%eadnotat; ]> 5191thfa Thorne Family Papers, 1848-1909 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. ca. 1960 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2002. ENG Thorne Family Papers, 1848-1909 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. ca. 1960 Descriptive Summary Thorne Family Papers, 1848-1909 RG 5/ 191 Thorne Family 1 box; 0.25 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728 For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog This collection contains correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs of a New York City Quaker family. It includes some writings by Phebe Anna Thorne (1828-1909), a Quaker minister, and travel correspondence from various family members. BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL 1820-1872Jonathan Thorne (1801-1884) was descended from a distinguished Dutchess County Quaker family. His father was a successful merchant, and about 1820, Jonathan moved to New York City where he became a prominent businessman. In 1823 he married Lydia Ann Corse. The family maintained a summer residence in Dutchess County and raised prize-winning cattle and sheep. Jonathan and Lydia had eleven children, but five died in their youth. Jonathan married a second time in 1872 to Eliza T. Merritt. 1828-1909 Phebe Anna Thorne (1828-1909) was the third eldest, the oldest surviving daughter, and never married. A devout Quaker who wore plain dress, she was acknowledged as a minister of New York Monthly Meeting and traveled with Rachel Hicks, also a New York Quaker minister. The family was active in Quaker concerns and philanthropy, and Phebe Anna and her brothers established in 1894 a meeting hall and school in Millbrook, their birthplace in Dutchess County, in memory of their parents. Phebe Anna died at the home of her brother, Samuel (1835-1915) also a successful businessman who maintained a home in Millbrook. He married Phebe Van Schoonhoven, and their daughter Margaret married C. Richard Tjader. SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection contains correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs of a New York City Quaker family. It includes some writings by Phebe Anna Thorne (1828-1909), a Quaker minister, and travel correspondence from various family members

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series:

Biographical material Correspondence Family memorabilia ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information:

Donor: Marguerite Thorne Tjader Harris, 1960

The collection was given by great-granddaughter of Jonathan and Lydia Ann Thorne. She was the granddaughter of their son, Samuel.

 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 5/191, Thorne Family Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Received unprocessed. Organized and described by FHL staff circa 1960.

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.

Quakers -- Social life and customs' Quakers -- Ministers Quaker women Society of Friends -- United States Quakers -- New York New York -- Quakers Thorne family Thorne, Phebe Anna, 1828-1909 Pamphlet: Rushmore, Stephen, The religious platform of the Quakers, 1930. 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 Memorial: Phebe Anna Thorne (1828-1909) 1 Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1848-1909 Thorne, Margaret (later Tjader) 1871-1909 10 letters 1 Thorne, Phebe Anna 1885-1904 10 letters 1 Thorne, Samuel to Thorne, Jonathan and Lydia Ann 1843, 1848 12 letters 1 Thorne, Samuel to his family 1872-1874 33 letters 1

letters during European tour

 Thorne, Samuel to his family 1883-1898 39 letters 1 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1869, 1872 Brown, George H. to Thorne, Samuel 3/9/1869 1 Sheldon, Jane M. to Thorne, Samuel 9/24/1872 1 Family memorabilia, 1872 & n.d. Picture, 1872 & n.d.s Thorne family: Jonathan Lydia Ann, George, Will 1872 1 Phebe Anna Thorne 2 pictures 1 Hymn (words and music by Phebe V.S. Thorne) 1 Spiritual study notes 1 Bible quotations 1