Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Arrangement
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical material
Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1889-1915
Ser. 3. Legal and financial papers, 1876, 1902
Ser. 4. Writings, n.d.
Ser. 5. Memorabilia, 1833-1920
Ser. 6. Reference material, Quaker, 1852-1915, n.d.
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Underwood Family Papers, 1833-1927
FHL staff
1967
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Creator
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Underwood Family |
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Title
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Underwood Family Papers, |
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Dates:
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1833-1927 |
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Abstract:
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The Underwood family was a Quaker family, of Millville, Pennsylvania, and Woodbury, New Jersey. The collection contains chiefly papers of Warner Underwood (1851-1941), Quaker businessman and philanthropist, and his wife, Tamar Eliza John Underwood (1848-1932), including personal correspondence, financial and legal records (1876) relating to a sawmill in Centre County, Pa., student copy work, memorabilia, and historical material relating to Millville.
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Extent:
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1 box |
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Identification:
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RG 5/153 |
The Underwood family was a Quaker family, of Millville, Pennsylvania, and Woodbury, New Jersey. Warner Underwood (5/9/1851-2/4/1941) was a
Quaker businessman and philanthropist. He married Tamar Eliza John (12/19/1848-8/2/1932) at the home of her mother, Hannah Kester John, in Millville, Columbia County, Pa, under the care of Fishing Creek Monthly Meeting on the 21st day of 10th month, 1875. They had two sons, James Harris Underwood (b. 9/27/1876) and Amos Parker Underwood (b. 12/24/1883). The family transferred from Centre Monthly Meeting, Pa., to Woodbury Monthly Meeting, N.J., certificate in 1880.
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The collection contains chiefly papers of Warner Underwood (1851-1941), Quaker businessman and philanthropist, and his wife, Tamar Eliza John Underwood (1848-1932), including personal correspondence, financial and legal records (1876) relating to a sawmill in Centre County, Pa., student copy work, memorabilia, and historical material relating to Millville.
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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. Biographical and genealogical material
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"Memories of Millville and Greenwood Seminary", and other memoirs
8/26/1897
Includes memorial booklet on Henry W. Wilbur.
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Golden Wedding Anniversary Booklet
10/21/1925
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Enclosures, manuscript copy of minute of Woolwich Preparative Meeting (53rd Anniversary), and poem "Golden Wedding", by Roselda Kester Cloud
10/21/1928
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Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1889-1915
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Various correspondence
10/5/1889-1/18/1915
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Ser. 3. Legal and financial papers, 1876, 1902
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Assignment of lease of saw mill property from Jesse Underwood to his son Warner Underwood
4/1/1876
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Will of R. Orlando Way
3/13/1902 typed copy
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Ser. 4. Writings, n.d.
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Student compositions and verse
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Names of William I. and Warner Underwood (brothers) on a few of the papers.
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Ser. 5. Memorabilia, 1833-1920
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Acct. of John Randolph's last illness, manumission of his slaves (typed), and pamphlet "From the deposition of Dr. Joseph Parrish in John Randolph's Case"
1833
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Memorials and obituaries
1895, 1910, 1920
Memorials of John Kester and Hannah M. K. Towns (brother and sister), and others.
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Ser. 6. Reference material, Quaker, 1852-1915, n.d.
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Minutes (extracts) of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
1852
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"An Epistle of Tender Caution", Job Scott
1886
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Account of Woodbury P.M.'s philanthropic work
1902-1915
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"Views and Testimonies of Friends", Isaac Hilborn
1904 2 copies
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Account of uniting of two branches of Friends at Woodbury, NJ rough notes
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Meeting for Worship, an outline
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Postcards of Friends Meeting House, Wilmington, DE
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