The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Wonderly-Stewart-Ritter-Brown Family

Title: Papers

Dates: 1779-1929, bulk 1830-1875

Call No.: Col. 471

Acc. No.: 78x308, 79x328

Quantity: 4 boxes

Location: 16 A 4

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

The Wonderly, Stewart, Brown, and Ritter families were inter-related, though their connections are not always clear. Most family members resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Noted members of the Wonderly family include merchant Jacob S. Wonderly (whose wife was a Ritter), Samuel, and Mary S. The Stewart family is represented in the collection by Thomas and Mary; Thomas married Catherine Jones. The Ritter family is represented by William, Henry B., and Harriet Newell (d. 1913).

The Brown family was perhaps better known in Philadelphia. James E. Brown was a trunk and carpetbag manufacturer whose wife was named Sarah. He had at least two sons. One, William Hughley (1815-1875), was noted for his early shipping of coal by rail and boat to the Midwest, while his brother, Thomas Stewart Brown (called Stewart, d. ca. 1928), was an attorney who practiced in Philadelphia, Wilmington, Delaware, and Alexandria, Virginia. Stewart’s wife was Elizabeth (Lizzie) Wonderly. Other members of the Brown family include Samuel (d. ca. 1904), James W., Caroline, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Stewart Brown Marriott, Isaac R, Mary B. Sayre, and Margaret R. Brown. Thomas Stewart and Elizabeth Wonderly Brown had two children: Edgar Lincoln (called Eddie) and Mary Wonderly, who married Henry Pepper Scott.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection contains various papers collected by members of the Wonderly, Stewart, Brown, and Ritter families from 1799 to 1929. They include an indenture of apprenticeship to a butcher; deeds for land in Philadelphia; a mortgage for a house in Philadelphia; certificates for pew rent; wills; inventories; estate papers; stock certificates; receipts for income tax and a tax on a watch and a piano; bills for water, horses, furniture, clothes; trade cards; envelopes; promissory notes; checkbook stubs and canceled checks paying for funerals, gas, and telephone service; pictorial billheads; letters placing orders for coal, furniture, and paintings; personal letters; a penmanship book; Masonic papers; insurance papers; calling cards and invitations; poetry; and several diaries by Thomas Stewart Brown. His 1865 diary records the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

ORGANIZATION

The papers are arranged into six series, divided by family:

Series I: Wonderly family papers;

Series II: Stewart family papers;

Series III: Ritter family papers;

Series IV: Brown family and business papers of T. Stewart Brown;

Series V: personal papers of T. Stewart Brown and his wife Lizzie;

Series VI: printed materials which generally cannot be connected with any particular family or person. Included in Series VI are maps, trade cards, advertising materials, historical notes, etc.

A name index to accession 78x308 is at the end of this finding aid.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PROVENANCE

Gift of Mrs. Henry W. Bryan.

ACCESS POINTS

People:

Brown, T. Stewart (Thomas Stewart), b. 1838.

Topics:

Wonderly family.

Stuart family.

Brown family.

Ritter family.

Taxation.

Inventories of decedents' estates.

Promissory notes.

Copybooks.

Poetry.

Coal - Transportation.

Luggage industry - 19th century.

Real property.

Deeds.

Bills.

Letters.

Wills.

Diaries.

Invitations.

Stock certificates.

Trade cards.

Lawyers.

Merchants.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 16 A 4

Note: all accession numbers are prefixed by 78x308, unless otherwise noted as being 79x328.

Series I: Wonderly family papers

Box 1:

Folder 1: .1 Indenture of apprenticeship, Jacob Wonderly to David Everhart, butcher, Philadelphia, 1779

.2 Deed, Joseph G. Shippen, physician, and his wife, to Anthony Null, saddler, for lot of ground on Sixth St., ground rent $1.50 per annum, Philadelphia, 1829

.3 Deed, Joseph G. Shippen, physician, and his wife, to Anthony Null, saddler, for lot of ground on Sixth St., ground rent $1.50 per annum; deed poll endorsed, J.G. Shippen and wife to Mary Swift, for the ground rent, Philadelphia, 1829

.4 Deed, Anthony Null, saddler, and wife, to James Marsh, merchant, for lot on west side of Sixth St., Philadelphia, 1830

.5 Deed, James Marsh, merchant, and wife, to John Pearce, plumber, for messuage and lots on the west side of Delaware Sixth Street, deed poll endorsed Mary Swift to John Pearce, Philadelphia, 1832

Folder 2: .6 Mortgage, John Pearce to George Harrison, for house on west side of Delaware Sixth St., Philadelphia, 1832

.7 Search against John Pearce, Philadelphia, 1836

.8 Deed, John Pearce and wife to Samuel Wonderly, merchant for messuage and lot on west side of Delaware Sixth St., Philadelphia, 1836

.9 Certificate, Samuel Wonderly, for pew rent in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John, Philadelphia, 1837

Folder 3: .10 Deed, Samuel Wonderly and wife to Jacob S. Wonderly, merchant, for a messuage and lot of ground on Sixth St., below Buttonwood, Philadelphia, 1843

.11 Deed, Jacob S. Wonderly and wife to Samuel Wonderly, Philadelphia, 1847

.12 Deed, Philip Gilinger and wife to M.H. Crawford and H.C. Hill, for house and lot on Cherry Street, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1856

Folder 4: .13-.26 Business papers of Samuel Wonderly and S. Wonderly and Son, including will and estate papers of Samuel Wonderly, Philadelphia, 1842-1880

.27-.28 Stock certificates, Jacob S. Wonderly, Philadelphia, 1865

.29-.31 Tax receipts, internal revenue, to E. Wonderly, John S. Wonderly, and J.S. Wonderly, for income and tax on one watch and one piano, Philadelphia, 1865

.32 Receipt, City of Philadelphia to J.S. Wonderly for water rent on 470 N. Sixth St., 1875

Folder 5: 79x328.1-.2 Certificates, Samuel Wonderly, for pew rent in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John, Philadelphia, 1848, 1860

79x328.3 Business license issued to S. Wonderly & Son, Philadelphia, for being a wholesale dealer, 1862-1863

79x328.4 Internal revenue license issued to S. Wonderly & Son, Philadelphia, by United State, 1863-1864

79x328.5 Receipt issued to J.S. Wonderly, for payment of excise tax on 1863 income, 1864

79x328.6 Internal revenue license issued to S. Wonderly & Son, Philadelphia, by United State, 1866-1867

79x328.7 Receipt issued to Jacob S. Wonderly, for payment of taxes, 1871

79x328.8 Receipt issued to Jacob S. Wonderly, for payment of taxes, 1873

79x328.9 Receipt, Jacob S. Wonderly, for pew rent, St. John's Evang. Luth. Church, 1875

79x328.10 Receipt, J. Wonderly & Son, for payment of business license or tax, 1876

Series II: Stewart family papers

Box 1:

Folder 6: .33 Tax assessment notice, County Commissioners' Office, to Thomas Stewart, 7 Lodge St., Philadelphia, 1848. (for real estate, personal tax, income, from occupation, and tax on a gold watch)

.34 Will, estate of Thomas Stewart, Philadelphia, 1850

.35 Inventory, estate of Thomas Stewart, 1850 (copy)

Folder 7: .36 “Accounts of the Trustees under the Will of Thomas Stewart, decd., Philadelphia, 1850-1852”

Folder 8: .37 Accounts of John McAllister, Jr., and William Duane, executors etc. of Thomas Stewart, decd., Philadelphia, 1850-1852

.38 Certified copy of accounts of John McAllister and Thomas Roney, trustees of the estate of Thomas Stewart, 1850-1852

.39 Receipts for transfers of Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Loan from the children of Ann Roney, Catherine Stewart Roney, and Martha Stewart, Philadelphia, 1850

.40 Receipt from the children of Ann Roney for their shares under the will of Thomas Stewart, 1850

Folder 9: .41-.70 Estate papers of Thomas Stewart on account of James S. Jenkins, Philadelphia, 1850-1858

Folder 10: .71-.88 Estate papers of Thomas Stewart, trustee's accounts for Catherine S. Wilson, 1850-1861

Folder 11: .89-.91 Estate papers of Thomas Stewart, in the matter of Elizabeth S. Brown, 1868

.92-.95 Estate papers of Thomas Stewart re: The Philadelphia Contributionship Insurance assignment of bond, warrant, and mortgage given by John McAllister, as “continuing trustee for Mrs. Maria E. Swann, under the will of Mrs. Margaret Bell, deceased,” 1869

.96-.126 Estate papers of Thomas Stewart, including tax receipts, water and sewer rent receipts, bills for repair and maintenance of 73 Dock St., Philadelphia, 1850-1857

Series III: Ritter family papers

Box 2:

Folder 1: .148-.156 Stock certificates, Henry B. Ritter, for shares in various companies in Camden, New Jersey, and Bridgeport, Norristown, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1856-1887

.157-.160 Stock certificates, James Connell, for shares in various companies, Philadelphia, 1865-1866

.161 Certificate, Henry B. Ritter, exemption from military service, Norristown, Penn., July 11, 1865

.162 Stock certificate, Wiley Oil Company, issued to William Ritter, Philadelphia, 1865

.163-.164 Letters Testamentary, estate of William Ritter, to Henry B. Ritter and Edward S. Wilson, West Chester, Penn., 1866; and Release, heirs of William Ritter, to Executors, 1868

.165-.166 Receipts, estate of William Ritter, H.B. Ritter, executor, signed by Mary S. Wonderly, Philadelphia, 1868; Emily R. Davis, 1870, for share of estate and interest due on trust fund

.167-.168b-c Telegrams, to H.B. Ritter from Kate K. Piper for transfer of money, Philadelphia, 1872, and Sacramento, 1873

Folder 2: .168a Henry B. Ritter's check book stubs, March 20, 1871, to March 7, 1876, from Montgomery National Bank, Norristown, Penn.

.168d Henry B. Ritter's check book stubs, March 7, 1876 to May 24, 1881

Folder 3: .169 Henry B. Ritter of Wilmington, Del., naming his friend T. Stewart Brown of Wilmington, as his attorney, 1899

.172 Letter to Henry B. Ritter, Wilmington, from Philadelphia, Germantown & Norristown Railroad Co., about stock dividend, December 3, 1900

.173-.176 Will of Harriet Newell Ritter, 1910; statement of estate of Harriet N. Ritter by Stewart Brown, n.d

.177-.180 Letters of administration, estate of Henry B. Ritter, to T. Stewart Brown, Wilmington, 1911; statement of estate of Henry B. Ritter, n.d., with supporting papers

.181 Appointment of appraisers, estate of Henry B. Ritter, to L. Scott Townsend and Harlan G. Scott, Wilmington, 1911

Series IV: Brown family papers and business papers of T. Stewart Brown

Box 2:

Folder 4: .127 Will, Samuel Brown, Philadelphia, 1851

.128-.130 Estate of Samuel Brown, deceased, Philadelphia, 1904-1905

.131 Memos, Trustees of estate of Thomas Stewart respecting the house occupied by Charles Bender in Dock St., belonging to the heirs of Mary Ann Jenkins, Philadelphia, 1852. Signed by James E. Brown as approving arrangements

Folder 5: .132 Billhead, Wm. Brown & Co., Practical Plumbers, to James E. Brown, for repairs and materials to house on Dock St., Philadelphia, 1854

.133 Receipt, Register Watering Committee, to Jas. W. Brown for water rent for 73 Dock St., Philadelphia, 1854

.134-.135 Trade cards, James E. Brown, manufacturer and dealer in Fine Trunks, Philadelphia, n.d., ca.1850-1869

.136 Five envelopes from James E. Brown, Trunk and Carpet Bag Manufacturer, Masonic Temple, No. 721 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, n.d., ca.1850-1869

.137 Pictorial billhead, James E. Brown, manufacturer of trunks, valises, bags, &c., No. 708 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, 1860. Addressed to Chas. Stokes for 4 ps. Silesia. With view of Masonic Hall.

.138 Letter, Joseph Burgess to Wm. F. Miskey, Royers Ford, Penn., 1861. Re: interest in Finkerbiner's farm

.139 Letter, Alfred L. Hance to Jas. E. Brown, Washington, 1861. Re: a camp chest sale

.140 Letter, Isaac S. Williams to J.E. Brown, Philadelphia, 1862. Re: T.S.B.'s account

.141 Receipt, Theo. G. Palmer to Brown & Schofield, for one horse, wagon, and harness, Alexandria, Va., 1862

.142 Letter, Geo. H. Stuart to James E. Brown, for his contribution of whiskey for sick soldiers, Philadelphia, 1863. On letterhead of U.S. Christian Commission, endorsed “Receiv'd July 11th & promptly forwarded to Gettysburg, where it was in good time & did good service.”

.143a Promissory note, unsigned, to pay James E. Brown, Philadelphia, 1875

.143b Envelope, “Order of court 11th of January 1868, allowing J. McAllister, Jr., to borrow on the property at 123 Nth 9th St.,” signed James E. Brown

.144 Receipt (fragment), Clark Oil and Mining Co., to James E. [Brown], for payment for shares of stock, Philadelphia

.145 Scrap (once contained receipts)

.146-.147 Bonds and warrants, Caroline Brown et al. to the Wayne Building and Loan Association, Wayne, Delaware County, Penn., 1892 and 1894

Folder 6: .182 Letter, Anson S. Archer, declining an invitation, Philadelphia, 1857. With envelope of Archer, Warner, Miskey & Co., manufacturers of lamps, gas fixtures, etc.

.183 Receipted bill, Curtis and Dearing for 2 tables, Washington, 1861

.184a-b Letter, Jacob Zietz, regarding carriage and other necessities for wedding, Philadelphia, 1861, with letter from Wm. H. Burkhardt

.185 Receipt, Thos. C. Garrett, n.p., 1862

.186 Statement of account, final balance, Feb. 1, 1862, Alexandria, Va., 1862

.187 “List of Goods handed over to T.G. Palmer in satisfaction of bill of I.S. Williams against Brown & Schofield,” with receipt of Theo. G. Palmer to Brown & Schofield, Alexandria, Va., 1862

.188 Letter, Baltimore and Ohio R.R. Company, from E.P. Holden, Clerk of Errors, re: shipment claim, Baltimore, 1862

.189 Receipt, E.H. Delahay to T. Stewart Brown, Treas. of Union Lodge, for lodge money, Alexandria, Va., 1862

.190 Receipt, Jefferson Tacey to T. Stewart Brown for lodge dues, Alexandria, Va., 1862

.191 Printed billhead, Jacob R. Ritter, Merchant Tailor, for making coat, pants, and vest, Philadelphia, 1865

.192 Letter, Office of the Scientific American Patent Agency, to T. Stewart Brown, Washington, 1863

.193a-c Pictorial letterhead, H. Howson's U.S. & European Patent Offices, re: lock, Philadelphia, 1866

.194 Receipt, David Moffat & Co., in settlement of account, New York, 1868

.195 Letter, unknown writer, re: stands, Philadelphia, 1869

.196 Letter, Coss & Kirby, re: their business advertised in the Herald, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1869

.197 Form letter, M.B. Edson, re: interview, New York, 1869

.198 Letter, M.B. Edson, Office of the Recording Steam Gauge Company, in reference to position advertised, New York, 1869

.199 Letter, Bullard & Lee, re: purchase of trunks, Hartford, Conn., 1870

.200 Lease, S.L. Pound, for house, 182 East Grand St., Elizabeth, N.J., 1870. On form printed by Williams, Hardham & Plum, Newark, N.J.

.201 Receipted bill, John Skillin for building materials and carpentry work, Elizabeth, N.J., 1873

.202 Bill, T. Stewart Brown, to John Skillin for coal and hauling (including credit for bill above), New York, 1873

.203-.204 Letters, John Rommel, Jr., & Bro., miners and shippers of coal, to T.S. Brown, with regard to accounts, Philadelphia, 1874

.205 Letter, Wm. C. Brown of Wm. Simpson Sons & Co., Dry Goods Commission Merchants, in regard to the purchase of a large picture to hang at home, Philadelphia, 1875

.206 Letter, Wm. C. Brown of Wm. Simpson Sons & Co., to brother [T. Stewart Brown] about Mr. Rumpp's settlement of claim, Philadelphia, 1875

.207-.209 Letters, VanZile & Wotkyns, coal office, re: shipment of coal by boat, etc., Troy, N.Y., 1875

.210 Letter, S.H. Brown of S.H. Brown & Co., re: orders for coal, Boston, Mass., 1875

.211 Tax receipt, for dog, city, county, state, and school taxes, 8th Ward, Elizabeth, N.J., 1879

.212 Receipt, Scott & Co., Bankers & Brokers, for delivery of Baltimore & Ohio bonds, Wilmington, Del., 1899

.213 Letter, Scott & Co., Bankers & Brokers, confirming purchase of Chesapeake & Ohio bonds, Wilmington, 1900

.214a-b Letter, Charles W. Miller, real estate broker, re: sale of property, 470 N. Sixth St., Philadelphia, 1901, with letter re: deed

.215 Letter, James Dempster, of Dunville & Co., Ltd., Royal Irish Distilleries, with thanks for photograph of Mrs. Taws, Belfast, Ireland, 1902

.216 Empty envelope, Geo. W. Guthrie, Pittsburgh, Penn., 1906

.217 Printed receipt, for advertisement of the death of Harriet N. Ritter, in a Philadelphia paper, 1913, with two clippings of death notice

.218 Letter, J.E.B., re: blank note, n.p., n.d.

.219 Letter, B. Schofield, re: promise to see him and bring books, n.p., n.d.

.220 Note, C.G.P., re: shipment of trunks, etc., n.p., n.d.

.221 Memo, T. S. Brown, re: tickets; on verso: J.M. Evans, Esq., n.p., n.d.

.222 Estate papers of T. Stewart Brown: Receipted bill, Dr. Lewis B. Flinn, for professional services, Wilmington, February 2, 1928

.223 Estate papers of T. Stewart Brown: Receipted bill, Conly Brothers, Inc., addressed to Mrs. H.P. Scott, for coal, Wilmington, February 18, 1928

.224 Estate papers of T. Stewart Brown: Receipted bill, Dr. Wilbur H. Haines, for professional services, Philadelphia, March 1, 1928

.225 Estate papers of T. Stewart Brown: Receipted bill, Henry P. Scott for amount loaned to decedent prior to his death, Wilmington, May 1928

.226 Estate papers of T. Stewart Brown: Receipted bill, Robert H. Richards, attorney, for professional services, amount advanced for certificates, and amount advanced for appraiser's fee, Wilmington, May 31, 1928

.227-.228 Estate papers of T. Stewart Brown: Receipted bills, Isaac R. Brown and H.B. Mearns, for services as appraisers, n.p., May 31, 1928

Folder 7: .229-.235 Checks, Wilmington Trust Company, to payers for cost of burial, cemetery monument, gas and telephone expenses, signed by Mary W. Scott, Exec., Wilmington, February-March 1928

.236-.446 Checks, T. Stewart Brown

Folder 8: .447-.526 Checks, T. Stewart Brown

Folder 9: .527 Protest, Oliver McCabe, Master of the Canal Barge called the Reading Rail Road No. 25, to any negligence in the sinking of the barge with cargo of coal, Port of New York, July 3, 1872

Folder 10: .528-.536 Miscellaneous notes, envelopes, notes about Benjamin Franklin, scraps

Folder 11: 79x328.27-.30 Letters to Stewart [T. Stewart Brown] from Lizzie Wonderly, 1861-1862, n.d.

79x328.31a-b Petition to join the Union Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, Alexandria, Va., 1862

79x328.32a-c Letter, T. Stewart Brown, from H. Howson's U.S. & European Patent Offices, Philadelphia, about a patent, and two pages of drawings of locks and doors

79x328.33 Letter, to Lizzie from Mother, March 1, 1889

79x328.34a-b Letter and envelope, T. Stewart Brown, New York, from Lizzie

79x328.35 Lease, S.L. Pound, renting his house at 182 East Grand St., Elizabeth, N.J., to T. Stewart Brown, September 13, 1870. On form printed by Williams, Hardham & Plum, Newark, N.J.

79x328.36 Receipted tax bill, T. Stewart Brown, from Elizabeth, N.J., 1872

79x328.37 Report of Preliminary Examination, Munn & Co., Solicitors of Patents, to T. Stewart Brown, re: his improvement in car brakes; also two drawings of parts of trains (tucked inside report), 1873

79x328.38 Receipt, Scientific American and Patent Office to T. Stewart Brown, for application for patent on cylinder for air brakes for cars, 1873

79x328.39a-e Group of letters relating to patents, between T. Stewart Brown and Office of the Scientific American, 1874

79x328.40 Postcard, Joel Parker Frechet (?) to T. Stewart Brown, re: appointment, 1883

79x328.41 “Received of George M. Wagner, Trustee,” an amount of money for a mortgage on properties in Philadelphia, to be paid to T. Stewart Brown, Elizabeth B. Marriott, Mary B. Sayre, William C. Brown, Samuel E. Brown, Caroline Brown, and Margaret R. Brown, 1909

79x328.42 At home card and two envelopes, Mr. and Mrs. James Fowler to Martha Stewart, May 2, n.y.

Series V: Personal papers of T. Stewart Brown

Box 3:

Folder 1: .537-.546 Letters to T. Stewart Brown from his father J.E. Brown

.547 Letter to J.E. Brown from T. Stewart Brown

.547-.564 Letters to T. Stewart Brown from his father J.E. Brown

Folder 2: .565-.595 Letters to T. Stewart Brown from his father J.E. Brown

Folder 3: .596-.618 Letters to T. Stewart Brown from his father J.E. Brown

Folder 4: .619-.634 Letters to T. Stewart Brown from his father J.E. Brown

Folder 5: .635-.672 Letters to T. Stewart Brown from Lizzie (Elizabeth Wonderly Brown, his wife)

Folder 6: .673-.702 Letters to T. Stewart Brown from Lizzie (Elizabeth Wonderly Brown, his wife)

Folder 7: .703-.726 Letters to T. Stewart Brown, from various people: Harry Thungland (?); Mother; Charles Yates; J.S. Wonderly; Wm. Ireland; W.T. Kimball; Theodore G. Palmer; Lizzie B. Marriott (his sister); S.E. Brown (a brother); Robert Atkinson; William Brown (another brother); John Roney; Emma H.S. Warren (a niece); James V. Sayre, 1856-1927

.727a-.740 Letters to Lizzie Brown, from Lizzie B. Marriott and others, 1868-1869, n.d.

Folder 8: .741 Penmanship book, T. S. Brown, Hartsville, Pennsylvania, 1852

.742a-c “Flora’s Dictionary in part, T.S. Brown,” n.d.

.743-.751 Masonic papers, 1860-1906

.752-.755 Insurance papers, 1875-1885, and 1902

.756-.762c Calling cards and invitations

.763a-b Social list of names

.764 Letter to William C. Harlan from Cousin Thebe S. Roberts, Livonia, Mich., 1862

.765 Letter to “Niece” from “Aunt Emily,” Cleveland, Ohio, 1869

Folder 9: .766 Diary of T. Stewart Brown, 1863

.767 Diary of T. Stewart Brown, 1864

.768 Diary of T. Stewart Brown, 1865 (notes assassination of Abraham Lincoln)

Folder 10: .769-.770 Poetry

.771 Application of membership, to unknown organization, for Lewis Leeds and F. Blackburne, Jr.

Series VI: Printed materials and memorabilia

Box 4:

Folder 1: .772 “Constitution and By-laws of the Philadelphia Handel and Haydn Society,” 1855 (William F. Geddes, printer)

.773 “An Historical Sketch of the Origin and Progress of the Society of the Sons of St. George,” Philadelphia: W.W. Bates & Co., Printers, 1871

Folder 2: .774 “A Talk with Business Men: Relations of the Campaign to the Material Interests of the Country,” Republican National Committee, Campaign 1880

.775 “Official Program of the Centennial Celebration of Washington's Inauguration,” with the compliments of The New York Tribune, 1889

.776 Program, Annual Dinner of the Veterans Corps of the First Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania, celebrating the 56th anniversary, printed by Bailey, Banks, and Biddle, Co., Philadelphia, 1917, with menu card

.777 Printed announcement of the wedding of Mary Frances Renouf to Mr. Ritter Holman, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, 1923

.778 “Catalogue of Clothing and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods,” for sale at Alfred Munroe & Co., New York and New Orleans, 1859 (engraved by Lossing-Barritt)

.779 Circular, Isaac S. Williams, advertising “The Williams Camp Stove,” for the convenience of military officers, Philadelphia, n.d., ca. 1860s

.780 Circular, A.M. Stephenson, inventor and sole proprietor of the “Stephenson Adding Machine,” Wilmington, Ill., n.d., ca. 1880s

.781 Circular letter, Hunt M'f'g Company, with prices of rubber stamps, ribbons, seals, and rubber stamp inks, New York, 1881

.782 Pictorial envelope, William Conway, Soap & Candle Manufacturer, Philadelphia, n.d., ca. 1860s, (Noble-Nagle, engravers)

.783 Trade card, Healy & Co., manufacturers of buckskin gloves and zouave leggings, Washington, n.d., ca. 1860s

.784 Trade card, Crouch & Fitzgerald, manufacturers of trunks, valises, bags, &c., New York, 1868. T. Stewart Brown was a member of the firm.

.785 Ticket, Green & Coates Street Railway, n.p., n.d., ca. 1860s

Folder 3: .786 Map: “Sketch of the entrenched lines in the immediate front of Petersburg, surveyed under the direction of N. Michler...,” prepared for the guests of Jarratt's Hotel, Petersburg, Va., n.d.

.787 Map: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, showing the route and connections of the Ithaca & Athens R.R., prepared by G.W. and C.B. Colton & Co., New York, 1871

.788 Map: The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, originally published by Wm. Fadden, London, 1777; photolithographed by J. Bien, New York, n.d.

Folder 4: .789 The New York Herald, September 17, 1842

.790-.793 News clippings, miscellaneous, notices of tribute to the departed, etc., 1864 and n.d.

.794-.800 News clippings and magazine clippings about the Franklin Bicentenary, January 1906

Folder 5: .801 Post card (fragment) showing the Annex Hotel, Pittsburgh, Penn., n.d., ca. 1900-1909

.802 Post card (fragment) showing the Annex Hotel, Pittsburgh, Penn., n.d., ca. 1900-1909

.803 Photo of grandmother and grandchild on front steps of a house, n.p., n.d.

Folder 6: [no number] Blank embossed notepaper and a plain envelope

Index to acc. 78x308.1-.803

Allmendinger, William .13

Archer, Anson S. .182

Archer, Warner, Miskey & Co. .182

Atkinson, Robert .720

Aunt Emily .765

Baker, Isaac .13

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. .188

Bates, W. W., & Co. .773

Bell, Margaret .93; .94

Bender, Charles .96; .105; .131

Bien, J. .788

Binney, Horace, Jr. .93-.95

Brendlinger, I. H., & Co. .802

Brown & Schofield .141; .187

Brown, Caroline .129; .146; .147

Brown, Edgar .173a

Brown, Elizabeth .34

Brown, Elizabeth S. .89-.91

Brown, Elizabeth W. .173a

Brown, J. E. .537-.634

Brown, James E. .34, .71, .76, .77, .79, .80, .83, .84, .127, .131-.137, .139., 140, .142, .143

Brown, Hannah .127

Brown, Isaac R. .227, .228

Brown, Lizzie .635 -.702

Brown, Margaret .146; .147

Brown, S. E. .719

Brown, S. H. .210

Brown, Samuel .127; .129; .130

Brown, T. S. .203; .204; .221; .741; .742

Brown, T. Stewart .171; .173-.175; .177-.180; .189; .190; .192; .206; .236-.526, .743; .751; .766-.768

Brown, [T.] Stewart .547; .635-.702

Brown, William, & Co. .132

Brown, William C. .205-.206

Brown, William Carey .130

Brown, Wm. .722; .723

Bullard & Lee .199

Bunting, Thomas .34

Burgess, Joseph .138

Burkhardt, Wm. H. .184

Clark Oil and Mining Company .144

Chambers, W. B. [no number listed]

Cochran & Estill .14

Colton G. W. & C. B., & Co. .787

Conley Bros. .223

Connell, James .157-.160

Conway, Wm. .782

Cornwall, Mary Davis .173a

Coss & Kirby .196

Crowell, Catharine R. .40

Crawford, M.H. .12

Crouch & Fitzgerald .784

Curtis & Dearing .183

Davis, Charles Gracie .173a

Davis, Emily .165, .166

Davis, Emily Ritter .173a

Delahay, E.H. .188

Dempster, James .215

Duane, W. I. .73-.75; .81

Duane, William J. .34, .37, .38

Dunville & Company, Ltd. .215

Eckert, Caroline Brown .128

Edson, M. B. .197, .198

Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John .9

Evans, J.M. .221

Everhart, David .1

Faden, Wm. .788

Flinn, Lewis B. (Dr.) .222

Franklin, B. .529

Fry, Horace B. .76

Garrett, Thomas C. .185

Geddes, William F. .772

Gilinger, Philip .12

Grauel, Mary .173a

Guthrie, George W. .216

Haines, W. C. .25

Haines, Wilbur H. (Dr.) .224

Hance, Alfred L. .139

Harlan, William C. .764

Harlebrook, Isaac .88

Harrison, George .6

Healy & Co. .783

Hill, H.C. .12

Ho1den, E. P. .188

Holman, Lillian Piper .173a

Holman, Ritter .777

Howson, H. .193

Hunt Mfg.. Co. .781

Ireland, Wm. .711

Ithaca and Athens R. R. .787

Jenkins, James .42-49; .51, .52, .54, .56, .68, .71, .75, .87

Jenkins, James S. .34; .41-70; .86; .109

Jenkins, Mary Ann .131

Kimball, W.T. .713

King, Edward .43

Knight, B. W. .100; .102

Lafayette, (General) .802

Marchant, Harry .704-706

Marriott, Lizzie B. .718; .727a-.740

Marsh, James .4, .5

McAllister, John .131

McAllister, John, Jr. .34; .37; .38, .71; .73-80, .83-86; .88; .91-94; .100-102

McAllister, Wardale G. .63; .64; .82

McCabe, Oliver .527

McCullough, Thomas .20

McCurdy, John .98; .99; .103

Mearns, H. B. .227-228

Michler, N. .786

Miller, Charles W. .214

Miskey, Wm. F., Esq. .138

Mitchell, Jas. M. .14

Moffat, David, & Co. .194

Monroe, Alfred, & Co. .778

Neagle, G. C. .23, .29, .30

Null, Anthony .2, .3, .4

Palmer, T. C. .187

Palmer, Theo. G. .141

Palmer, Theodore G. .714

Pandill, R. .24

Patten, William .106

Pearce, John .5-8

Philadelphia, Germantown & Norristown R. R. Co. .172

Piper, Bertha .173a

Piper, Kate K. .167, .168

Piper, Kate Kean .173a

Pound, S. L. .200

Ralston, I. G. .71

Recording Steam Gauge Company .198

Renouf, Mary Frances .777

Richards, Robert H. .226

Ritter, Jacob R. .191

Ritter, H. B. .165-.168

Ritter, Harriet Newell .173-175; .217

Ritter, Henry B. .148-156; .161; .164, .169-172; .177-180; .181

Ritter, William .162-166

Roberts, Thebe S. .764

Rommel, John, Jr., & Bro. .203;

Roney, Catherine [Stewart] .34; .39, .724

Roney, Eleanor .40

Roney, Elizabeth .40

Roney, John .724

Roney, Margaret [Stewart] .34; .40

Roney, Mary Ann .40

Roney, Thomas .34; .40; .71; .76; .77; .79 .80; .83-86; .100; .131

Rumpp, (Mr.) .206

Saylor, William H. .95

Sayre, James V. .726

Scientific American Patent Agency .192

Schofield, B. .219

Scott & Co. .212; .213

Scott, H. P. (Mrs.) .223

Scott, Harlan G. .181 .

Scott, Henry P. .225

Scott, Mary W. .229-.235

Shaffer, John .96, .101

Sherwood, John .19

Shippen Joseph G. .2, .3

Simms, Henry .27, .28

Simpson, Wm., Sons & Co. .205; .206

Skillin, John .201; .202

Stephenson, A. M. .780

Stewart, [no number listed]

Stewart, Catherine .34

Stewart, Jane Brown .129

Stewart, Martha .34; .39; .72

Stewart, Thomas .33-71; .78-80; .82-.86; .90; .92; .96-98; .100; .103; .106-107: .109; .111-126

Stokes, Chas. & Co. .137

Stuart, George H. .142

Sutton, Jas. .16; .18

Swann, Maria E. .93; .94

Tacey, Jefferson .190

Thomason & Humphreys .17

Thungland (?), Harry .704-706

Townsend, L. Scott .181

Union Lodge, Alexandria, VA .189

VanZile & Wotkyns .207-209

Wainwright, W. J. .23; .29; .30

Walker & Green .15; .16; .18

Walker & Martin .14

Warren, Emma H.S. .725

Washington, [President] .775

Watson, J.W. .32

Wayne Building & Loan Association .146, .147

Weer, Saml. W. .108

White, Geo. S. .17

Wickersham & Son .53; .57; .60; .61; .77; .78

Wickersham, Cadwr. .53; .60; .61

Williams, Hardham & Plum .200

Williams, I. S. .187

Williams, Isaac .140 ; .779

Williamson, Annie R. .40

Wilson, Catherine S. .34; .71-88; .109

Wilson, Dorothy Ritter .173a

Wilson, Edward S. .163; .164

Wilson, Henry Ritter .173a

Wilson, Mary Anne .41

Wilson, Mary Louise .173a

Wonderly, .19

Wonderly, S., & Son .15, .16, .18; .24-26

Wonderly, J.S. .31, .32, .712; .715; .716

Wonderly, Jacob S. .1; .10; .11; .23; .27; .28

Wonderly, Jacob Smith .20

Wonderly, John S. .30

Wonderly, M. S. .26

Wonderly, Mary S. .165; .166

Wonderly, Samuel .8-11; .13, .20, .23

Wood, George .26

Wood, Robert .26

Woodward, Charles L. .14; .18

Wright, Hunter & Co. .107

Yardley, Edwin .64

Yates, Charles .710

Zietz, Jacob .184