%eadnotat; ]> 5203tath Taylor-Thomson Family Papers, 1768-1955 Finding aid encoded by JGW from an MSWord finding aid. 2004 Finding aid is in English. Taylor-Thomson Family Papers, 1768-1955 Summary Taylor-Thomson Family Papers 1817-1955 RG5/203 Taylor-Thomson Family 2.5 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 Taylors and Thomsons were Quakers from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, who married into the Knight, Clothier, and Shoemaker families. This collection includes correspondence, copybooks and albums, account books, family photographs, and miscellaneous clippings. Of particular interest is a large collection of deeds and some late 19th and early 20th century travel diaries. BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL:

The Taylors and Thomsons who married into the Knight, Clothier, and Shoemaker families of Montgomery County, Pa., and its environs.

Herbert Knight Taylor (1879-1957) married Elizabeth E. Thomson (1875-1966) in 1897. Their youngest son, Herbert Knight Taylor (b. 1907) married Edith Clothier Maxwell who was the daughter of John Rogers Maxwell, Jr., and Lydia B. Clothier. Lydia was the daughter of Isaac H. and Mary Clapp Jackson Clothier; Isaac was a long supporter of Swarthmore College, including serving as Chairman of the Board of Managers and President of the Corporation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

This collection includes Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania correspondence, deeds, household account books, copybooks and commonplace books, and miscellaneous newspaper clippings. There is also a photograph of the Clothier family visiting Egypt.

Organization: Organized into five series. Series 1. Correspondence; Series 2. Journals, Albums, and Commonplace Books; Series 3. Other Writings; Series 4. Property and Financial Records; Series 5. Miscellaneous.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Deposit. The collection was given by Robert M. Taylor, a descendent of the Clothier and Taylor families, in 2001 and 2003.

RELATED MATERIAL:

See PA 114, Fell Family Pictures for photograph of the Fell family in front of the Great Pyramids.

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:

Thomson family Taylor family Shoemaker family Clothier family Quakers -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Business Quakers -- Social life and customs Montgomery County (Pa.) -- Deeds Copybooks -- 19th century Albums -- 19th century DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1830-1952 John Thomson 1830-1888 1 Letter from L. Thomas to her parents, Jonathan and ? 1830 1

Visit to Virginia

Other correspondence 1863-1907 1 Isaac Eyre 1877-1903 1 Isaac Eyre and Mary E. Thomson from William Rhodes 1898-1901 1

William Rhodes was a Philadelphia financier who fled to New York ahead of a charge of larceny related to the sale of land from the Twaddell estate. William was the son of Charles and Mary Rhodes and also owed money to the Eyres.

Received by John Thomson 1879-1882 1 J. Dawson Thomson 1880-81 1

J. Dawson Thomson married Annie Knight and was the brother of Thomas Thomson. He moved to Kidder County, Dakota Terrtory, before 1880. He later moved to Pasadena, California.

Thomas and Mary E. Thomson 1899-1909 1 Herbert K. and Elizabeth Taylor 1911-38 1 William T.. Taylor to mother 1926 1

While travelling in the South.

Elizabeth Taylor to family 1938 1

Travelling in England

Elizabeth Taylor from Billie B. [Mrs. Lillian I Bailey] 1952 1

A friend on vacation in Europe

Ser. 2. Journals, Albums, and Commonplace Books, 1823-1934 & n.d. Lesson book n.d. 1

Also includes Abington Friends School reunions

Sketch books (3) n.d. 1 Mary Eyre’s book 1873-92 and n.d. 1

Includes account, mottos, daily activities, etc.

Sarah Thomas’ Penmanship book 1823 1 Elizabeth Knight’s sketch book 1856 1 Copybook, Jennie Thomson ca. 1860's 1 Herbert Taylor’s sketch book 1883 1 Sketch book 1883 and n.d. 1 Diary of a trip to the West 1892 1 Diary of a Trip to Florida/Trip to Yellowstone and the West 1903-1909 1

Trip to Yellowstone, Colorado, etc.

Continued Diary 1910 1

Trip to Yellowstone, Colorado, etc.

Trip to the West 1934 1 "Cyphering book", Mordecai Thomas n.d. 2 Album, [Hannah Gardener?] n.d. 2 Jane Thomson’s copy book [poetry] 1864-1870 2 Copybook, Elizabeth Thomas 1817 2 Scrapbook, Lydia [Croasdale?] and Mary Eyre 1861 2

Scrapbook of clippings, glued into 1810-1831 account book.

Ser. 3. Other Writings, 1815-1864 &n.d. Poem (loose), Anne Coppock 1834 2 Miscellaneous Poetry n.d. 2 “Safeguarding Education” n.d. 2 “Mothers’ Work” n.d. 2 Miscellaneous 1815-1864 &n.d. 2 Ser. 4. Property and Financial Records, 1768-1936 & n.d. Deeds 1768-1924 &n.d. 3

Deeds and indentures: Yerkes and Paul to Devisee, Sellers to Reed; Rush to Shoemaker, 1768; Lewis to Thomson, 1802; Peter Rush to Charles Shoemaker, 1805, Cheltenham; Ambler to Shoemaker, 1820; Taylor to Lollas (?), 1836; Buckman to Croasdale, 1839, Northampton; Taylor to Taylor, 1840, Lower Dublin; Wright to Taylor, 1840; Taylor and Vaughl (?) to Wright, 1840; Isaac and Charles Shoemaker to John W. Shoemaker, 1840, Cheltenham; Isaac and Charles Shoemaker to John W. Shoemaker, 1847, Cheltenham; Spencer Shoemaker to Jacob Myers, 1847, Cheltenham; John W. Shoemaker to Spencer Shoemaker, 1847; Fisher to Griffith, 1848; Fisher to Ryan, 1849; Taylor to Ronaldson, 1849; Fisher to Roberts, 1849; Paul to Mitchell, 1853; Kirk to Bradshaw, 1853; Moore to Stemple, 1853; Fisher to Thomson, 1853; Carver to Corson, 1854, Northampton; Jacob Myers to John A. Ervien, 1855, Cheltenham; Bradshaw to Penrose, 1860; Thomson to Morrison, 1860, Cheltenham; Exparte to Williams, 1863; Exparte to Williams, 1863; Williams to Shimson (?), 1863; Roberts to Morrison, 1864, Cheltenham; Stempel to Stempel, 1864; Reed to Morrison, 1864; Reed to Morrison, 1864; Dill to Cornell (?), 1864, Northampton; Morrison to Reed, 1864, Cheltenham; Cornell to Shaffer, 1867, Northampton; Cavender to Thomson, 1868; Reed to Sellers, 1870, Cheltenham; Croasdale to Scheifer, 1871, Northampton; Sellers to Barber, 1871, Cheltenham; Barber to Thomson, 1871, Cheltenham; Hagerman to Scheifer, 1873, Northampton; Finleg (?) to Holloway, 1874; Holloway to Roberts, 1875; Mudic to Scott, 1875, Gloucester; Franklin to Thomson, 1876; Lukens to Thomson, 1877; Carver to Carver, 1881, Northampton ; Corson to Schiefer, 1884; Corson to Schiefer, 1886; Wilson to Levis, 1887; Eastern to Schiefer, 1887, Northampton; Leech to Thomson, 1887; Rhodes to Eyre, 1888; Rhodes to Eyre, 1892, Newtown; Wight to Gilbert, 1896; Pindell to Scheifer, 1900 (?), Northampton (?); Myers and Ervien Company to American Fork and Hoe Company, 1902, Cheltenham; American Fork and Hoe Company to Landis, 1905, Cheltenham; Pindell to Goash (?), 1910; Pindell to Pindell, 1910; Hendrickson to Taylor, 1915; Thomson to Hendrickson, 1915, Cheltenham; Thomson to Wilson, 1916, Cheltenham; Thomson to Taylor, 1917, Mority(?); Landis to Taylor, 1919, Cheltenham; Taylor to Thomson, 1919, Cheltenham; Taylor to Thomson, 1924, Cheltenham, Certificate for lot at Fair Hill, 1868

Plot Plans 1839-40, 1854 3 Agreements of Sale 1915-1936 3 Account book 1912-1919 3 List of mortgages on Cheltenham property (photocopy) 1855 3 Miscellaneous financial Ca.1815-1918 4 Estate records 1789-1908 4

Thomas and John Thomson and others acted as Executors for a number of local estates

Business and Financial Correspondence 1798-1907 4 Account books (2) 1854-57/1823-1864 4 Property Searches 1865-1868 4 Jane Thomson Farm Book 1903-06 5 Ann Sutch estate transactions 1827-1845 5 Ann Sutch household account book 1849-1851 5 Ser. 5. Miscellaneous, 1836-1955 &n.d. Quaker history notes n.d. 5 Miscellaneous 1836-1955, n.d. 5

Includes issues of the Friends Journal, Friends Intelligencer, and the Public Ledger. Also beginning of term notice from Chesterfield School and newspaper clippings.

Clippings 1892-1921 and n.d. 5 Printed Quaker tracts 1882-1903 5 Other printed material 1894-1922 7 n.d. 5 Article on L. Dawson Thomson 1881 5 Genealogical papers 1897 and n.d. 5 Clothier Family photograph ca. 1900 5

Copy photo. Family standing in front of the Great Pyramid and Sphinx.

Other Photos 1923 and n.d. 5

William Thomson Jr., Thomas Thomson, and photo of peony beds (1923)