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Historical Society of Pennsylvania collection of Warder, Hoskins, and Pearsall family papers
For three generations, the Warders were engaged in a family shipping merchant firm whose trade was primarily with England. The third generation, Warder and Brothers, were general commission shipping merchants from circa 1813-1837, after which some of the business was carried on by partner John H. W...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania Collection of Warder, Hoskins, and Pearsall Family Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0694 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 245 | 1 | |a Historical Society of Pennsylvania collection of Warder, Hoskins, and Pearsall family papers |f 1747-1903 | |
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| 520 | |a For three generations, the Warders were engaged in a family shipping merchant firm whose trade was primarily with England. The third generation, Warder and Brothers, were general commission shipping merchants from circa 1813-1837, after which some of the business was carried on by partner John H. Warder until his death in 1843. This is an artificial collection of the Warder and related Hoskins and Pearsall families of Philadelphia. Business papers in this collection include: Warder & Brothers account books, 1819-1837, one of which is continued as John H. Warder accounts current, 1837-1840, and as John H. Warder business letterbook, 1837-1840; business letterbook, 1834-1836, continued by John H. Warder, 1837, mentioning investments and the banking and commercial situation in Philadelphia; John H. Warder journal, 1836-1843; cash books, 1836-1865 (continued after his death); and business letterbook, 1841-1843; brother William S. Warder, Philadelphia merchant, ledger, 1829-1831; cash book, 1829-1831; and letterbook, 1830, largely on land speculation and other real estate; and notes, 1805-1834 primarily to Warder and Brothers. The collection also contains deeds, 1747-1886, and other legal documents, 1781-1903, drafts of land, including divisions of squares in Washington, D.C., 1792-1795; letters, 1799, 1810-1830, 1903, primarily to Jeremiah Warder of Warder & Brothers, on speculative lands in Indiana; receipts and receipted household bills, 1803-1871; manuscript sermon, 1852, n.d. : "The Lord bless thee & keep thee," Numbers 6:24-6; estate papers of Ann, John H., William G., and William S. Warder, and of Henrietta Hoskins, John Hoskins, and Eleanor H. Pearsall; Warder family record book; and other miscellaneous items. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gifts of the Misses Pearsall, 1908; Mrs. Trevanion Dallas, 1935; and Mrs. W.W. Frazier, Jr., 1936.; 1908; 1935; 1936 acquired | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Banking--Philadelphia--19th Century. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Deeds--Pennsylvania--19th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--19th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Historical Society of Pennsylvania Collection of Warder, Hoskins, and Pearsall Family Papers |l 0694 | ||