%eadnotat; ]> 5179eyre Eyre Family Papers, 1840-1912 Eyre Family 2004 Finding aid encoded by JGW from an MSWord finding aid. 2004 Finding aid is in English Eyre Family Papers, 1840-1912 Eyre Family Summary Eyre Family Papers 1840-1912 RG5/179 Eyre Family 3 boxes; 1.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu The collection contains papers concerning the Eyre family, Pennsylvania Quakers. descendents of Isaac and Eleanor (Cooper) Eyre, of Philadelphia and Bucks County. Isaac Eyre (1778-1843) was a prominent Philadelphia shipbuilder. In 1828, he removed to a farm in Bucks County, Pa. William Eyre (1804-1885) was their oldest son, a Philadelphia architect and builder. His brother, Isaac (1819-1904) was a farmer and promoter of the railroad from Bucks County, Pa. He was also one of the founders of the George School, Newtown, Pa., and active in Quaker concerns. The collection contains correspondence of Isaac Eyre largely to Isaac Hicks (1815-1900) Quaker interests, prominent Friends, farming, and railroad projects; also eighteen diaries of William Eyre (1840-1880, gaps 1841-1849 and 1855-1857, microfilmed), and some miscellaneous family material. BIOGRAPHICAL & HISTORICAL

Isaac Eyre (1778-1843) was a prominent Philadelphia shipbuilder. In 1801 he married Eleanor Cooper (1778-1851) of Camden, N.J. In 1828, he removed to a farm in Bucks County, Pa. Isaac and Eleanor had ten children, six of whom survived to maturity. William Eyre (1804-1885) was their oldest son, a Philadelphia architect and builder. At the time of his death, he was president of the Carpenters’ Company in Philadelphia which owns and maintains Carpenters’ Hall. He married Elizabeth Ann Davies of New York in 1827, and they had three children. Late in life he married a second time, to Keziah R. Bunting.

His brother, Isaac (1819-1904) remained on the family farm and eventually removed to a farm near Newtown. He was a promoter and builder of the railroad between Philadelphia and Newtown and other rail projects. He was also one of the founders of the George School, Newtown, Pa., and active in Quaker concerns. He corresponded regularly with Isaac Hicks (1815-1900) of Westbury Monthly Meeting. Isaac Hicks established the Hicks Nursery on Long Island, NY, and was a Quaker minister.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

The collection contains extensive correspondence of Isaac Eyre to Isaac Hicks and other prominent Quakers about Quaker interests, farming, and railroad projects; also eighteen diaries of William Eyre (1840-1880 with gaps, microfilmed) and some miscellaneous family material. The letters are useful as a social commentary of Quaker life of the era and mention many prominent Friends. The diaries include information on topical events as well as work related notes.

Organization: Organized in four series: 1. Biographical; 2. Correspondence; 3. Diaries; 4. Miscellaneous.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Deposit

Donor: Mary Sullivan Patterson and Elizabeth Thomson Taylor, Date: 1956; Donor: Mrs. William S. Preston, Date: 1969. Elizabeth Thomson Taylor was a descendent of Isaac Eyre.

Materials catalogued separately:

Picture of William Eyre transferred to General Picture Collection, Individual Portraits

 Related material:

Isaac Hicks Family Papers, RG5/197

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

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:

Hicks, Isaac, 1815-1900 Eyre FamilyLay ministry -- Society of Friends Quakers -- Pennsylvania Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania Quaker architects Quaker farmers Quakers -- Social life and customs Quakers -- Farming Quakers in business Railroads -- Pennsylvania Architecture -- Philadelphia (Pa.) Philadelphia (Pa.) George School (Bucks County, Pa.) Eyre, Isaac, 1819-1904 Eyre, William, 1804-1885 Eyre, Isaac, 1819-1904 Eyre, William, 1804-1885 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at Swarthmore, and are not available through inter-Library loan.

Series 1: Biographical, 1912

Sketch of life of William Eyre by granddaughter Elizabeth Davies Eyre Sisson 1912 1 Series 2: Isaac Eyre Correspondence Sent, 1871-1898 Isaac Eyre to "Friend" 1871-1873 Correspondence1871 1 folder

1 ALS

 Correspondence1872 1 folder

6 ALSs including four ALSs to "Friend" and two to Isaac Hicks.

 Correspondence1873 1 folder

2 ALSs

 Isaac Eyre to Isaac Hicks 1874-1898 1874 1 folder

5 ALSs

 Correspondence1875 1 folder

3 ALSs

 Correspondence1876 1 folder

2 ALSs

 Correspondence1877 1 folder

7 ALSs

 Correspondence1878 1 folder

2 ALSs, Isaac Eyre to each of Isaac Hicks and Friend.

 Correspondence1879 1 folder

3 ALSs

 Correspondence1880 1 folder

8 ALSs

 Correspondence1881 1 folder

5 ALSs

 Correspondence1882 1 folder

7 ALSs

 Correspondence1884 1 folder

4 ALSs

 Correspondence1885 1 folder

1 ALS

 Correspondence1890 1 folder

1 ALS

 Correspondence1893 1 folder

1 ALS

 Correspondence1898 1 folder

1 ALS

 Series 3: William Eyre Diaries, 1840-1880

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MS-E Diary 1/1/1840-2/20-1840 1 folder 1 Diary 4/1/1840-6/23/1840 1 folder 1 Diary 6/24/1840-5/15-1841 1 folder 1 Diary 1849 1 folder 1 Diary 1850 1 folder 1 Diary 1851 1 folder 1 Diary 1852 1 folder 1 Diary 1853 1 folder 2 Diary 1854 1 folder 2 Diary 1855-56 1 folder 2 Diary 1857-59 1 folder 2 Diary 1860-63 1 folder 2 Diary 1864-66 1 folder 2 Diary 1867-2/20/1870 1 folder 2 Diary 3/6/1870-1872 1 folder 3 Diary 1873-1875 1 folder 3 Diary 1876-1877 1 folder 3 Diary 1878-1880 1 folder 3 Series 4: Miscellaneous family papers, 1840 & n.d. Letter, Joshua Eyre to his father 8mo/16/1840 1 folder 3

Letter of Joshua Eyre to his father, Jonas P. Eyre, from Westtown School

 Photo of William Eyre n.d. PA