Bonsall family papers, 1683-1916, bulk 1825-1875

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Series I: Correspondence, 1818-1901, bulk 1824-1878

This series, which comprises approximately half of the collection, contains correspondence by and to various members of the Bonsall and Martin families. Most of the letters were generated by or to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879) and are personal in nature, although a small number concern Bonsall's career as a conveyancer and railroad industrialist. Substantial correspondence exists between Edward H. Bonsall and his son, Joseph Bonsall (1833-1876); and between Edward H. Bonsall and John Ousley Bonsall, a distant relative living in Ireland. The collection also contains several letters written by or to Spencer Bonsall when he was a student at the Westtown School in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Martin family is represented by several letters between William Martin, Esq. (1797-1862); his wife, Sarah Ann Martin (née Smith); and their daughter, Ellen Crosby Martin, wife of Spencer Bonsall.

Request Box 1

Box 1 Folder 1 Biddle, [Craig?] to Spencer Bonsall, 1884

Box 1 Folder 2 Bonsall, Anna to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1855

(includes correspondence by Jane M. Plummer)

Box 1 Folder 3 Bonsall, Charles, 1832-1871

(includes letter from "Laura" to Mary Bonsall)

Box 1 Folder 4 to 6 Bonsall, Edward H. (1794-1879), 1824-1876, (3 Folders)

Box 1 Folder 7 Bonsall, Edward H. (1821-1841), 1831-1836

(includes correspondence by Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879) and Henry Bonsall)

Box 1 Folder 8 Bonsall, Eleanor Crosby Martin to Santa Claus, 1901

Box 1 Folder 9 Bonsall, Henry to Spencer Bonsall, 1831-1832

Box 1 Folder 10 Bonsall, Jeremiah, 1833-1847

(includes correspondence by Lydia M. Bonsall)

Box 1 Folder 11 Bonsall, John Ousley to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1837-1870

Box 1 Folder 12 Bonsall, Joseph H., 1859-1875

Box 1 Folder 13 Bonsall, Spencer, 1833-1854

Box 1 Folder 14 Boustead, James to Spencer Bonsall, 1833

Box 1 Folder 15 Brewster, A.W. to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1876

Request Box 2

Box 2 Folder 1 Castle, J. H. to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1859

Box 2 Folder 2 Chandler, Joseph R. to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1878

Box 2 Folder 3 Clark, S. J. to Ellen C. Martin, undated

Box 2 Folder 4 Cope, Marmaduke C. to Mary Ann C. Morris, 1870

(extract in the hand of Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879))

Box 2 Folder 5 [Duttan?] Samuel to Spencer Bonsall, 1832

Box 2 Folder 6 Egner, Emma C. to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1876

Box 2 Folder 7 Hollinshead, Ray M. to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1824

Box 2 Folder 8 Hoopes, Edward C. to Spencer Bonsall, 1833

Box 2 Folder 9 Horner, Joseph P. to Joseph Hartshorne, 1836

Box 2 Folder 10 Johnson, Rowland to Spencer Bonsall, 1833

Box 2 Folder 11 Kite, Thomas to Spencer Bonsall, 1833

Box 2 Folder 12 Lightfoot, H. M. to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1839

Box 2 Folder 13 Martin, Georgiana, [1852?]

Box 2 Folder 14 Martin, John Hill to Ellen C. Martin, 1852

Box 2 Folder 15 Martin, Sarah A., 1852-1853

(includes correspondence by William M. Martin, 1853)

Box 2 Folder 16 Martin, William, M. (1797-1862),1844-1853

(includes correspondence by Sarah A. Martin, 1853)

Box 2 Folder 17 Moynan, Harriette E. to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1873

Box 2 Folder 18 Moynan, Richard to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1876

Box 2 Folder 19 Newman, Henry to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1858

Box 2 Folder 20 Pease, Jonathan, 1836-1860

Box 2 Folder 21 Plummer, Jane M., 1818-1872

Box 2 Folder 22 Price, Isaac C. to Spencer Bonsall, 1833

Box 2 Folder 23 Rhodes, C. D. to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1876-1877

Box 2 Folder 24 Smith, Ellen C. to William M. Smith, 1852

Box 2 Folder 25 Snider, Annie L. to Ellen C. Martin, 1854

Box 2 Folder 26 Stokes, Hannah M. to Edward H. Bonsall (1794-1879), 1872

Box 2 Folder 27 Tatum, Josiah to Spencer Bonsall, 1833

Box 2 Folder 28 Thompson, Joseph B. to Spencer Bonsall, 1833

Box 2 Folder 29 Warrington, Priscilla to Jane M. Plummer, 1831

Box 2 Folder 30 Wilson, Susan to Spencer Bonsall, 1831

Box 2 Folder 31 Wood, M. A. to Mary B. Hutchin, 1838

Box 2 Folder 32 Woodnutt, Preston to Spencer Bonsall, 1833

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Bonsall family papers, 1683-1916, bulk 1825-1875

Series I: Correspondence, 1818-1901, bulk 1824-1878