Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Arrangement
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1805-1861
Ser. 2. Journal, 1820, 1826
Ser. 3. Financial, 1809-1871
Ser. 4. Legal Papers, 1768-1803, n.d.
Ser. 5. Genealogy and Meeting Papers relating to the family, 1797-1832, n.d.
Ser. 6. Miscellaneous, 1829-1832, n.d.
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An Inventory of the Jennings-Clark-Eldridge Family Papers, 1768-1871
Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
1946, 2000
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Title
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Jennings-Clark-Eldridge Family Papers, |
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Dates:
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1768-1871 |
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Abstract:
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Hannah A. Jennings was the daughter of Phebe (Glover) and John Clark of Gloucester, N.J. She married Levi Jennings, a bricklayer, in 1832. The collection contains correspondence (1805-1861), household accounts, and miscellaneous papers of Hannah A. Jennings, her husband, Levi Jennings, and her mother, Phebe (Glover) Clark Eldridge. Includes a manuscript account of a sermon by Priscilla Hunt at Merion in 1823, the renunciation of Maria Emily (Imlay) by Ann Jones in 1826, and letters discussing the Hicksite controversy.
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Extent:
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1 box; 0.5 linear ft. |
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Identification:
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RG 5/076 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. |
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Hannah A. Jennings (1803-1853), a New Jersey Quaker, was the daughter of Phebe (Glover) and John Clark of Gloucester, N.J. After her father's death, her mother married a widower, Isaac Eldridge, of Pilesgrove Monthly Meeting of Friends, in 1807. Hannah Clark married Levi Jennings, a bricklayer, in 1832.
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The collection contains correspondence (1805-1861), household accounts, and miscellaneous papers of Hannah A. Jennings, her husband, Levi Jennings, and her mother, Phebe (Glover) Clark Eldridge. Includes a manuscript account of a sermon by Priscilla Hunt at Merion in 1823, the renunciation of Maria Emily (Imlay) by Ann Jones in 1826, and letters discussing the Hicksite controversy.
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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.
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The collection is divided into six series
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Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1805-1861
Organized by recipient and arranged chronologically.
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Phebe Clark, recipient
1805-1807
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Isaac Eldridge, recipient
1807-1810
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Phebe Eldridge, recipient
1808-1817
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Phebe Eldridge, recipient
1821-1844
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Hannah A. (Clark) Jennings, recipient
1807-1852
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Levi Jennings, recipient
1830-1848
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Other family correspondence
1820-1861
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Ser. 2. Journal, 1820, 1826
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Fragments
1820, 1826
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Ser. 3. Financial, 1809-1871
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Accounts, bills, receipts
1809-1871
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Ser. 4. Legal Papers, 1768-1803, n.d.
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Bonds, guardianship papers, wills, and papers relating to estates, mortgage papers
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Deeds, filed in Deeds chart case, 1768-1803
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John Hampton & Ann (his wife), to James Atkinson
1768
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Isaac & Elizabeth Somers to Samuel Lippincott
1777
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Thomas & Rachel Jennings to Levi Jennings
1803
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Ser. 5. Genealogy and Meeting Papers relating to the family, 1797-1832, n.d.
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Births & deaths, Jennings family and Logue family
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Marriage certificates, 1797-1832:
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Thomas Jennings to Rachel Glover
1797
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John Clark to Phebe Glover
1798
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Levi Jennings to Hannah A. Clark
1832
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Meeting papers, concerning the family, 1799-1827, n.d.:
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Phebe Clark, Removal cert. from Evesham to Pilesgrove MM
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Phebe Clark, Disownment from Evesham MM
1799
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Phebe Eldridge, Removal cert. from Phila. MM to Pilesgrove MM
1827
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Ser. 6. Miscellaneous, 1829-1832, n.d.
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Essays and extracts
Including a manuscript account of a sermon by Priscilla Hunt at Merion in 1823, and the account of a sermon by Ann Jones in 1826 in which she renounced Maria Emily (Imlay).
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Female Association of Philadelphia for promoting the manufacture and use of free cotton, Opening Minute and Rules
1829 Mss
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Verses, mostly copies; some verses inspired by Elias Hicks
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