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Cox-Parrish-Wharton papers
This collection of papers that originated mostly from the Cox family of Oxmead, Burlington County, New Jersey, and the Parrish family of Maryland and Philadelphia, contains information on the religious, humanitarian, social, and economic influence of the Quakers in American life. Spanning two centu...
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| Collection: | Cox-Parrish-Wharton Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0154 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 100 | 3 | |a Cox family. |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Cox-Parrish-Wharton papers |f 1700 - 1900 |g 1740 - 1870 | |
| 300 | |a 9.3 Linear feet |f ; 19 boxes, 40 volumes | ||
| 351 | |b I. John Parrish, 1704-1807, undated; 2 boxes II. John and Ann Cox, 1781-1844; 4 boxes III. Dr. Joseph and Susan Parrish, 1769-circa 1879; 2 boxes IV. Alphabetical papers, 1700-1900; 7.5 boxes V. Printed materials, 1738-1864; 0.5 boxes VI. Graphics, 1764-1899; 1 box VII. Friendly Association papers, 1751-1776; 1 box VIII. Volumes; circa 1719-1879; 1 box, 32 volumes (some volumes in box) | ||
| 500 | |a Processing Information: The Quaker scrapbooks (Volume 27, numbers 1-3) were formerly catalogued under the number Am .12780. Some folder titles in the lists that follow contain references to the "A. A. Guide" -- these numbers correlate to those found in the guide Afro-Americana, 1553-1906: author catalog of the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (call number INDEX Z 1361.N39 P48 1973), copies of which are available in HSP's library. | ||
| 506 | |a The collection is open for research. | ||
| 520 | |a This collection of papers that originated mostly from the Cox family of Oxmead, Burlington County, New Jersey, and the Parrish family of Maryland and Philadelphia, contains information on the religious, humanitarian, social, and economic influence of the Quakers in American life. Spanning two centuries from 1700 to 1900, the collection contains family and some business correspondence, personal and financial volumes, petitions, deeds, publications, prints and photographs, and materials from the Friends Association of Philadelphia. | ||
| 520 | |a The Cox-Parrish-Wharton papers span two centuries and are housed in nineteen boxes and thirty-two volumes. The collection primarily highlights the religious, humanitarian, social, and economic influence of the Quakers in America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Included are numerous documents and correspondence pertaining to Indian relations and the abolition of slavery. Of particular interest are the founding documents of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, which include early minutes of the 1770s that contain details on which members of the community were still holding illegal African-American and Indian slaves and indentured servants. Much of the correspondence is personal in nature and provides some insight into Quaker family life. Papers of the Cox and Parrish families dominate the collection; however, there are also scattered, mainly late nineteenth century letters to and from members of the Wharton family. The collection is arranged into eight series. The first three series are devoted to papers and correspondence of John Parrish (circa 1689-1745) of Maryland; John and Ann Cox of Oxmead, New Jersey; and Dr. Joseph and Susan (Susannah) Parrish of Philadelphia, respectively. Series 4 is a collection of alphabetically arranged papers and letters, the majority of which are addressed to John Cox or members of the Pemberton family. Series 5 and 6 contain a variety of printed documents, images, old deeds and certificates on parchment, and clippings. Series 7 contains a small assortment of papers from the Friendly Association of Philadelphia. The final series is made up of bound volumes from members of the Cox, Parrish, and Dillwyn families. There are also number of miscellaneous volumes such as school books and scrapbooks on Quaker history. | ||
| 524 | 8 | |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Cox-Parrish-Wharton papers (Collection 154), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | |
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of Mrs. Rodman Wharton and Miss Susan Wharton, 1914. | |
| 544 | |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Friendly Association (extra illustrated books) by Samuel Parrish (Ap 877 P 26 [XI 6]) Dillwyn Parrish diary (Am .11115) John Parrish diaries (Am .565) Parrish family papers (Collection 1653) Pemberton family papers (Collection 484A) Rodman and Susan D. Wharton correspondence (Society Small collection - Collection 22B) | ||
| 545 | |a The Cox family of Burlington County, New Jersey, originated from one John Cox (circa 1641-circa 1724), thought to be from Gloucester, England, who immigrated to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the late 1680s. He later settled in Rancocous, New Jersey with his family. Cox's great-great grandson, John Cox (1755-1847), was a member of and preacher for the Society of Friends. Like many Quakers, he devoted much of his time to civil service and was particularly interested in helping maintain peaceful relations with the local Native American tribes. He married Ann Dillwyn (1755-1797) and they lived at a home in Burlington County that Ann had inherited from her father called "Oxmead." John and Ann had one daughter, Susan (or Susannah). John remarried after Ann died in 1797 and had one more daughter, Hannah. Susan Cox (1788-1851) went on to marry Philadelphia physician Dr. Joseph Parrish (1779-1840). The Parrishes were a prominent Quaker family in Philadelphia, and many members were involved in relief or service organizations, such as the Pennsylvania Abolition Society. Joseph Parrish, son of Isaac Parrish of Baltimore, Maryland, and Sarah Mitchell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a classical education in Philadelphia. He studied medicine under Dr. Caspar Wistar in 1800 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a medical degree in 1805. He worked as a physician and surgeon at a number of local medical institutions and was a member of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. He was also a member of the Society of Friends, as well as the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, of which he later was named president. He authored several publications on medical topics and contributed to the North American Medical and Surgical Journal. Joseph and Susan Parrish had a large family of three daughters and eight sons (one of whom died as a child). Among their progeny were Dillwyn Parrish (1809-1889), great-grandfather of celebrated artist Maxfield Parrish; Joseph Parrish (1811-1891), a physician who worked mosly in New Jersey and served with the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War; and Edward Parrish (1822-1872) who, most notably, helped establish Swarthmore College. One of their daughters, Susanna Dillwyn Parrish (1827-1915), married into another old Philadelphia family, the Whartons. Her husband, Rodman Wharton (1820-1854), worked as a merchant and for a time was in business with his brother Joseph. | ||
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Bacon, Job |d b. 1768. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Barclay, David. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Bringhurst, John |d d. 1795. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Cox, Ann. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Cox, John |d 1758-1832. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 3 | 7 | |a Dillwyn family. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Emlen, Samuel |d 1789-1828. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Fothergill, John |d 1712-1780. |2 local |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Hill, Hannah Lloyd Delaval |d b. ca. 1674. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Lightfoot, Benjamin |d 1726-1777. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Logan, William. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Madison, Dolley |d 1768-1849. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Mifflin, George |d d. 1785. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 3 | 7 | |a Mitchell family. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Parrish, Isaac |d 1735-1826. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Parrish, John |d 1729-1807. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Parrish, Susannah Cox |d 1788-1851. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Pemberton, Israel |d 1715-1779. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Pemberton, James |d 1723-1809. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Pemberton, John. |d 1727-1795 |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Penn, William |d 1644-1718. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Rodman, John. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Vaux, Roberts |d 1786-1836. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Wilkinson, Thomas. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 610 | 2 | 7 | |a Company of Merchants Trading to Africa |2 NACO Authority File |
| 610 | 2 | 7 | |a Society for the Relief of Free Negroes |2 NACO Authority File |
| 630 | 0 | |a Bills before the House of Commons. | |
| 630 | 0 | |a Divine Odes. | |
| 630 | 0 | |a Expressions of dying sayings. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Indians, Treatment of--North America. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Meteorology--Observations. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Quakers--Pennsylvania--18th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Slavery. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Weather. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Pennsylvania--Commerce. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Poems. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Religious literature. | |
| 700 | 3 | |a Parrish family. |e creator | |
| 700 | 3 | |a Wharton family. |e donor | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Cox-Parrish-Wharton Papers |l 0154 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/c/CoxParrishWharton0154.html |