter, 1833; mortgage, Rachel Painter to Enos Painter, 1834; Samuel Houston to Enos Painter, memorandum of Webb property, n.d (post-1840).

 Real Estate 1802-1874 1 folder 25

Eviction notices and intents to vacate premises of land owned by Jacob Minshall, Enos Painter, Minshall and Jacob Painter, Ann Tyler; also includes articles of agreement for leasing property between Enos Painter and William Baggs (plus eviction notice), 1842, and M. and J. Painter and Robert Regester, 1859

 Articles of agreement: Includes leasing of property n.d., 1803-1824 1 folder 25

Jacob Minshall with William Webster for use of house and to plant crops, n.d; Jacob Minshall (guardian of Rhoades' children) and Rachel Akerman (widow of J. Rhoades) with Jonah Garrett, 1803; Jacob Minshall and Enos Painter with Joseph Webster, 1809; Enos Painter with Caleb Worrall, 1824 to build a house adjacent to sawmill, etc.; on reverse of undated page describing agreement are accounts of Joseph Painter 1815-1824 with reference e to Joseph Painter deed, 1749).

Articles of agreement: Leasing of property and mill 1827 1 folder 25

Enos Painter with James Chapman for use of woolen factory. Agreement ensures that Painter has continued use of waterwheel for his saw mill

 Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1828 1 folder 25

Farm leases to Thomas Black, (includes E. Painter's 1830 receipts of Black's rent) and William Davis. John and Wm Heathcote to lease farm property and woolen mill, with accounting of rents paid. ; Thomas Hinkson, 1830; Alice Lewis, 1830; Thomas Chalfant, 1830, 1832; John Irwin, 1831; William Brian, 1832; Benj Tomlinson, 1833; Moses White, 1833; Noah Bass (black man), 1836; James Edwards, 1839 (also hay inventory, 1839); Henry Hyde, 1839; Joseph Webster, 1839. John Haycock with Aaron James, 1830. Jacob Painter with Wm Geary, 1839.

 Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1830 1 folder 25

Leases to Thomas Hinkson; Alice Lewis for stone house (no sale of liquor permitted; Thomas Chalfant, 1830, 1832, for house and garden and to work for Enos Painter on farm.

Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1831-1836 1 folder 25

Farm leases: John Irwin, 1831; William Brian, 1832; Benj Tomlinson, 1833; Moses White, 1833; Noah Bass ("a coulored man") lease of part of John Minshall's stone house, 1836; James Edwards, 1839 (also hay inventory, 1839); Henry Hyde, 1839; Joseph Webster, 1839. John Haycock with Aaron James, 1830. Jacob Painter with Wm Geary, 1839.

 Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1839 1 folder 25

Farm leases: James Edwards, 1839 (also hay inventory, 1839); Henry Hyde, 1839, for rental and to work for Enos Painter; Joseph Webster, 1839. John Haycock with Aaron James, 1830. Jacob Painter with Wm Geary, 1839.

 Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1830 1 folder 25

Agreement of John Haycock with Aaron James for lease of farm and dairy, Willistown. Enos Painter and John Broomall, witnesses

 Public notices n.d., 1809, 1843 1 folder 25

Includes advertisement of venue (no date, handwritten), John Nicklin, Innkeeper; notice of public vendue, 1809; notice requesting witnesses to vandalism of cornerstone (no date); notice of sheriff’s sale (1843);

 Real Estate: Sale 1822, 1841 1 folder 25

Copy of rule on real estate of Thomas Pratt, deceased 1822, father-in-law of John Rhoads with a property in Marple Township. Release of lien on lot on Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, John James and Rachel (Painter) James and Enos Painter to William Parker,1841.

 Articles of agreement: Fence dispute, boundary line 1824, 1825 1 folder 25

Decision of fence viewers in arbitration between Samuel Smedley and Enos Painter over line fence dispute, 1824. Also agreement between Enos Painter and Abel Minshall, 1825, regarding settlement of dispute over boundary of their property from estate of Thomas Minshall.

 Articles of agreement, leasing of property 1828 – 1839 1 folder 25

Articles of agreement, leasing of property, mostly the log tenant house and spring house: Elias Davis and Enos Painter, 1828; Benjamin Robinson and Enos Painter, 1834; Matthew Hayman and Enos Painter, 1835; William Jones and Enos Painter, 1835, 1836; Alexander Evans (Shoemaker) and Enos Painter, 1836; Israel George and Enos Painter, 1837; George Freeman and Enos Painter, 1839

 Draft of deed of Minshall property 1829 1 folder 25

Draft, Enos Painter to Jacob and Minshall Painter, 315 acres, 52 sq. perches in Middletown. Includes sketch tracing land ownership.

 Real Estate 1832, 1842, 1872 1 folder 25

Contains authorization from Enos Painter to William Tyler to collect rent on his properties in Philadelphia, 1832; notice from Jesse Reese evicting John Gilton from Reese's land, 1842; and letter to Minshall Painter concerning rent not collected, 1872.

 Articles of agreement, leasing of property 1840 – 1846 1 folder 25

Articles of agreement, leasing of property: Enos Painter with William Davis, 1840; John Weatheral, 1841,1843; Daniel Williams, 1842; William Geary, 1842; Jacob Pike, 1843; Jacob Lewis, 1844; Jacob Farra, 1845; Robert Suter, 1845; Thomas Chalfant, 1846, 1848; James Stirk, 1846

 Mortgage assignment 1842-1843 1 folder 25

Mortgage, John Climenson to Enos Painter, 1842; note transferring title to Minshall Painter, 1843

 Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1842 - 1847 1 folder 25

Enos Painter with Seth Rigby, 1842, five year lease of sawmill Farm or house and garden: Lewis Williams, 1842; James Edwards, 1846; Robert Suter, 1846 and 1847.

Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1842 - 1848 1 folder 25

For farm or house and garden, Jacob Painter: With Benjamin Robinson, 1842; James Stirk, 1842; Thomas Worrall, 1846, 1847; Rufus Key, 1847; Abraham Ackerman, 1848.

Articles of agreement, Leasing of property 1850 – 1862 1 folder 25

Articles of agreement, leasing of property: Enos Painter with William R. Evans, 1850; Thomas Heacock, 1850. Minshall Painter with Timothy Kouglan, 1853; Jesse Rogers, 1856; Thomas Haydux, 1860. Jacob Painter with Samuel Smith, 1857; Joseph Super, 1857; Jacob Wilson, 1858; and Mordecai Reese, 1862

 Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1850 - 1869 1 folder 46

Enos Painter with Henry Baker, 1850; George Edwards, 1851, and copy; Brinton King, 1851; Thom. Lewis, 1851, 1852; John Smith and Hugh Jones, 1851; Robert Regester, 1852; For sawmill: Hugh Jones, 1853; Salem Bugless, 1855; John Worrall and Jonathan Fana, 1855 and copy; Jacob Wilson, 1857. Minshall Painter with Jeremiah Kingston et al, 1852. For sawmill, Minshall and Jacob Painter with John Ottey, 1858, 1859, 1861. For farm, houses: James Smedley, 1860; Davis Williams, 1869; Enos Sharpless, n.d. Jacob Painter with Joseph Super, 1852; Wm Sharpless, 1861, 1863 (and cont. 1864); Minshall Sharpless, 1869. Some revenue stamps.

 Mortgage assignment 1853 1 folder 26

Chester County Iron Manufacturing Company to John Longstreth to David Meconkey to Enos Painter. Includes bond mortgages and assignments, Accounts

 Mortgage assignment 1856 1 folder 26

Includes bond and mortgage of Minshall Painter to Philena Smedley, administratrix and William Smedley, administrator of George Smedley estate

 Mortgage assignments 1863 – 1877 1 folder 26

Includes bill of sale, James Smedley to M. and J. Painter, 1863; bond and warrant and mortgage, Warner Bennett to Hiram Hunt, 1865; articles of agreement on mortgage assignment, George Broomall with George Davis, 1868; agreement regarding mortgage between M. and J. Painter and Thomas Wentz, 1866; mortgage and transfer, Warner Bennett to Hiram Hunt, 1865, Ann Vickers to M. and J. Painter, 1873; mortgage assignment, James and Maggie Goodley to Jacob Painter, 1876. A note from Charles Pennypacker to J. Broomall, 1877, concerning Painter estate and writ against Warner Bennett. Some documents include revenue stamps.

Articles of agreement: Leasing of property 1872-1880 1 folder 26

Jacob Painter with Henry and Maria Fussell, 1872. Ann Tyler with Samuel Byers, 1875. John J. Tyler with Walker Yarnell, 1874; Maurice Smith, 1880.

 Articles of agreement, leasing of property 1872 - 1884 1 folder 26

Articles of agreement, leasing of property: Minshall and Jacob Painter with Edward Midgeley, 1872; Ann Tyler with Davis Williams, 1874; John Heacock, 1875 (and copy); Benjamin Wilson, 1875 (and copy); Stephen Byers, 1877; Robert Russell, 1877, 1878; Charles Moore, 1878; Benjamin Dixon, 1880; Davis Green, 1881. John J. Tyler with George Turner, 1876; Maurice Smith, 1881; John Davis (sale, J. Tyler agent for A. Tyler), 1884.

 Notes on title of lands of Enos P. Barnard ca. 1876 1 folder 26

Notes on the title to property of Enos P. Barnard, son of Sarah Painter Barnard, inherited from uncle, Jacob Painter. Summary include copied extracts of wills of Jacob Painter and Enos Painter, and references to many deeds

 Mortgage assignment 1877 1 folder 26

Abram S. Ashbridge to John J. Tyler; includes bond and warrant, and mortgage

 Deeds 1687 1 folder 43

George Willard, of Chester Co. to Roger Jackson, 220 acres, 1687; recorded at Philadelphia, 1690

 Deeds 1690 1 folder 43

Roger Jackson, of Edgemont, Chester Co. from William Swaffer, 20 acres

 Deeds 1700 1 folder 43

George Ashbridge from William Swaffer, 70 acres

 Deeds 1700 1 folder 43

John Simcocke to Charles Whitacres, 100 acres in Ridley

 Deeds 1702 1 folder 43

George Smedley, of Providence, Chester Co., from William Penn Patent Deed for 250 acres, from Land Office Records, cop. 1818

 Deeds 1703 1 folder 43

Eleazer Dorby, of Boston, a Mariner, to Richard Johnson. Deed for 10 acres in Salem, NJ, 1703. Received in 1708.

 Deeds 1703 1 folder 43

Henry Hollingsworth to Thomas Minshall 127 acres

 Deeds 1711 1 folder 43

Aaron James, of Westtown to John Todhunter, 120 acres. Includes brief of title to 500 acres from Wm. Penn in 1682 and deed was registered before Caleb Pusey, Justice

 Deeds 1713 1 folder 43

George Ashbridge to Robert Baker, 70 acres. Received 1739 on testimony of John Mulgrove by Anth. Shaw, a Justice of Lancaster Co.

Deeds 1715 1 folder 43

Robert Baker to John Cheney (Cheyney) 20 acres, 1715. Robert Baker to John Cheyney, 70 acres, 1715.

Deeds n.d. 1 folder 43

Property diagram, James Day's 151 acres in Thornbury, which John Cheyney purchased, (see 1715 deed of John Cheyney)

 Deeds 1717 1 folder 43

Robert Pennell, of Egmont [sic] to son, William Pennell, 1717. Received in Chester Co., 1718.

 Deeds 1721 1 folder 43

Neels and Mary Boon, of Lower Dublin in Philadelphia Co., to Swan and Hans Boon of Darby in Chester Co., 65 and three quarters of an acre.

 Deeds 1725 1 folder 43

Peter and Judith Tregoe of Chester Co. to William Tregoe, 50 acres, 1725. Received in 1730 by Caleb Cowpland, Justice of the Peace of Chester Co.

 Deeds 1733 1 folder 43

William and Margaret Tregoe of Goshen, Chester, Co. to James Tregoe of Concord, Chester Co., 50 acres, 1733. Received by Caleb Cowpland, Justice of the Peace in Chester Co., 1735.

 Deeds 1734 1 folder 43

James and Elizabeth Trego of Whitehall, PA to Thomas Minshall; 50 acres, 1734. Received by a justice of the peace of Chester Co., 1764.

 Deeds 1747 1 folder 43

George Miller of Upper Providence to John Minshall of Middletown 1747. Includes note of affirmation by Geo. Miller of receipt of 15 pounds for the land from Minshall. Received by Joseph Parker, justice of the peace, Chester Co., 1759

 Deeds 1748 1 folder 43

James and Susanna Day of Thornbury to Joshua Hoopes, 151 acres, 1748. Received 1748 by a justice of the peace of Chester Co.

 Deeds 1799 1 folder 43

Thomas and Mary Hall, John and Jane Longstreth and Thomas and Lydia Minshall to James Starr, 1799. Received Del. Co. 1801

 Deeds 1799 1 folder 43

Thomas and Mary Hall, John and Jane Longstreth and James and Sarah Starr to Thomas Minshall, 1799

 Deeds 1799 1 folder 43

Thomas and Lydia Minshall and James and Sarah Starr to Thomas Hall and John Longstreth, 1799. Received. Del. Co. 1800

 Deeds 1800 1 folder 43

Thomas and Mary Hall and John and Jane Longstreth to Jacob Minshall, 114 acres, 1800

 Deeds 1801 1 folder 43

Thomas and Lydia Minshall to Jesse Reese (Reece). Copy from 1844

 Deeds 1802 1 folder 43

John and Mary Heacock of Middletown to William Harding of Willistown, 7 acres, 3 quarters and 9 perches of land

 Deeds 1805 1 folder 43

Thomas and Mary Hall, John and Jane Longstreth, James and Sarah Starr and Jacob Minshall to Thomas Minshall, accounting for an area from one of the 1799 deeds (see earlier deeds)

 Deeds 1813 1 folder 43

James and Sarah Starr to Richard Sermon, Middletown, 66 acres and 76 perches

 Deeds 1816 1 folder 43

Phebe Harper (widow) to Caleb Hoopes (merchant), both of West Chester, 200 acres, 1816

 Deeds 1820 1 folder 43

Samuel Anderson, Sheriff, to Enos Painter, at public sale of goods, chattels, tenements of John Minshall

 Deeds 1820 1 folder 43

Jesse and Elizabeth Reece of Middletown to Enos Painter, 17 acres 55 square perches.

 Deeds 1829 1 folder 43

Enos Painter et Uxor (wife, Hannah), to James Painter

 Deeds 1829 1 folder 43

James Painter of East Bradford to his father Enos Painter, 315 acres

Deeds 1835 1 folder 43

William and Abigail Sharpless of West Goshen, Chester Co. to Eli Lewis of Newtown, Del. Co. for 155 acres, 2 sq. perches

 Deeds 1835 1 folder 43

John Williams of Middletown, Del. Co. to George Worrall of East Bradford, Chester Co., 66 acres, 76 sq. perches (for life estate)

 Deeds 1835, 1836 1 folder 43

Howard Williams and wife Ann, Charles Williams and wife Mary, and Saml. Williams and wife Hannah to Ann Williams and Hannah P. Williams, single women of Philadelphia, 1835. Endorsed by Ann and Hannah Williams to Enos Painter, 1836.

 Deeds 1836 1 folder 43

Thomas Morris, brewer of Philadelphia Co. to Enos Painter for 7 yearly rent charges (reference to Ground Rent, 1836)

 Deeds 1837 1 folder 44

George Cummins (Cummings?) and wife, Matilda, to Delaware County Institute of Science, 151 square pinches (official copy)

 Deeds 1837 1 folder 44

Eli Lewis and wife Hannah, of Newtown, Del. Co., to Caspar W. Sharpless of Philadelphia, for 153 acres, 122 sq. perches

 Deeds 1838 1 folder 44

William T. Fox and wife Eleanor, to Benjamin Robinson, Middletown, 10 acres, 54 sq. per.

 Deeds 1838 1 folder 44

William Fox and wife Eleanor to George W. Hill, Middletown, 4 acres, 2 roods, and 30 sq. per.

 Deeds 1842 1 folder 44

Enos Painter to Jacob Painter, Middletown, 79 acres

 Deeds 1844 1 folder 44

Benjamin P. Robinson and wife Jane, of Middletown, Del. Co., to Enos Painter, 9 acres, 54 sq. per. In Middletown

 Deeds 1846 1 folder 44

Joseph J. Lewis, Trustee for George Worrall estate to Enos Painter for 66 acres, 76 sq. per. in Middletown, 1846; also incl. diagram of Enos Painter's land, n.d.

 Deeds 1846 1 folder 44

Edward Darlington, Assignee of G.W. Hill, to Enos Painter, 4a., 2 roods, 30 sq. per. in Middletown

 Deeds 1855 1 folder 44

Nicholas Newlin, Jr. and wife Mary Ann to Isaac Powell of Philadelphia, 133 acres in Concord

 Deeds 1856 1 folder 44

Philena Smedley and William Smedley, Administrators of George Smedley estate, to Minshall Painter, 74 acres

 Deeds 1856 1 folder 44

Philena Smedley and William Smedley, Admin. of George Smedley estate, to John Sharpless, 74 acres

 Deeds 1857 1 folder 44

Isaac Powell and wife Sarah to William Brown, 133 acres in Concord, 1857; William Brown et Ux (wife Margaret) to Robert Brown, same 133 acres, 1857

 Deeds 1858 1 folder 44

Robert F. Brown of Philadelphia to William Levis Lewis of Middletown, 133 acres in Concord

 Deeds 1863 1 folder 44

Jacob Smedley and wife Jane of Edgemont, Del. Co., to Lewis Palmer of Middletown, 25 acres; includes revenue stamp

 Deeds 1865 1 folder 44

William P. Smedley and wife Jane to Lewis Palmer and John Davis, 15 acres, 2 roods, 39 and 16/100 sq. per. Recorded in Del. Co. 1866; includes revenue stamp

 Deeds 1865 1 folder 44

Lewis Palmer and wife Mary of Middletown, to Minshall Painter and Jacob Painter, 5 acres; includes revenue stamp

 Deeds 1866 1 folder 44

Lewis and Mary Palmer and John and Elizabeth Davis to Minshall Painter and Jacob Painter, 15 acres; includes revenue stamp

 Deeds 1867 1 folder 44

William Levis Lewis and wife to Fairman Rogers, 133 acres in Concord (see earlier deeds: Powell to Wm Brown, Wm Brown to R. Brown, R. Brown to Lewis); includes 3 revenue stamps

 Deeds 1868 1 folder 44

George and Eliza Ann Yarnall, Charles and Annie Yarnall, Joseph and S. Martha Yarnall, and William and Deborah Yarnall, to Samuel Riddle, 5 acres and 133 s. per. In Middletown, 1868, recorded in Del. Co., 1869; includes revenue stamp

 Deeds 1869 1 folder 44

Thomas and Philena Smedley and Edward and Elizabeth Smedley and wife to Minshall and Jacob Painter, 9 acres, 1 rood, 22 and 46/100 perches

 Deeds 1871 1 folder 44

Evan Barttleson, Sheriff of Del. Co., to Elijah Ballard (goods, chattels of Thomas Ford, defendant, and Sterling Amy, tenant); includes revenue stamp

 Deeds 1871 1 folder 44

Fairman and Rebecca Rogers to Thomas Hughes, 132 acres in Concord; includes 2 revenue stamps

 Deeds 1872 1 folder 44

Henry and Lavinia Ballard (wife) and Sarah Ballard, and George Broomall, guardian of Samuel Ballard, to Minshall and Jacob Painter, 10 acres

 Deeds 1872 1 folder 44

William H. and Sarah Yarnall and Lydia Minshall, widow of Abel Minshall, to Minshall and Jacob Painter, 40 acres in Middletown; includes bond from Minshall and Jacob Painter to Wm Yarnall for $2000, and correspondence

 Deeds 1873 1 folder 44

Minshall P. and Jacob Sharpless, Executors to estate of John Sharpless, to Minshall and Jacob Painter, 5 acres in Middletown

 Deeds 1874 1 folder 44

Jacob Painter to Ann Tyler, 151 acres, 2 roods, 17 and 18/100 sq. per. in Middletown

 Deeds 1875 1 folder 44

Jacob Painter to Ann Tyler, two tracts - one of 17 acres, 55 sq. perches, and one of 6 acres, both in Middletown.

 Deeds 1876 1 folder 44

Jacob Painter to Ann Tyler, 51 acres, 29 sq. perches in Middletown; in addition to purchase price, Ann Tyler to pay $50 per year to Maria Sulkeld beginning upon the decease of Jacob Painter

 Deeds 1877 1 folder 44

Charles Matthews, Sheriff to Fairman Rogers, 132 acres in Concord Twp of land that had belonged to Julia Hughes, executrix of estate of Thomas Hughes for failure to pay debts

 Deeds 1877 1 folder 44

Fairman and Rebecca Rogers of Philadelphia to Frank Etting of Philadelphia, 132 acres in Concord (see deed from C. Matthews to F. Rogers for same 132 acres in 1877)

 Deeds 1877 1 folder 44

Enos P. and Abbie Barnard to Milton Edwards, a tract of 127 acres, 3 roods and 2 perches, and one of 4 acres in Middletown

 Deeds 1880, 1902 1 folder 44

Samuel and Mary Dutton of Media to Samuel Riddle, 3 acres and 22 sq. per. of woodland in Ashton, Del. Co., 1880; also includes newspaper clipping announcing bankruptcy sale of Samuel Riddle's sons, 1902

 Deeds 1887 1 folder 44

William Matthews, Sheriff of Del. Co., to J.J. Tyler, property of estate of Milton Edwards, 127 acres, 3 roods,7 sq. perches, and 4 acres, 2 roods, 30 perches, both in Middletown

 Deeds 1902 1 folder 44

John Vance, Jr., to Edward H. Hall, Trustees in bankruptcy of estate of Samuel Riddle, to Horace Manley, 5 acres, 133 sq. perches in Middletown, 3 acres, 22 sq. perches of woodland in Aston (see other deeds from 1880 and 1902)

 Deeds 1902 1 folder 44

Horace and Ella Manley of Media to J.J. Tyler of Philadelphia, tracts of 5 acres, 133 sq. perches in Middletown and 3 acres, 22 sq. perches of woodland in Aston; land was from Samuel Riddle estate

 Deeds 1917 1 folder 44

School District of Middletown to J. Harvey Smith of Middletown, 1 half acre in Middletown

 Deeds 1917 1 folder 44

J. Harvey Smith and Grace Hoskins Smith (wife) of Middletown to J.J. Tyler of Philadelphia, 1 half acre in Middletown (see deed from Middletown School District to J. Harvey Smith, 1917)

 Deeds 1930 1 folder 44

James W. Moat, widower, Clifford and Marian Moat, Alfred and Eliza Moat, and William and Ethel R. (Moat) Jackson to J.J. Tyler, 5 acres granted in Middletown for 1 dollar

 Deeds 1947-1948 1 folder 44

Typed excerpts from Deed, J.J. Tyler Arboretum to Isabella Talley, and Deed, J.J. Tyler Arboretum to Robert Andrews, n.d.; Settlement certificate, Robert Andrews, Quebec, Canada to Tyler Arboretum, 1947; Deed, Robert and Gladys Andrews to Tyler Arboretum, 1947; Correspondence, regarding exchanges among Arboretum and Talley and Andrews, 1948; surveys of land of Arboretum; revenue stamp of Deed

 Wills and Estates Minshall and Painter Families: Agness Minshall 1801-1814 1 folder 26

Will, 1801, and probate, 1813. Inventory and accounts. Agness had five surviving daughters when she wrote her Will, but her youngest daughter, Grace Malin, died in 1811. Her share of her mother's estate went to her children, 1813-1814, in accordance with Pennsylvania law.

 Minshall and Painter Families: Jacob Minshall 1818 1 folder 26

Jacob Minshall died intestate in 1817. Letter of administration of the estate given to Enos Painter. Inventory of the estate, 1818, written in a penmanship exercise booklet of Hannah Painter, 1817

 Minshall and Painter Families: Enos Painter 1830-1855 1 folder 26

Will and revisions of Enos Painter

 Minshall and Painter Families: Enos Painter 1857-1877 1 folder 26

Accounts and documents relating to Enos Painter estate; Copy of Will, Enos Painter; accounts kept by Minshall and Jacob Painter for themselves and estate of Enos; releases for executors of E. Painter estate (Minshall, James, Jacob) from various heirs (Sharpless, Barnard grandchildren), miscellaneous receipts, etc.

 Minshall and Painter Families: Enos Painter, Revocation of Trust 1858 1 folder 26

Revocation of the trust from estate of Enos Painter held by Jacob Painter for Ann Tyler. Also includes release for Jacob Painter from Ann Tyler. A. Tyler to receive sum held in trust immediately

 Painter Family: Thomas and Lydia Painter 1813-1820 1 folder 26

Will of Thomas Minshall, giving step-son Jesse Reese right to have and use woods on three acres of land for 99 years, 1813; Also copy of will of Lydia Minshall, naming her son, Jesse Reese, and her daughter, Sarah Baker as heirs, and Jesse Reese and Wm. Baker as executors, 1820; declaration of proof of will of Lydia Minshall by probate register Benjamin Pearson, 1820

 Painter Family: William Tyler 1816 1 folder 26

Will of William Tyler of Salem, N.J. William had five children: John, Hugh, Hannah, Mary, and William. The youngest married Ann Painter in 1847.

 Painter Family: Minshall Painter 1857-1874 1 folder 26

Will, 1857. Letter of administration, copy of will, Accounts and receipts for Minshall Painter, John J. Tyler, administrator, 1874-76; More extensive of Jacob Painter with Eusebius Barnard, Smith Sharpless and John J. Tyler, executors. Includes letter of administration and copy of will, executors' account, bonds from heirs, contract for tombstone, etc, 1876-1877

 Painter Family: Jacob Painter 1876-1878 1 folder 26

Will, 1876. Death certificate. Inventory, accounts at First National Bank of Media, executors John J. Tyler, Smith Sharpless, and E. R. Barnard.

 Painter Family: Inventory of Lachford Hall ca. 1876 1 folder 26

Inventories of Lachford Hall, probably done by John J. Tyler at his uncle's death.

 Painter Family: Ann Tyler 1857 1 folder 26

Will, names Minshall Painter guardian of her two children until they reach twenty-one. Ann Tyler died in 1914, and her son John J. Tyler inherited the Minshall-Painter estate.

 Administration of estates 1753 – 1796 1 folder 26

Letters of administration and Accounts of admin and guardianship related to various estates: Edward Grisell, 1753; Anthony Shaw, 1772; [Joseph Black?], 1775; Mary Calvert, 1790; Nathaniel Calvert, 1790; Elizabeth Edwards, 1792; James Turner, 1792; John Heacock, 1794-1796

 Administration of estates: Worrall 1774-1789 1 folder 26

Letters of administration and Accounts of admin and guardianship related to various estates: Peter Worrall, 1774-1789; Isaac Worrall, n.d;

Administration of Estates: General 1760 - 1798 1 folder 26

Thomas Minshall, and later, Jacob Minshall, Administrators and Guardians; Includes Dorothy Turner, 1760; Account of guardianship for John Ogden son of Stephen Ogden, 1762; Edward Grissell, 1767; H. Grubb, 1771; Joseph Black, 1773 - and Account of Guardianship of J. Black's son Samuel; Account of Guardianship for children of Peter Worrall, 1774-; Account of guardianship for children of Wm. Pennell, 1784; Isaac Rhoads, 1784; Nathaniel Calvert, 1788-; Thomas Minshall, 1789-, account of guardianship for children of Elizabeth Edwards, 1791; John Heacock, 1795-

 Administration of Estates: Executor’s bills and receipts 1774 – 1802 1 folder 27

Thomas and Jacob Minshall, administrators; some account records, mostly receipts for estates of Mary Calvert, Nathaniel Calvert, John Heacock, John Knight, John Regester (?)

 Inventories 1783 – 1798 1 folder 27

Includes Thomas Minshall estate, 1783; Agness Minshall estate, 1783 (widow’s share); Elizabeth Edwards estate, 1786; Moses Minshall estate, 1798 (copy); Unknown estate, no date

 Administration of Estates 1784, 1789, 1800 1 folder 27

Jacob Minshall, executor. Includes Isaac Rhoads, 1784; Moses Thompson, 1789 (includes diagram of Moses Thompson's land in Virginia); John Heacock (no date); Ann Evans of Edgemont (no date); Knight estate, 1800.

 Wills 1787-1875, n.d. 1 folder 27

Wills and extracts of wills of James Turner, 1787 (proved 1791); Ann Evans, 1799 (proved 1803); Agness Minshall, 1801 (proved 1813); Thomas Minshall, 1813; Jacob Malin, 1814 (proved 1815); Wm. Tyler, 1816; caveat against probate of will of Margaret Marshall, filed by Enos Painter, 1923; will of John Morgan, 1825,1832; ; Esther Riley, 1840; Mary Green, 1844; Mary Worrall, 1847; Minshall Painter, 1857-1867 (proved 1873); Ann Tyler, 1857; Jacob Painter, 1875-1876; Caleb Yarnall, n.d.

 Inventories 1790 - 1800 1 folder 27

Includes inventory of Mary Calvert estate, 1790, and distribution of effects, 1796-1800; account of clothes, James Turner estate, 1791; inventory and account, John Heacock estate, 1794

 Wills 1792, 1819 and n.d. 1 folder 27

Anonymous draft of will making writer's wife Sarah Plankenton heir, 1819. Notes concerning other wills from 1715-1777. Note from Nathan Heacock, 1792, to Jacob Minshall concerning his father's dissatisfaction with his Will and desire to change it.

 Administration of Estates 1794 - 1818 1 folder 27

Includes inventory of estate of John Heacock, 1794; administration of Rhoades estate, 1800-1814; administration of John Riley estate, 1811-1815; accounts of Middletown Preparative Meeting, 1807-1818

 Administration of Estates 1799 – 1818 1 folder 27

Jacob Minshall, administrator. Includes some accounts of expenditures in 1799. Admin. for John Taylor, 1809 (listing bonds, mortgages, penal bills, books, land, etc); and Agness Minshall, 1812; Also: Enos Painter: Admin. For Jacob Minshall, 1818 (stated on cover of manuscript, but no reference inside)

 Administration of estates 1800 – 1829 1 folder 27

Letters of administration, Accounts of estates, guardianship, etc for John Knight, 1800-1803; James Carter, 1800 (and power of attorney from Nathan Carter, son, 1806); John Riley, 1801-1807; Mary Shaw, 1801; John Knight, 1801; John Worrall, 1809; John Taylor, 1811; Grace Malin, 1813-1814; Agness Minshall, 1814; Aaron Matson, 1814; Jacob Minshall, 1818; Margaret Marshall, 1827-1829

 Inventories 1800-1840, n.d. 1 folder 27

Inventory and copy, Mary Shaw estate, 1800; Dr. John Knight estate, 1800; Ann Evans estate, 1803; John Taylor estate, 1809; inventory, Esther Riley estate, 1840; Unidentified estate (n.d.)

 Administration of Estates: General 1800 - 1841 1 folder 27

Includes Isaac Rhoads, 1800-; Mary Shaw, 1800; Guardianship for Samuel Williams, grandson of John Worrall, 1800; John Riley and guardianship for J. Riley's children, 1801-; Nathaniel Calvert estate and Accounts for daughter Priscilla, 1802; Art of Agreement regarding real estate of Isaac Worrall, decd, 1809; John Taylor, 1809-; Samuel Tyler, 1815; John Carter (lunatic?), 1827; Ester (Esther) Riley, 1841

 Administration of Estates: Executor’s bills and receipts 1801 - 1829 1 folder 27

Jacob Minshall and Enos Painter, administrators: receipts for estates of John Carter, John Knight, Margaret Marshall (Minshall?), Jacob Minshall, Thomas Pratt, John Riley, Mary Shaw, Thomas West

 Inventories 1801-1863 1 folder 27

Includes account relating to Sarah Tobias (African American), from estate of Ann Evans, 1801-; Mary Snyder, James Cromwell (seized for debt by Minshall Painter, guardian of estate of John Rhoads), 1809; Thomas Minshall, (copy), 1814; Isaac Morgan, (appraisal statement), 1841; James Smedley, (appraisal), 1863.

 Account of Guardianship: Priscilla Pratt 1811-1813, 1822 1 folder 27

Accounts with Bank of Penn. 1811-1813; Account of guardianship for Priscilla Pratt, daughter of Thomas Pratt, dec., 1822. Enos Painter, guardian.

 Administration of Estates: Aaron Matson 1812-1813 1 folder 27

Administration and account of Aaron Matson estate, by Enos Painter, administrator

 Administration of Estates: John Carter 1827-1830 1 folder 27

John Carter (lunatic), 1827-1829, died intestate. Includes court opinion and complaint to Birmingham meeting on conduct of John Forsythe. Enos Painter, estate administrator. Carter's mother, Ann Jefferis was the primary heir, siblings the remainder.

 Administration of Estates: Executor’s bills and receipts 1857-1878 1 folder 27

Minshall, James, and Jacob Painter, and E. Barnard, S. Sharpless, J. Tyler, administrators: receipts for estates of Enos Painter, Minshall Painter, Jacob Painter

 Series 5: Genealogy and Family History, 1796-1939

Minshall Painter had a deep interest in family history. Late in life he pursued genealogical research, working with Gilbert Cope (1840-1928), local Quaker author and genealogist. The Series contains primarily Minshall's research. Also of interest are letters, one from John J. Tyler (1896) with a biography of his Uncle Minshall, and two from Samuel Trimble (1896) describing his friendship with the Painter brothers.

 Marriage license: William Tyler and Catherine Low 1796 1 folder 28

William and Catherine Tyler were the parents of William Tyler who married Ann Painter in 1847. The Tylers were not Quakers, but Ann retained her membership in the Society of Friends and raised their sons accordingly.

 Memorial poem for William E. Tyler, died 1873 1863, 1873 1 folder 28

Published poem by Jacob Minshall. Also a short poem, "Dedication," written by W. E. Tyler, 1863

 John J. Tyler correspondence and essay on life of Minshall Painter 1896 1 folder 28

ALsS to Henry S. Conrad with a ms about his uncle, Minshall Painter. Also typescript copies.

S[amuel] Trimble to Henry S. Conard 1896 1 folder 28

2 ALsS describing his friendship with Minshall and Jacob Painter beginning in 1867 and some of the unusual trees planted in their arboretum. Trimble (1843-1919) was educated at Westtown School followed by medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. Like the Painters, he was an amateur botanist and avid scholar. The Trimbles were members of Chester Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) and lived in Lima, Delaware Co.

John J. Tyler to Mrs. Henry 1921 1 folder 28

Photocopy of a typed letter, describes the Painter Arboretum and invites her to visit the estate to see the historic trees.

 Miscellaneous genealogical notes and correspondence 1874, 1887 and n.d. 1 folder 28

Notes on genealogy, ALS from R. P. Minshall, Iowa, to Minshall Painter concerning interest in family history, particularly as Centennial approaches. 1887 draft of letter from Ann P. Tyler to Uriah Painter, concerning his interest in family genealogy.

Obituaries 1873, 1876 1 folder 28

Obituaries of Jacob and Minshall Painter

 Genealogical Collections by Minshall Painter 1866 1 folder 28

Research notes on individuals and families, 1699-1866, in his ancestral lines compiled by Minshall Painter and bound into a volume

 Genealogical Notes V. 1 (Minshall Painter) n.d. 1 folder 28

Haycock (Heacock), Thomas, Salkeld, Yarnall, Coppick, Minshall, Taylor families

 Genealogical Notes V. 2 (Minshall Painter) n.d. 1 folder 28

Gilpin, Painter, Peirce, Cook, Strode, Chamberlin, Carter, Passmore, Mack, Forsythe, Barnard, Sharples families

 Genealogical Notes V. 3 (Minshall Painter) n.d. 1 folder 28

Salkeld, Ingram, Baker, Carter, Tull, Marshall, Williamson, Jarmin, Harlan, Passmore, Mendenhall families

 Index to Genealogical Notes, Vols. 1-3 n.d. 1 folder 28

Minshall Painter

 Gilpin Family and Descendents ca. 1856 1 folder 28

Compiled notes on Gilpin family and descendants by Minshall Painter, bound

 Haycock (Heacock), Taylor and related families ca. 1867 1 folder 28

Compiled notes on Heacock, Taylor, and related families, by Minshall Painter, bound

 Genealogical Collections by Minshall Painter. . . Minshall Family n.d. 1 folder 29

Includes testimonies on the death of Moses Minshall (1687-1706), son of Thomas and Margaret Minshall

 Necrology 1862 – 1873 1 folder 29

Names and death dates, site of burials, of local persons, recorded by Minshall Painter

Salkeld Memorials 1824 1 folder 29

Copies of John Salkeld documents, including marriage certificate, copy of his journal to England (1726), copy of a letter Agnes to John Salkeld (1734)

Family Records Appendix n.d. 1 folder 29

Complaints against members of the Painter family by Friends, copied by Minshall Painter

 Quaker records, Chester Monthly Meeting 1857 1 folder 29

Minutes from the Quarterly and monthly meetings, 1693-1706, copied by Minshall Painter

 Essay on Swedish settlers, Joseph Edwards n.d. 1 folder 29

Essay on settlements of Delaware County, Joseph Edward and descendants, Benjamin West, etc., by Minshall Painter

 Minshall Painter, Notes n.d. 1 folder 29

"Transient" and "occasional notes," genealogical and historical notes on early settlers of Chester/Delaware County

 Minshall Painter, draft ca. 1869 1 folder 29

Draft of ms on "Our Ancestors"

 Minshall Painter, extracts of Haverford Monthly Meeting records n.d. 1 folder 29

Ms abstracts and extracts from the Quaker records

 Minshall Painter, Quakers abstracts n.d. 1 folder 29

Philadelphia Monthly Meeting marriage intentions; abstract of records of Pennsgrove Monthly Meeting

 Minshall Painter, correspondence with Gilbert Cope 1860-1861 1 folder 29

Cope (1840-1928) was a noted Quaker genealogist. He collaborated with Painter on several family history projects and organized and bound some of Painter's research,

 Minshall Painter, genealogical research n.d. 1 folder 30

Painter's research extensive notes on his family lines, including Painter, Minshall, Carter, Salkeld, and Gilpin. Some correspondence included.

 Minshall Painter, genealogical research and correspondence 1855-1862 1 folder 30

Painter's correspondence with extended family, research notes.

Minshall Painter, Genealogical Charts, Vol. 1 1875 1 folder 45

Bound and indexed by Gilbert Cope. Charts have names, no dates, so not very useful for research.

Minshall Painter, "Thomas and Margaret Minshall" 1867 1 folder 30

"Thomas and Margaret Minshall who came from England to Pennsylvania in 1682," 8pp privately printed booklet that also includes an account of Griffith Owen and his descendants.

 Minshall Painter, "The Salkeld Family" 1867 1 folder 30

"The Salkeld Family" by a Descendent." 8 pp. booklet, "printed by an amateur." Printed by Minshall and Jacob Painter.

Minshall Painter, "The Heacock Family" 1869 1 folder 30

"The Heacock Family, Jonathan and Ann Heacock. . . and their Descendants." 18 pp booklet, privately printed by Minshall and Jacob Painter.

Minshall and Jacob Painter, "Our Ancestors" 1869 1 folder 30

Painter, Minshall and collateral lines, 24 pp booklet, privately printed by Minshall and Jacob Painter.

Genealogy publications 1858, 1870 and 1939 1 folder 30

New York and New England genealogical journals

 Dutton family genealogy publications 1871 1 folder 30

Compiled by Gilbert Cope

 Tyler family reunion 1896, 1897, 1898, 1900 1 folder 30

Official published reports of the American Tyler family gatherings

 Series 6: Subject Files, 1699-1913

This series partly reflects the order established by Tyler Arboretum in the 1960s. Selected manuscript materials were sorted, organized, and stored in either letter or oversized boxes, interfiled with accounts, receipts, etc. In 2010, the files were integrated with papers from the 1996 deposit. Correspondence was removed to Series 1. Topics concerning the Society of Friends were consolidated under that category. Please note that some early correspondence is included in the scrapbook of Manuscripts. Jacob Painter's extensive work on developing a new system of grammar are grouped under the topic "Grammar." Minshall Painter's extensive horticultural records are grouped under the topic "Horticulture." Records cataloged in Series 4, Legal and Financial Papers, will include information interesting to researchers on related topics.

 Almanacs Almanacs 1774 - 1808 1 folder 31

Poor Richard, Poor Will, Citizen's and Farmer's, Poulson's, Bioren's Town and Country, etc. Scattered issues. Some identified as belonging to William Tyler or Enos Painter. Poor Will's Pocket Almanac (1801) with entries removed to Diaries: Enos Painter (?)

 Almanacs 1800 – 1829 1 folder 31

Poor Richard, Poor Will, Columbian, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Johnson, etc. Scattered issues. Some identified as belonging to William Tyler or Enos Painter

 Cabinet work Cabinet work 1786-1877 1 folder 32

Financial records and receipts for furniture repair, coffins, etc. Both Thomas and Jacob Minshall were carpenters as well as farmers.

 Cabinet work (1772) 1 folder 32

Photographic reproduction of furniture price list copied from James Humphrey 1772 (original stored in SAFE)

 Carriages wagons, sleighs, etc. Carriages, wagons, sleighs, harness etc. 1775-1880 1 folder 32

Financial records and receipts. See also Taxes for chair

 Catalogues Catalogues 1832, 1859,1883 1 folder 32

Miscellaneous: P. J. Berkmans's Fruit Trees, Henkels and Tripple, auctioneers (1883), Sale of books, Carey and Hart (1832)

Chester County Chester County n.d. 1 folder 32

Notes on Chester County, creation of Delaware County

 Cloth Cloth - care and treatment n.d. 1 folder 32

Notes on the results of treatment of cloth with different manufacturing processes

 Clothing and Dress Clothing 1785-1881 1 folder 32

Receipts; see also Weaving accounts

 Clothing and Dress n.d. 1 folder 32

Pattern for man's plain coat, dress coat, and frock dress, Ann Painter

 Constitutions Chester County Horticultural Society 1847 1 folder 32

Library Associations 1799-1858 1 folder 32

Charters and catalogues of the collections of the Union Library Company of Hatborough, Union Library Company of Delaware County, West-Chester Library Company, and People's Literary Association of Rockdale

 Scientific Organizations 1827-1847 1 folder 32

Delaware County Institute of Science, Chester County Cabinet of Natural Science, Cabinet of Natural Science of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Delaware Academy of Natural Science, Middlesex County Society of Natural History, Chester County Horticultural Society

 Miscellaneous 1850, 1851 1 folder 32

Charters of the Borough of Media and Lima Mutual Protective Association

 Buildings and Loans 1850, 1851 1 folder 32

St. George Benefit Building Society, Matthew Carey Building Association, South Ward Building and Loan

 Delaware County Delaware County 1846-1862; n.d. 1 folder 32

Minshall elected Auditor of Delaware County, 1862; petitions for roads

 Grammar Grammar: Essay by Jacob Painter on developing a new system of grammar n.d. 1 folder 32

"I shall not descend into details in stating my reasons for giving a system---so entirely different from any thing that has heretofore appeared. . . . " Ms essay on why he undertook his work on language and grammar, wanting to standardize and simplify, become more scientific.

Grammar, by Jacob Painter n.d. 1 folder 32

Ms of his opus on language and grammar, in eleven chapters

 Grammar, by Jacob Painter n.d. 1 folder 32

Ms of his opus on grammar, with additional chapters

 Grammar, by Jacob Painter n.d. 1 folder 33

Ms notes for his work on grammar

 Grammar: Essay on Language n.d. 1 folder 33

Jacob's ms essay "On the origin of Language," bound in homemade cover

 Grammar 1867 1 folder 33

ALS from George Smith, Delaware County historian, on reading Jacob Minshall's manuscript

 Grammar: "Hints or suggestions in relation to etymology" 1867 1 folder 33

"Hints or suggestions in relation to etymology," 18 pp self-published booklet by Painter, Jacob. Introduction explains that this is the first publishing effort by a novice with non-professional tools. 4 copies

 Grammar: “New Phonetic Alphabet,” n.d. 1 folder 33

Painter, Jacob; “New Phonetic Alphabet,” privately published. Seems to have been a first draft, with problems in printing, pagination

Grammar: "Thoughts in relation to a phonetic alphabet" n.d. 1 folder 33

Painter, Jacob: "Thoughts in relation to a phonetic alphabet." Slightly abbreviated (10 pp) booklet explaining his proposal to create a new alphabet for English based on phonetics. 10 c.

 Horticulture Horticulture: Cuttings for 1833 1833 1 folder 33

Listing of cuttings of trees

Horticulture: Fruit trees 1843-1871 1 folder 33

Extensive, detailed records on his fruit tree orchards. Oversized cover removed, stored with RG 5/110 oversize

 Horticulture: Plant records 1844-1857, n.d. 1 folder 33

Plants of property, grafts, seeds

 Horticulture: Notebooks 1849-1857; n.d. 1 folder 33

Hand bound notebooks: list of trees and plants received by Minshall Painter; incomplete account of pears; "Horticulture Notes." Two small notebooks recording bulbs and trees planted 1849-1852; 1860-1862. List of plant names.

 Horticulture: "Trees and shrubs growing on the farm" 1849 1 folder 33

Alphabetical list of plants

 Horticulture: Lists 1853, n.d. 1 folder 33

Miscellaneous lists and notes; includes list of plants sent to John Evans, 1853, notes on fruit trees

 Horticulture: Draft plan of apple, pear, cherry orchards 1854-1855 1 folder 33

Miscellaneous lists and notes; includes list of plants sent to John Evans, 1853, notes on fruit trees

 Horticulture: Fruit trees 1853-1857 1 folder 33

Record of fruit tree grafts, sources given in some cases

 Horticulture: "Lawn Book" 1854-1858 1 folder 33

"files of papers referring to the planting of Lawns corrected from time to time." Lists of trees and shrubs planted at the arboretum. Stored in folder titled "Lawn Book" by Minshall Painter.

 Horticulture: Plant care notes 1854-1861, n.d. 1 folder 33

Minshall's notes on plants and plant care, plants to order

 Horticulture: "Catalogue and Situation of plants" 1856 1 folder 34

List of plants with coded information as to location on the grounds

 Horticulture: "Lawn Book" 1859-1863, n.d. 1 folder 34

Loose papers stored in folder titled "Lawn Book" by Minshall Painter, including more lists and receipts from plant nurseries.

 Horticulture: "Plants Shrubs Trees on Lawn" 1860 1 folder 34

Painters catalogue of plants, "corrected up to 1860"

 Horticulture: notes n.d. 1 folder 34

"Plants desirable to cultivate" and other notes, found in files with his catalogues of plants

 Horticulture: Lists 1867-1876; n.d. 1 folder 34

Miscellaneous lists and notes; receipts for purchases; draft of pear and apple orchard

 Horticulture: Notes of Painters' Arboretum n.d. 1 folder 34

Partial list of Plants in Painters' Arboretum, Henry S. Conard

Library Library: Catalogue of Liberal Books and Pamphlets ca. 1858 1 folder 34

Minshall Painter's small volume, Painter library

Library: Catalogue of Arrangement of Books of Library, Vol. 1 ca. 1858 1 folder 34

Ms entries, books in Painters' library

 Library: Catalogue of Pamphlets 1858 1 folder 34

"Catalogue of Pamphlets in the Library of Minshall and Jacob Painter commenced December 8, 1858

 Library: Catalogue of Books by subject ca. 1858 1 folder 34

Ms entries, books in Painters' library

Manuscripts Manuscripts: "Collection of Old Manuscripts belonging to Minshall and Jacob Painter" ca. 1699- 1858 1 volume 46

Before his death, Minshall Painter worked with Gilbert Cope to mount and bind selected documents in a large scrapbook, and Cope prepared a ms index. As was the fashion of the times, the scrapbook includes items that Painter regarded as highlights of his collection, including family marriage certificates, Bible records, wills, and deeds. Of interest is the deed for the school lot in Middletown, assigned in 1744. A letter dated Nov. 26, 1766, from John Salkeld, Jr., to Jacob Minshall (cousin) describes the physical advantages of the New Orleans area. The subscription list to build a meeting house at Middletown, 1770, Thomas Minshall, treasurer. Subscription list to build a graveyard wall, 1773. Letter dated July 16, 1783, from same John Salkeld, this from St. Augustine. Plans to move to Charleston with his daughter-in-law and negroes; happy to have avoided war and especially the Spanish. An account of property taken from Jacob Minshall and others during the American Revolution, 1779-1789; subscription for school house in Middletown Meeting. Family letters (most from South) from Townsend, Morgan, Salkeld, Painter, Carter, etc., to Jacob Minshall. Letter from John Carter, June 1799, Philadelphia, mentions extreme heat and possible yellow fever breakout. Receipt of Middletown Friends with financial support of fellow member Joseph Thomas. Ms copy account of Moses Patterson's conversation with the Indians enroute from Philadelphia to Bethlehem. A letter from Abraham Pennock, 10 mo, 2, 1808, endorsing the candidacy of James Ross.

 Maps Maps and surveys 1 folder

See also Minshall Painter's "Collection of Old Manuscripts belonging to Minshall and Jacob Painter" for local maps and surveys mounted in scrapbook.

 Maps ca. 1750 1 folder 35

North America, printed in London between 1750 and Revolutionary War. Very fragile, access through scan only.

 Maps: Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide 1844 1 folder 35

Published by J. M. Colton. Inside cover, Minshall and Jacob Painter library bookplate. Fold out map, in color, set inside back cover.

 Maps 1847 1 folder ++

Local map drawn by Minshall Painter from notes furnished by D. Joshua W. Ash

 Maps 1848 1 folder ++

Ornamental map of the US and Mexico. Scanned.

 Maps 1870 1 folder ++

Bechler’s war map, Germany and France. Scanned

 Maps 1872 1 folder ++

Northern Pacific RR and tributary country. Scanned

 Maps 1875 1 folder ++

Newtown Township.compiled by E.B. Porter with vignettes of the Painter property, Jacob and Minshall Painter on reverse. Loose page from New Historical Atlas of Delaware Co., published by Everts and Stewart, 1875. See also Series 7 for loose prints included in the vignette. Map has been scanned.

 Maps: Ms map of Middletown Township n.d. 1 folder ++

Maps: Smith's Map of Philadelphia and Vicinity 1886 1 folder 35

Gift of Marion Roberts Davison to the Tyler Arboretum, n.d.

 Maps: New Driving Map of Philadelphia and Vicinity 1890 1 folder 35

Gift of Marion Roberts Davison to the Tyler Arboretum, n.d. Published by J. L. Smith

 Media, Pennsylvania Media, Pennsylvania 1850 1 folder 35

Act to Incorporate

 Miscel topics Medicine: Remedies 1800, n.d. 1 folder 35

Notes on treatment of horses with yellow water, medicinal receipts, bill for inoculation, printed 18th century medicine list with handwritten prices (Catalogus Medicinarum)

 Medicine Medicine: Physician records 1806-1812 1 folder 35

Account book of visits and charges, unknown doctor

 Medicine: Friends Asylum 1872 1 folder 35

See Series 1 Correspondence, ALS to his father from William E. Tyler, son of William and Ann Tyler, who is confined in Friends Asylum. Includes a description of the facility.

Short Account of the Malignant Fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia 1793 1 folder 35

By Mathew Carey, printed in Philadelphia

 Account of the Malignant Fever in the City of New York 1799 1 folder 35

By James Hardie, published NYC

 Memorabilia Memorabilia: John J. Tyler 1900-1913 1 folder 35

Rail schedules, program Willow Grove Park, church bulletin from the Baptist Temple on Broad Street, Philadelphia

 Middletown Township Middletown Township Election Notices 1792-1849 1 folder 35

Notices of elections for Supervisor and School Director

 Middletown Township: Roads 1809 – 1844 1 folder 35

Road laws. taxes, repairs

 Middletown Township: Minutes of the School Directors of Middletown 1834-1837 1 folder 35

Minutes kept by Minshall Painter, secretary for the board of school directors. Followed by catalogue of apple trees, the first on list from Bartram's Garden 1830.

 Middletown Township, Delaware Co. 1838 1 folder 35

Voters, and Offices voted for

 Middletown Township, Government of 1792 1 folder 6

Includes voting records - not in box

 Military Military: Draft 1814-1815 1 folder 35

Enos Painter’s notice to serve, court martials for refusal to serve

 Military: Draft, 7th Congressional District, Pennsylvania 1863 1 folder 35

Statistics of reasons for draft exemption in 7th Congressional District, Pennsylvania, printed draft lists, etc.

 Newspapers and Magazines Newspapers and Magazines: Newspapers 1766 – 1871 1 folder 47

Includes: Our Daily Fair, 1864; Pennsylvania Gazette, 1766 – 1767 and 21 issues from 1805 – 1809; People’s Journal, 1854; The Revolution, 1869; Woodhull and Claflin’s Weekly, 1871.

Newspapers and Magazines: Women’s, Children’s, Phrenology 1854-1875 1 folder 47

“Devoted to the interests of woman,” published by Lizzie Bunnell and Mary F. Thomas, Peru, Ind., 1862-1863; American Phrenological Journal, 1864; Appleton's Journal, 1874, 1875; Frank Leslie's Boy's and Girl's Weekly, 1869; Harper's Bazaar, 1869; The Lily, devoted to the interests of women, 1854; The Little Corporal, fighting against wrong, 1866.

 Petitions, Pennsylvania State Concerning local and county lawmaking 1848 1 folder 35

Copy of a petition to the Pennsylvania Senate and House signed by Enos, Minshall, and Jacob Painter. Concerns local lawmaking

 Anti-Masonic petition n.d. 1 folder 46

Original document that includes signatures of Minshall and Enos Painter

Concerning enforcing the Sabbath laws n.d. 1 folder 35

Copy of a petition to the Committee to amend the Pennsylvania State Constitution

 Poetry Anonymous n.d. 1 folder 3

Bound poem written to Thomas Painter, found with Jacob's copybooks. "Deborah Dwining " on inside back cover.

 Jacob Painter n.d. 1 folder 36

Long ms poem. Jacob was a devoted amateur poet who submitted his works for publication.

 Jacob Painter ca. 1875, n.d. 1 folder 36

Poetry on various subjects, including the death of his brother, "Female Liberty," and a poem "My brave little snow-bird" after his trip to Florida

Jacob Painter n.d. 1 folder 36

Undated lengthy manuscript poem about time, nature. Also a cover letter from Minshall to Joseph Edwards, as he sends him the manuscript to read (and return).

 Jacob Painter: "Fugitive Pieces" 1838 and n.d. 1 folder 36

"Fugitive Pieces," "To Oliver Matthews near his 102 year."

Jacob Painter, "Delaware County" n.d. 1 folder 36

"Delaware County," lengthy ms poem, "my subject is my native hills."

 Jacob Painter, poetry on the seasons, Indians n.d. 1 folder 36

Long verse on “Spring,” “Winter,” “Autumn,” “Summer,” “Indians”

 Jacob Painter, concerning William E. Tyler 1873 1 folder 36

Memorial poem written for his nephew, William Enos Tyler (1848-1873) and "Spare the Flowers" concerning flowers at a tomb. Both printed.

 Poetry, anonymous 19th century 1 folder 36

Loose poetry on various subjects, especially death

Painter family 1809, n.d. 1 folder 36

Loose poetry on various subjects, most by Rachel Painter. "The Happy Virgin" by R. Painter (1809), "On the Death of Sarah Painter" by Hannah Painter, etc..

 Religion General 1844 1 folder 36

Copy of recommendation of John Thompson from the Presbyterian church inn County Down, Ireland (1844)

Schools Bills and receipts for teaching 1772-1798, 1 folder 36

Receipts from teachers: Frederick Jordan, Thomas Hamor, Israel Yarnall, Jesse Haines, etc. Includes Memorandum of an agreement with Jacob Maule to teach at schoolhouse at Middletown Meeting House

 Middletown school house 1784-1785, n.d. 1 folder 36

Bills and receipts concerning Middletown school house. See also: Society of Friends

 Subscription 1793 1 folder 36

Subscribers to a fund to establish at school held at Providence, Thomas Sharples, Treasurer. A 1783 subscription list for a school under Middletown Preparative Meeting is mounted in the scrapbook "Collection of Old Manuscripts," p. 46.

 Extracts concerning Friends' plan to create schools ca. 1800 1 folder 36

Summary of the advices of the Yearly Meeting to established schools, beginning 1778.

 Receipts for teaching, etc. 1800-1825 1 folder 36

Receipts to Enos Painter, most for school at Middletown. Also Gummere's Boarding School and published book list sent to Rachel Painter from Samuel Wood, publisher.

Schools: General 1803-1843, n.d. 1 folder 36

Includes flyer for Moorestown Boarding School For Girls and a letter from H. Painter from Moorestown in 1857; Information on Friends’ Boarding School at West-Town; Sharon Female Seminary; Burlington Boarding School, Rensselaer Institute, and other brochures and receipts.

 Chester Monthly Meeting Committee 1824 1 folder 36

Committee to collect outstanding school subscriptions. See also: Society of Friends

 Schools: See also Corrrespondence 1854- 1 folder 36

See Series 1 Correspondence: William T. Painter regarding Oberlin, Hannah Painter at Moorestown, and correspondence to Ann Painter from her nieces and nephews

 Slavery Slavery: Views towards 1817 1 folder 36

Extracts of letter by MB, Virginia, concerning feelings toward slavery

 Oran Hazard n.d. 1 folder 36

Short article on Oran Hazard, died 1796, He was a slave brought from Jamaica by Moses Minshall. Moses was the youngest surviving son of Thomas and Margaret Minshall and a sea captain. Hazard was sold to John Minshall, Thomas's younger brother, who inherited the original family homestead. He was liberated by the family.

 Society of Friends Accounts, Chester Monthly Meeting 1792, 1828 - 1836 1 folder 36

Chester Monthly Meeting Account book, Enos Painter, treasurer, 1828 – 1836. Includes receipt for Joseph Turner legacy (1792).

 Care of the poor 1779, 1831-1832 1 folder 36

[Chester] Monthly Meeting financial records and receipts for the care of Ann Rogers and William Edwards

 Care of the poor 1795 1 folder 36

Subscription list, Middletown Meeting to financially aid member Joseph Thomas

Care of the poor 1813 1 folder 36

John Forsythe concerning the care of his mother, to "Committee of Concord Monthly Meeting appointed for care of the Poor thereof."

 Disownments 1814, 1820 1 folder 36

Chester Monthly Meeting disownments: Includes discipline of Joseph Yarnall for fornication and Robert Green for strong drink and quarrelling

 Disownments 1828 1 folder 36

Painter family: Enos, Hannah, Minshall, Sidney Painter disowned by Chester Monthly Meeting (Orthodox). Notes on conversation with Enos Painter regarding his religious beliefs.

Epistle 1781 1 folder 36

Friends, Society of; Representation on behalf of…Quakers…to Pennsylvania General Assembly (concerning sufferings)

 Epistles 1762– 1790 1 folder 36

Society of Friends, London Yearly Meeting

 Epistles 1792 – 1807 1 folder 36

Society of Friends, London Yearly Meeting

 Epistles 1774, 1776 1 folder 37

Society of Friends, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

 Epistles 1761, 1763 – 1766, 1770, 1772, 1773, 1800, 1805, 1807 1 folder 37

Society of Women Friends, London Yearly Meeting to Women Friends, Philadelphia. Manuscript copies

 Extracts of the Minutes of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1875-1894 1 folder 37

Property of Ann Tyler: 1875-1879, 1882-1884, 1886, 1889, 1890, 1894

 Extracts of the Minutes of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1898-1910 1 folder 37

Property of Ann Tyler: 1898-1899, 1902-1904, 1910

 Memorials concerning Deceased Friends 1821 1 folder 37

Philadelphia

 Middletown Meeting: See also Series 6, Manuscripts and Schools 1 folder 37

In 1875, Minshall Painter, with the help of local historian Gilbert Cope, mounted collected documents of interest in a large scrapbook. Included are papers concerning Middletown Meeting including the subscription lists to build the meeting house (1770), enclose the graveyard (1773, 1805), build a school at the meeting house ( ), and support the efforts of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's work with the Indians (1806). There is a ms index in the scrapbook.

 "Notes respecting the Middletown List of Friends." 1827-1828 1 folder 37

Minshall Painter and William P. Morgan, with others, were appointed by Chester Monthly Meeting to prepare a list of all members and to which faction, Orthodox or Hicksite, they affiliated. Also a cover letter for a certificate of transfer for Hannah Painter to Chester Monthly Meeting, 1840.

 Lists of burials in Middletown Friends burial ground 1860 1 folder 37

"Account kept by Thomas Worrall of those buried in Middletown Grave Yard at old friends meeting house. Transcribed by Minshall Painter, June 1860." Also list kept by Jacob Minshall during his lifetime and then by his daughter, Hannah Painter. List kept by Phebe Yarnall, list kept by Peirce Worral, grave digger.

Middletown Meeting receipts 1764-1795 1 folder 37

Middletown Preparative Meeting receipts including graveyard account, horse block, repairs to the meeting house

 Middletown Meeting receipts 1807-1837 1 folder 37

Middletown Preparative Meeting financial records and receipts

 Society of Friend: Middletown Meeting building accounts 1816-1838 1 folder 37

Middletown meeting house receipts and agreements, tenant house

 Writings: "A Remarkable Dream, the 30th of the 10th mo 1762" 1771, 1791 1 folder 37

2 ADs, copies of an account of a dream that begins, " I Thought I was Dead, and Saw my Body Lay like Corpse." 1771 copy addressed to Hannah Carter; 1791 copy by Elizabeth Painter. Two additional copies in FHL: Mss004 and Hussey Family Papers.

 Writings: "Some Observations on a pamphlet" 1794 1 folder 37

AD, Some Observations on a pamphlet "Preciousness of Truth and the Evil of Error by William M.Dowal, Belfast 1794." From Abraham Pennell

 Writings: "Rebellious sons chastised" 1808 1 folder 37

AD

 Writings: Minshall Painter, reflections on the Separation 1828 1 folder 37

ADS, "Reflections and observations on Friends Treating with the Orthodox Elders." Thoughts on the Separation, property, and the damage the Yearly Meeting has done.

 Writings: Answer to Queries 1854, n.d. 1 folder 37

AD, draft answer to Queries and AD copy of "Articles of Agreement Between William Davis and Enos Painter (4 mo 1828) in which the answer to the query about Love and Unity is expanded.

 Writings: Concord Quarterly Meeting 1827 1 folder 37

Recollections of the preparation of a report of a committee of the Quarterly Meeting held 11 mo 13, 1827, in which a minute was prepared defining the causes of the Separation. Recollection is that few were in favor of adopting the report, but it was entered in the records of the meeting.

 Extract from Fox's Journal" n.d. 1 folder 37

AD, p. 276, copy of Fox's letter to the Lady Claypool.

 Eli Yarnall's suggestions for Quaker Discipline n.d. 1 folder 37

AD, concerning Select Meetings

 Writings: "Puritans and Quakers" n.d. 1 folder 37

"Puritans and Quakers," John Bowater

 General 1890, n.d. 1 folder 6

Offprint from Friends Intelligencer on Quaker doctrine, 1890; draft of acknowledgment

 Weather Weather Observations 1786, 1mo 8-8mo31 1 folder 38

"Observations made by HM and MM at West Bradford. . . . " Weather and plant notes identified by the Tyler Library as belonging to early American botanist Humphry Marshall (1722-1801) of West Bradford. Humphry Marshall married Sarah Pennock in 1748. She died in July 1786, and two years later, he married Margaret Minshall (1741-1823), a sister of Jacob Minshall. Her first cousins, Jane Longstreth and Sarah Starr, lived in Bradford, as did members of the Painter family.

 Women Women’s Rights Convention 1852, 1879 1 folder 38

Announcement of 1852 Women’s Rights Convention, to be held in West Chester; (2) 1852 letters from HM Darlington to Jacob Painter concerning arrangements for the Convention, with observations on Mrs. [Ernestine] Rose. Chandler Darlington obituary, 1879; supporter of women's rights.

Writings Writings: "Sloth" 1823-1824 1 folder 38

Essays on a range of subject written for the Literary Society of Middletown, presumably by Minshall Painter

Writings: Jacob Painter 1844, n.d. 1 folder 38

Notes and ms essays on a variety of subjects including women's rights, abolition, temperance, politics. Includes paper on Social Legislation submitted to the Chester Republican 1844 for publication (plus preparatory notes)

 Writings: Minshall Painter,"Liberal Files" 1853 – 1856 1 folder 38

“Liberal Files” No. 1 and 2. Ms notes on religion, morality, philosophy

 Writings: Enos Painter, Directions for his burial 1855 1 folder 38

Instructions for his coffin, with comments on his attitude towards death and burials

Writings: "The Cycle of Knowledge or Thought" 1866 1 folder 38

"By Rustic," Media, Pa. Self published 16 page booklet with fold-out diagram

 Writings: "System of Numbers Having Sixteen as a Basis." 1868 1 folder 38

Painter, Jacob:" Self published 8 page booklet, using the circumference of the earth as a starting point for weights and measure.

 Writings: "Thoughts in relation to a methodical nomenclature" 1867 1 folder 38

Painter, Minshall and Painter, Jacob: "Thoughts in relation to a methodical nomenclature." Self published 12 page booklet with a proposal to revise the system of nomenclature devised by Linnaeus. Later copies included additional 6 pages on "Inflections." this is a shorter version of Jacob's phonetic alphabet.

 Writings: Reminiscence, Number 1 and 2 1870, 1871 1 folder 38

"Reminiscence. Gleanings and Thoughts." Jacob Painter. Collected facts and trivia about early settlers, establishment of Quaker meetings in the area. Number 2 concentrates on early settlers. 1 copy complete of two issues which was a small private run. Fragments badly damaged,

Writings: Reminiscence, Number 1 (bound) 1870, 1934 1 folder 38

"Reminiscence. Gleanings and Thoughts." Jacob Painter. Bound version contains photographs of historic buildings taken by nephew John J. Tyler and annotations and notes on Tyler and Hoopes families up to 1934. Also clippings on sale of Hoopes family home. Notes likely by Viola Darlington Tyler, daughter of Minerva B. Hoopes and Charles M. Darlington. Viola married John W. Tyler in 1929.

 Writings: Portfolio n.d. 1 folder 38

Loose papers found in Painter library adjacent to handmade (empty) volume entitled "M. Painter's Portfolio." Includes notes on Delaware County, printed material from Delaware County Mutual Protection Company, math and language notes, on various subjects, including fines.

 Writings: Fence dispute n.d. 1 folder 39

Found in Painter library adjacent to handmade (empty) volume entitled "M. Painter's Portfolio." Ms account of the fence dispute that began in 1839 and eventually went to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. See Series 4, Legal papers and Financial Papers, for documentation.

 Writings: "The Order of Subjects in the Drawers" n.d. 1 folder 39

Probably the Painters' schema for organizing knowledge, with some miscellaneous notes,

 Writings: Jacob Painter's notes n.d. 1 folder 39

Packaged with Jacob's opus on Grammar and Language in the Tyler's library, these extensive notes concern organizing a wide sphere of interests

 Writings: Jacob Painter n.d. 1 folder 39

Writings on a variety of topics including language, photography, and a diagram of his "Cycle of Thought," an attempt to organize knowledge scientifically. The Cycle of Thought, by Rustic, was privately published in 1866. In an essay he describes his reflections on organizing areas of knowledge into a unity.

 Writings: Minshall Painter's "Cyclopedia on Science and History" n.d. 1 folder 39

Ms. on an organization of spheres of knowledge

 Writings: Minshall Painter's essays and notes n.d. 1 folder 39

Two small notebooks with a variety of notes, genealogical, etc. Drafts for a constitution for the Delaware County Rural Institute and other topics

 Writings: Minshall Painter, "Local Legislation" n.d. 1 folder 39

Writings: Jacob Painter n.d. 1 folder 39

Miscellaneous subjects, scraps, including his thoughts on women.

 Writings: Minshall Painter (?) n.d. 1 folder 39

Fragments of essays, etc., including one on topic of Society of Friends

 Miscellaneous Death and dissection of Peter Porcupine 1797 1 folder 39

A political lampoon on William Cobbett, published in Philadelphia

 Fragments n.d. 1 folder 39

Bookplates, fragments

 Publications Votes and Proceedings House of Representatives 1766 1 folder 46

Votes and Proceedings House of Representatives Province of Pennsylvania, 1765-1766. Printed by D.Hall, Philadelphia, 1766.

 Law of Deposit of the Flood Tide 1851 1 folder 46

Charles Henry Davis. Law of Deposit of the Flood Tide. Smithsonian, 1851.

 Minshall Painter? [Scrapbook of nature plates] n.d. 1 folder 46

Notebook of plates concerning conchology, vermeology, and zoophytes

 Series 7: Pictures, 1870-1875, n.d.

A small number of images were deposited with the Painter Family Papers. Of particular interest are photographs taken by John J. Tyler ca. 1870, intended to be bound with the Painter brother's privately published booklet "Remininiscence. Gleanings and Thoughts."

 Minshall brothers in their arboretum ca. 1870 1 folder 47

Print made 1970 of original glass plate negative in the Arboretum collection

 Minshall Painter ca. 1870 1 folder 47

Three (different) cartes-de-visite. The seated Minshall in the carte-de-visite was taken at the Gutekunst studio in Philadelphia, the portrait at Broadbent and Phillips. Also, an informal albumen print, full-length, taken outside his home, presumably by his nephew

 Minshall Painter, deceased 1875 1 folder 47

Lithograph made from the portrait by Broadbent and Phillips. Loose prints, was one of vignettes on reverse of "Map of Newtown Township," in New Historical Atlas of Delaware Co., published by Everts and Stewart, 1875.

 Jacob Painter n.d. 1 folder 47

Tintype and a carte-de-visite probably taken at the Gutekunst studio in Philadelphia at the same time as Minshall's photograph

 Jacob Painter 1875. 1 folder 47

Lithograph of a portrait at Broadbent and Phillips. Signed on the image, "yours truly/ Jacob Painter." Loose prints, was one of vignettes on reverse of "Map of Newtown Township," in New Historical Atlas of Delaware Co., published by Everts and Stewart, 1875.

 "Res. of Jacob Painter" 1875 1 folder 47

Lithograph of the Painter home and library. Loose prints, was one of vignettes on reverse of "Map of Newtown Township," in New Historical Atlas of Delaware Co., published by Everts and Stewart, 1875.

"Tomb of Minshall Painter in Cumberland Cemetery" 1875 1 folder 47

Lithograph of the tomb in its gated plot. Loose prints, was one of vignettes on reverse of "Map of Newtown Township," in New Historical Atlas of Delaware Co., published by Everts and Stewart, 1875.

"Arboretum and Homestead of the Late Minshall Painter" n.d. 1 folder 47

Lithograph of the home and barn with the arboretum in the foregrouund. WH [?] del . Loose prints, was one of vignettes on reverse of "Map of Newtown Township," in New Historical Atlas of Delaware Co., published by Everts and Stewart, 1875.

Barn and outbuildings ca. 1870 1 folder 47

Print made 1970 of glass plate negative in the Arboretum collection

 Views at the Tyler home 1896 1 folder 47

Three cyanotype photographs: Barn, Library, and "Salisburia adiantifolia." Also a note that photo of Ladies at cypress tree borrowed by RDM in 1969 which was not returned to collection

 "Roundtop," Jacob Minshall's house, circa 1711 ca. 1870 1 folder 47

Ten mounted albumen prints and multiple unmounted prints

 Lachford Hall, west end ca. 1870 1 folder 47

Three mounted and multiple unmounted albumen prints

 Middletown Meeting House ca. 1870 1 folder 47

Two mounted and multiple unmounted albumen prints

 Middletown school house ca. 1870 1 folder 47

Three unmounted albumen photographs, one badly faded. Horse-drawn buggies and a crowd outside the door.

 Birmingham Meeting House with Jacob Minshall (?) ca. 1870 1 folder 47

One mounted and numerous unmounted albumen prints of Birmingham Meeting House

 Birmingham Meeting House ca. 1870 1 folder 47

One mounted and numerous unmounted albumen prints of Birmingham Meeting House

 Concord Meeting House with Minshall Painter standing in front ca. 1870 1 folder 47

Unmounted albumen prints, Minshall and Jacob (?) in front of building

 Concord Meeting House ca. 1870 1 folder 47

Multiple albumen prints, some mounted, some loose.

Delaware County Institute of Science n.d. 1 folder 47

Mounted 4 x 5-1/4" print, labeled "Minshall Painter"

 St. David's Church 1862 1 folder 47

Lithograph, printed by Bowen and Co.

 "R. Penn Smith" n.d. 1 folder 47

Engraving

 "Maple Grove" n.d. 1 folder 47

Photograph (4 copies) mounted on cardboard. Note on reverse of one: "'Maple Grove' - Fetterman Place on Providence Rd. (new Catholic school is on the Fetterman land and house is in back of school and church)." Possibly the gift to Tyler Arboretum from Mr. and Mrs. Warren Pickergill, Jr., 1974.