An Inventory of the Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, 1698-1978
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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
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collection
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, 1698-1978
Biographical History for: Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, 1698-1978
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL Bartholomew Fussell was a Quaker minister who married Rebecca Bond at Abington Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania in 1781. He was a member of Uwchlan Monthly Meeting of Friends at his death in 1838. The couple had eight children, viz. Esther, William, Sarah, Joseph, Jacob, Bartholomew, Rebecca, and Solomon. Esther married John Lewis in 1818, and they had four children, among whom was Graceanna Lewis, Quaker scientist and humanitarian. Joseph Fussell married Elizabeth Moore in 1814, and their eldest son, Henry Bartholomew, married Maria Lewis. Rebecca Fussell married Joseph Trimble in 1837, and their only daughter, Esther Jane, married Isaac Lippincott. 1840s-1860sGraceanna Lewis (1821-1912) is the most prominent of the members of the Lewis and Fussell families included in this collection. Her mother, Esther Fussell Lewis (1782-1848), and later for a time Graceanna herself managed the family farm near Kimberton, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Educated at Kimberton Boarding School, Graceanna at various times supported herself as a schoolteacher, beginning in York, Pa., from 1842-1844 where she taught at a boarding school for girls managed by her uncle, Bartholomew Fussell.1869-1970While she was devoted to social reform, working for abolition of slavery, temperance, and women's rights, by the 1860s her efforts were directed mostly to the sciences, especially ornithology and botany. After intensive studies in the sciences in the 1860s in Philadelphia, Graceanna Lewis was elected to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia in 1870.1868, 1877, 1883-1885 She applied unsuccessfully for teaching posts in 1868 and 1877 at Vassar College after which she resumed teaching at preparatory schools, including the Foster School for Girls at Clifton Springs, N.Y. from 1883-85.1885 onIn 1885 Graceanna Lewis retired to Media, Pa., where she spent her remaining years. She applied her artistic talents to her study of science, and the Lewis Papers contain many of her drawings of plants and birds. Not all members of the Fussell and Lewis families were so devoted to science and social reform. Henry Bartholomew Fussell (1815-1890) was keenly interested in politics, and his letters contain observations on the Civil War and later on support for Republican leaders. Linnaeus Fussell (1842-1907) joined the Union army but soon became a Navy doctor. Many of his letters describe his travels while in the Navy, especially in China and other parts of Asia, 1867-69, while aboard the U.S.S. Unadilla. A few letters mention the Darien expedition (near Panama) in 1871. The early pioneer life of the artist Charles Lewis Fussell (1840-1909) is mentioned in the correspondence of his mother, Rebecca Lewis Fussell (1820-1893). Charles Lewis Fussell joined the Union Colony in Greeley, Colorado in 1870.
SCOPE AND CONTENT The collection contains correspondence, journals, other writings, account books, albums, photographs, and miscellaneous notes of members of the Lewis and Fussell families of Chester and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania. Includes the papers and drawings of Graceanna Lewis, prominent Quaker natural scientist and social reformer. Educated at the Kimberton Boarding School, she also taught at a number of female seminaries, including a boarding school managed by her uncle, Bartholomew Fussell, and the Foster School for Girls at Clifton Springs, N.Y. Of particular interest is her correspondence with a cousin concerning phrenology and a school for black children in which he was teaching, and her manuscript memoirs of the Underground Railroad. The collection also includes the correspondence (1836-90) of Henry B. Fussell, with his observations on politics and the Civil War, and that of Linnaeus Fussell, with descriptions of his travels in China and in other parts of Asia from 1867-69 while aboard the U.S.S. Unadilla. The early life of the artist, Charles Lewis Fussell is mentioned in the correspondence of his mother, Rebecca Lewis Fussell; the letters of the former are also part of this collection. Other correspondents include Rebecca F. Trimble, Esther Jane Trimble, Esther Lewis, Henry M. Fussell, Rebecca L. Fussell, and many other family members.
Diaries
Albums
Antislavery movements
Phrenology
Social reformers
Naturalists -- United States
Quaker Scientists
Quaker -- Diaries
Afro-Americans -- Education
Quakers -- Pennsylvania
Quakers -- Social life and customs
Quakers- Social reformers
Quakers - Civil leaders
Women, Quaker
Women, Artists
Underground Railroad -- Pennsylvania
China -- Description and travel
Pennsylvania -- Quakers
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Lewis, Graceanna, 1821-1912
Trimble, Rebecca F. (Rebecca Fussell), 1796-1882
Trimble, Esther Jane, 1838-1888
Fussell, Henry B. (Henry Bartholomew), 1815-1890
Fussell, Charles Lewis, 1840-1909
Fussell, Henry M. (Henry Moore), d.1917
Fussell, Rebecca L. (Rebecca Lewis), 1820-1893
Lewis, Esther, 1782-1848
Fussell, Linnaeus, 1842-1907
Fussell family
Lewis family
Foulke family
Kimberton Boarding School
Foster School for Girls (Clifton Springs, N.Y.)
series
Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical, 1698-1978
Genealogical material, 1863-1905, n.d.
Fan chart of the Lewis and Fussell families 1863
Genealogy of the Fussell Family by Edwin Neal Fussell 1891
Genealogical notes by Graceanna Lewis [1905]
Genealogical notes by Esther Fussell Lewis n.d.
Genealogical notes by Graceanna Lewis n.d.
Genealogical notes concerning Welsh and Irish descent of the Fussell family by Graceanna Lewis n.d.
Genealogical notes by Henry Moore Fussell Jr. n.d.
Genealogical material on the Foulke family 1898 and n.d.
Genealogical notes, author unknownn.d.
Biographical material, 1698-1978 and n.d.
Bartholomew Longstreth: Certificate of character 1698/99
Jacob Fussell: Memorial 1791
Edward Longstreth: Memorial1831
Graceanna Lewis, 1875-1952, n.d.
Biographical material 1875-1976 and n.d.
Underground Railroad memoirs 1912?
the Lewis and Vincent Township farms 1952 and n.d.
Bartholomew Fussell: Memorial1871 and 1924
Linnaeus Fussell: Memorial [1907]
Obituaries of various members of the Fussell family 1862-1978
Pikeland Graveyard material 1878-1923 and n.d.
Miscellaneous 1936 and n.d.
Indentures and Wills, 1741-1947
Solomon Fussell: Indenture 1741
William Jeanes: Will and Appraisal of Goods 1747-1782
John Lewis: Will 1775
John Lewis Sr.: Will 1823
Mary Lewis: Will 1823
Elizabeth R. Lewis: Will 1856
Graceanna Lewis: Will 1903
Emily Roberts Fussell: Will 1946-1947
Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1817-1952 and n.d.
Lewis family, 1817-1915
Esther Fussell Lewis1817-1848 and n.d.
Graceanna Lewis 1836-1915 and n.d.
Fussell family, 1833-1952, n.d.
Rebecca Fussell Trimble 1837-1881
Esther Jane Trimble Lippincott 1856-1881
Esther Ann Fussell Jacobs 1833-1900
Henry Bartholomew Fussell 1836-1890 and n.d.
Edwin Fussell 1833-1874 and n.d.
Rebecca Fussell Lewis1837-1892 and n.d.
Emma Jane Fussell 1849-1862 and n.d.
Charles Lewis Fussell 1860-1885
Linnaeus Fussell 1858-1907 and n.d.
See also: Ser. 5: E.F. Cope, “Bits of Background”
Edith Johnson Fussell 1868-1907 and n.d.
Ellen Fussell Cope 1884-1952 and n.d.
Anna Fussell 1856-1894 and n.d.
Henry Moore Fussell to 1917
Mary Townsend Fussell 1860-1923
Alice Fussell 1879-1938
Robert Fussell 1883-1930
Lewis Fussell 1880-1895
Henry Moore Fussell Jr. 1893-1938 and n.d.
Miscellaneous correspondence of the Lewis and Fussell families 1811-1900 and n.d.
3. Drawings, mostly undated
Watercolor and pen-and-ink drawings mostly undated of birds, plants, flowers, and alphabet letters by Graceanna Lewis
4. Diaries, 1817-1860
Esther Lewis Fussell (1792-1848), 1817-1851
Includes original manuscripts and extracts by Alice Fussell, 1830-1847, and Graceanna Lewis, 1830-1832.
Book of specimens, 7-5-1817 to 8-5-1818.
Written as tributes of affection by her pupils at Forest School.
Expense book concerning the construction of the house at Sunnyside 1846-1847
Receipt book 3-2-1834 to 1-1-1851
Book of appraisement in the settlement of the estate of Esther Lewis 1845
Rebecca Fussell Trimble (1796-1882), Diary 3-29-1854 to 2-10-1856
Rebecca Lewis Fussell (1820-1893), Diary concerning her wedding trip with Edwin Fussell 4-15-1838 to 12-2-1838
Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), Record book, 3-24-1854 to 2-12-1856
Sarah Emily Roberts Fussell (1827-), Recollections of her life before her marriage in 1849 [1851]
Esther Jane Trimble Lippincott (1838-1884), Diary1-1-1859 to 7-30-1859
Emma Jane Fussell (1839-1862), Diaries (including fragments), 5-21-1855 to 7-4-1855; 1-1-1858 to 8-8-1859; 1-1-1860-12-24-1860 and n.d.
Henry Moore Fussell (1845-1917), Account of a trip to Harvey's Lake, Luzerne Co., PA, 7-1867
5. Writings and Poetry, 1797-1941, n.d.
Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), 1896, n.d.
Essays and poetry n.d.
Articles 1896 and n.d.
Miscellaneous material concerning Graceanna Lewis and her work in ornithology n.d.
Charles Lewis Fussell (1840-1909), Book of fairytales n.d.
Written for his niece and nephew, Alice and Robert Fussell.
Robert Fussell (1875-1943), School essays n.d.
Ellen Fussell Cope (1878), Unpublished autobiographical manuscript, “Bits of Background”
Includes copies of correspondence and writings of earlier family members 1860s-1880s.
Miscellaneous family
Poetry and writings by or about various members of the Lewis and Fussell families1797-1941.
Note: A large amount of poetry, particularly by Graceanna Lewis may be found scattered throughout Series 2.
Ser. 6. Albums and Account Books, 1750-1899
John Lewis (1781-1824) and Esther Fussell Lewis (1782-1848), Album
Creation of John Lewis (1781-1824) and Esther Fussell Lewis (1782-1848), Album
Time of Creation of John Lewis (1781-1824) and Esther Fussell Lewis (1782-1848), Album
Album contains recipes, clippings, poetry, and accounts.
Esther Fussell Lewis (1782-1848), Album
Album contains poetry, original and copied
William Fussell (1783-1856), Account book1750-1758
Copy by Henry Moore Fussell Jr., and an extract by Graceanna Lewis.
Mary Ann Lewis (1819-1866), Book of poetry from her pupils at Pikeland School 10-14-1833.
Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), Album
Album contains recipes, clippings, and poetry. Also included is an address book, 1875.
Henry Moore Fussell (1845-1917), Household expenses1879-1899
7. Photographs:
Folder 1
Richard Moore
Henry Moore
Folder 2
Esther Fussell Lewis (1742-1848)
Mary Ann Lewis (1819-1866)
Elizabeth Lewis (1824-1863)
Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912)
Ann Lewis Thomas (1776-)
Folder 3
Charles Lewis Fussell (1849-1909)
Emma Jane Fussell (1839-1862)
Mary Townsend Fussell (1849-1935)
Edwin Fussell (1813-1882)
Anna E. Fussell (1847-1937)
Folder 4
Susan Fussell (1832-1889)
Ada Fussell (1837-1900)
Benjamin Lundy Fussell
Edward Churchman Fussell (1845-1865)
Esther Jane Trimble Lippincott (1838-1884)
Folder 5-T
Morris Hardy (1840-1915)
Maude M. Lewis (1859-1944)
Jay Lewis (1857-1916)
Evangeline E. Lewis (1865-1950)
Emily Hardy Lewis (1845-1891)
Emily Grace Lewis (1881-1907)
Albert G. Lewis (1848-1910)
Joseph B. Lewis (1830-1907)
Elizabeth M. Lewis (1827-1903)
John J. Lewis
Sarah D. Rogers Lewis (1851-1917)
Neal Hardy
Folder 6
Henry Bartholomew Fussell (1815-1890)
Maria Douglas Fussell (1822-1897)
Folder 7
Dora Fussell (1860-1915)
Henry B. Fussell
Henry Moore Fussell (1845-1917)
Henry Moore Fussell and Mary Townsend Fussell
Folder 8
Fussell family photograph
Henry Moore Fussell Jr., (1886-1951)
Alice Fussell (1871-1955)
Robert Fussell (1875-1943)
Lewis and Henry M. Fussell Jr.
Fussell children
Folder 9
Lewis Fussell (1882-1935)
Harriet Jane Fussell (1865-1943)
Emily Roberts Fussell (1859-1949)
unknown photograph
Folder 10, houses and graveyards:
402 Oakley Street, Media, PA
Mine Hole Farm
Hickory Grove Farm
2 unidentified houses
Pikeland and Fall Creek graveyards
Ser. 8. Miscellaneous, 1847-1961, n.d.
Perkins Almanac 1847
Friends Anti-slavery statement 1-28-1847
Receipts for subscriptions to the “Pennsylvania Freeman” 1848
Notice of the sale of Sunnyside [1878]
Letters from John Greenleaf Whittier to:
Rebecca Davis 3-24-1883
Graceanna Lewis 1-12-1888
History of Ice Cream [1911]
“A Letter Written by Early Settlers in 1832” by Milcah Martha Fussell [1923]
List of articles published in the Delaware County Institute of Science Proceedings [1947]
Article concerning James Fussell 1961
“History of Grandfather's Spoon” by Graceanna Lewis n.d.
Notice of an Abolitionist meetingn.d.
Ser. 9. Relics, 1838-1902
Wafer used by Edwin and Rebecca L. Fussell on their wedding invitations [1838]
Card of Cyrus M. Burleigh [1851]
Family place cards 12/25/1902 by Charles Lewis Fussell
Pen
Magnifying glass
Pincushion