Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser.1 Biographical and Genealogical
Ser.2 Correspondence
Ser.3 Financial and Property
Ser.4 Miscellaneous
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An Inventory of the Frazer-Willets Family Papers,
ca.1763-1995
Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff
2008
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Title
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Frazer-Willets Family Papers |
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Dates:
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ca.1763-1995 |
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Abstract:
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The Willets family were members of Westbury Monthly Meeting
and lived at their farm, Homewood, from the mid 19th century until 1965. Eliza K.
Willets, the last resident, was the daughter of Thomas Whitson Willets and Hannah
Keese; known affectionately as Aunt Lila, she graduated from Swarthmore College in
1893. Her sister, Anna, married Edward Morgan Lapham of Chicago in 1908. In 1940,
their daughter, Anne Willets Lapham, married E. Wayne Frazer, the son of John E. and
Elizabeth Gamber Frazer, and moved to Pennsylvania. |
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Extent:
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2 linear feet |
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Identification:
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RG5/208 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of materials, please
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Location:
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The Willets family were members of Westbury Monthly Meeting and lived at their farm,
Homewood, from the mid 19th century until 1965. Eliza K. Willets, the last resident,
was the daughter of Thomas Whitson Willets and Hannah Keese; known affectionately as
Aunt Lila, she graduated from Swarthmore College in 1893. Her sister, Anna, married
Edward Morgan Lapham of Chicago in 1908. In 1940, their daughter, Anne Willets
Lapham, married E. Wayne Frazer, the son of John E. and Elizabeth Gamber Frazer, and
moved to Pennsylvania.
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Papers of the Frazer and Willets families of Long Island, New York, and Delaware
County, Pennsylvania.
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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,
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Ser.1 Biographical and Genealogical
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Bible Entries, Willets-Frazer and Vanleer families
ca.1763-1966 1 folder
Photocopied from two family bibles.
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Obituaries and funeral invitations
1848-1927 and n.d. 1 folder
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Ancestral Tablets
ca.1912 1 folder
Genealogical record complied by Ann Willets Lapham Frazer.
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Homewood, A Brief History
1969 1 folder
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Genealogical notes
n.d. 1 folder
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Ser.2 Correspondence
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Gamber family Correspondence
1828-1866 1 folder
Removed from needlework pocketbook. The pocketbook has been removed
and stored with FHL Relics.
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Anna Willets, received
1871-1910 and n.d. 1 folder
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Miscellaneous correspondence
1863-1881 1 folder
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Hannah K. Willets, received and sent
1871-74 1 folder
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Martha W. Willets to Anna Willets
1842 1 folder
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Lila K. Willets, Mystic
letter
1890-91 1 folder
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Lila K. Willets, Letter of condolence received from Elizabeth
P. Bond
1891 1 folder
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Lila K. Willets, Kappa sisters circulating letter
1895 1 folder
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Willets Manufacturing Company Correspondence
1909-10 1 folder
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Lila K. Willets, received from Great Aunt Phebe
1913 1 folder
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Joseph Lapham to Edward M Lapham
1920 1 folder
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Miscellaneous correspondence
1892-1970 and n.d. 1 folder
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John E Frazer, received
1922-1989 1 folder
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Elizabeth Frazer, received
1929-1934 1 folder
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Naomi Frazer, received
1935-1974 1 folder
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John E. Frazer Jr. Travel Correspondence
1951-52 1 folder
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John E Frazer, received, India Correspondence
1955-1979 1 folder
He wrote a number of articles including India's
Energetic Sikhs (National Geographic, Oct. 1972)
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John E. Frazer, received, Greeting Cards
1957-1973 1 folder
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John E. Frazer, received, Telegrams
1959-1961 1 folder
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Ser.3 Financial and Property
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Estate of Stephen Willets: Indenture
1862 1 folder
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Mortgage. William B Vanleer to Elizabeth Vanleer
April 1, 1867 1 folder
$8000.00, $4000.00 with interest and lot (Westminster Avenue, 54th
street)
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The Last Will and Testament of Edmund Willets
(copy)
1873 1 folder
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Estate of Edmund Willets: Final Accounting
1878 1 folder
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Indenture
1876 1 folder
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Executors Deed
1877 1 folder
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Release of mortgage
1901 1 folder
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Warranty deed
1901 1 folder
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Transfer of Trustees
1917 1 folder
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Release of Mortgage
1955 1 folder
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Estate of Anna Willets: Tax Documents
1917 1 folder
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Estate of Anna Willets: Deceased Trustee
1925 1 folder
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Estate of Henry G. Willets: Will
1919 1 folder
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Account book: List of Stocks, Bonds, etc. Owned by the Estate
of Anna Willets, Eliza K. Willets, and Anna W. Lapham
1929-1995 1 folder
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Estate of Anna W. Lapham: General
1951-1962 1 folder
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Estate of Anna W. Lapham
1956-1958 1 folder
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Estate of Anna W. Lapham: Tax documents
1956-1962 1 folder
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Deed. West Laurel Hill Cemetery Company releases lot number 160,
Worchester section to Elizabeth G. Frazer for $45.45.
March 9, 1928 1 folder
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The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
1965-1982 1 folder
Policy Information for John E Frazer Jr.
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Homeowners Policy. INA Underwriters Insurance Company, Los
Angeles, CA.
1/10/1984-1/10/1985 1 folder
Insured: John E. Frazer, 7102 Hilltop Road, Upper Darby, PA 19082
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Ser.4 Miscellaneous
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Commonplace Books and Journals
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Catherine Robinson: Commonplace Book
1832-39 1 folder
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Aaron Gamber: Travel Notes
1845, 1851 1 folder
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[Commonplace book] Scriptural Album with Floral
Illustrations, for Anna.
1846-1851 1 folder
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Diary/Datebook. John Frazer.
1901 1 folder
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Alonzo Brown Publications
Alonzo Brown, a Quaker educator, was married to Elizabeth Van Leer.
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Miriam. By North America Brown
1900 2 copies in 1 folder
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The Shadow of Tiresias. Alonzo Brown. Philadelphia: Leeds and
Biddle Co.
1903 2 copies in 1 folder
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Antoinette: A Wreath of Autumn Leaves. By Alonzo Brown.
Philadelphia: Westbrook Publishing
1904 2 copies in 1 folder
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Broadax Chips from Woodland Township. Alonzo Brown.
Philadelphia: Westbrook Publishing
1904 2 copies in 1 folder
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Children of the Sea and Marble Swan. Alonzo Brown.
Philadelphia: Westbrook Publishing
1905 2 copies in 1 folder
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The Polypunch Papers. Edited by Jeremiah Dry-as-Dust, D.D.
Philadelphia: Westbrook Publishing
n.d. 2 copies in 1 folder
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Miscellaneous family memorabilia
1832, 1893 and n.d. 1 folder
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Writers Club of Delaware County, reminder and program
cards.
1938-40 1 folder
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Almanac. Pennsylvania Almanac for 1848. Philadelphia: Thomas
Davis
1848 1 folder
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Miscellaneous Articles and Newspaper Clippings
1970 and n.d. 1 folder
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The World Through Frazer-Colored Glasses or There’s a Fjord
in his Future 1 folder
Hand-painted storybook
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