%eadnotat; ]> 5141stal An Inventory of the Stout-Alston Family Papers, ca. 1750-1905 (bulk, 1750-1830) Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Before 1967 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Stout-Alston Family Papers, ca. 1750-1905 (bulk, 1750-1830) FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Before 1967 Descriptive Summary Stout-Alston Family Papers, ca. 1750-1905 (bulk, 1750-1830) RG 5/141 9 boxes; 4.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
The Stout and Alston families were Quaker merchant families of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware and Maryland. This collection of paper contains the personal and business correspondence, business and legal papers of Quaker merchants in Delaware, Philadelphia, and Maryland. The papers are chiefly of Jacob Stout (1774-1855), of Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, who served as Governor of Delaware and Judge of Court of Appeals, and Jonathan Alston of Leipsic, Delaware. BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

The Stout and Alston families were Quaker merchants and civil servants, primarily of Delaware.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection of paper contains the personal and business correspondence, business and legal papers of Quaker merchants and civil servants in Delaware, Philadelphia, and Maryland. The papers are chiefly of Jacob Stout (1774-1855), of Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, who served as Governor of Delaware and Judge of Court of Appeals, and Jonathan Alston of Leipsic, Delaware.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into six series:

Biographical material Correspondence Miscellaneous manuscripts Business papers Legal papers Political correspondence ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Purchase, 1927

The collection was purchased in 1927 from NYC collector/dealer Walter Benjamin, who had purchased ca. 1927 “a trunkful of Delaware and Phila. Quaker correspondence.”

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical 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], RG 5/141, Stout-Alston Family Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 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: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Account books Deeds - Delaware Surveys - Delaware Stout, Jacob, 1774-1855 Alston, Jonathan, Quakers - Delaware Quakers--Maryland Quakers--Philadelphia (Pa.) Delaware - Quakers Quakers --Civil service Civic leaders--Quaker DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Biographical material, 1773-1816 Biographic information mainly regarding Allston (Alston) family, from 1773 to 1787 covers 1773-1787 1

List of birthdates.

 Discharge from military duty for Osburn Alston and Jonathan Alston 4/17/1810, 5/22/1812 (respectively) 1 Will of Osburn Alston 8/16/1816 1 copy Journal and account, author unknown. 1 Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1775-1905, n.d. 1-3 Correspondence 4/17/1775-9/25/1905 and n.d. Ser. 3. Miscellaneous manuscripts 3

Includes Biblical quotations, medicinal “receipt”, diagrams, verse, admonition to a student, notes on French grammar.

 Ser. 4. Business papers Accounts 4-7 Account books 4-7 Bills of merchandise, services, etc. 4-7 Miscellaneous and fragments 4-7

Includes allotment of real estate, records of days worked, record of crops, list of expenses of vessel, current price of certain products, weight of hides, statement of public and poor tax, etc.

Pay to Bearer note 4-7 Receipts for payments 4-7 Surveyors' drafts 4-7 Surveyors' field notes 4-7 Ser 5. Legal papers Administrative papers 7-9 Agreements 7-9 Awards 7-9 Bonds 7-9 Briefs & testimony 7-9 Certificates 7-9 Deeds 7-9 Depositions 7-9 Ms. on Grand Jury 7-9 Indentures 7-9 Inventories 7-9 Notices of dates of Causes for Trial & Argument 7-9 Patent of Baer & Gonilart 7-9 copy Petitions 7-9 Promissory notes 7-9 Summons 7-9 Vend Exponas 7-9 Vendues 7-9 Warrants 7-9 Wills 7-9 Miscellaneous 7-9

Includes levies on goods & chattel, conditions of sale, settlement, adjustment, eviction notice, attachment, appraisement, order to pay sum from school fund for education of poor children, compromise, approved accounts, transfer of claim, Judgments, referees' decisions, etc.

 Ser. 6. Political papers 9