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Ms. Coll. 1036
ca. 113 items (1 box)
(7 folders)
Table of Contents
Biographical background and contents
Correspondence (personal and business) and other papers of Israel
Pemberton (1715-1779), James Pemberton (1723-1809) and John Pemberton
(1727-1795). They were the sons of Israel Pemberton (1684-1754)
and Rachel Read Pemberton of Philadelphia. They were prominent
in both Society of Friends affairs and in the Philadelphia business
community.
Letters to and from Israel Pemberton are noteworthy for chiefly
discussing "Friendly Association for the Regaining and Preserving
Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures" matters and Indians;
letters of James Pemberton deal almost exclusively with business
matters and letters of John Pemberton primarily discuss Friends,
their activities and business matters.
Links to images
The following list brings together all of the image links found
throughout this finding aid.
 Letter of Teedyscung, Chief of
the Delaware Indians, addressed to "Brother," n.d. "[Teedyscung's
to I.P. at his ho]" re: recognizes effort in restoring peace
between Indians and Quakers (39K).
 Evans, Robert and others, Nov.
4, 1766-Feb. 2, 1767, ms. note for a free Negro, Adam Solomon,
allowing safe passage as he traveled South through Maryland (on
his way to Nanticoke Forge) on his journey in 1766-67. Page
2 (each approximately 59K).
Arrangement and description of collection
Contents of box follows:
- Pemberton, Israel (chiefly letters addressed to him)
ca. 22 items (1743-1773) includes ALS, receipt, bill, memorandums
- Abbot, Paul, ALS, Cork, 20th 7 mo. 1762 re: land [in Great
Britain that IP is interested in]
- Allicocke, Joseph, ALS, New York, Feb. 29, 1760 re: business?
- Bagnall, Benjamin Jr., ALS, Newport, May 7, 1757 re: friendship,
duplicity of J. Mifflin
- Benniworth, Samuel, ALS, Sunbury, Georgia, April 25, 1761
re: apologizes [for business failure?]
- Callahan, James, ALS, Charles Town, 4th 9 mo. 1770 re:
wishes to leave his present situation and work again for
IP, says he has reformed [he is IP's former gardener, mentions
great number of tulips in IP's garden]
- Callender, William [and others], ALS, Phila., 26th 1 mo.
1759 re: dispute with the Friendly Association
- Carver, Elizabeth, ALS, N. Carolina, 2 3 mo. 1755 re:
news of Friends and sends him her Bible to have it bound
- Clarke, Latham, ALS, Jamestown, 18 3 mo., 1743 re: thanks
him for past help
- Clase, Esther, ALS, Lancaster, 1 10 mo. 1768 addressed
to "My Poor Child," re: advice for her child
- Edmonds, William, ALS, Bethlehem, July 19, 1760 re: "Papunahoah
& Co." Indians? is writer a Mennonite? "and
when they depart from here, the Brethren will certainly
do what they see best"
- Fisher, George, ALS, Middletown, Lancaster County, 16th
3 mo., 1769 re: Indian business [Fisher is unhappy and wants
out of it, says IP is being made to look bad]
- Forster, Thomas, ALS, Paxton, Feb. 4, 1764 re: depredations
of Indians and possibility of goods being sent there for
them
- Hackett, Thomas, ALS, Bristol, October 1747 re: respecting
his land at Duck Creek
- Kenny, James "Memorandum of agreement made between
Israel Pemberton of Philadelphia & James Kenny of Chester
County," York town, 2 5th mo., 1759 re: goods at Fort
Frederick for the Indians
- Lightfoot, Samuel "Memorandum of agreement made between
Israel Pemberton of Philadelphia & Samuel Lightfoot
of Chester Co.," Shippensburg, 6th 1 mo., 1759 re:
goods at Fort Frederick for the Indians
- Partridge, Richard, ALS, London, "8ber 7th 1746,"
re: recommendation for Joseph Carbutt, a saddler
- Robinson, E. [Elizabeth Hoyle Robinson Gibson], ALS, Deer
Creek, 26th 12 mo., 1773 re: friendship, traveling
- Saunderson, George, his account of boarding [tavern bill?]
for Israel Pemberton "Cash acco't in Journey to Lancaster
&c" and "pd George Saunderson at Lancas'r
9.1mo. 1759"
- Shein, Gottlieb, his receipt ("Lancaster, 8.1mo.1759
Receiv'd from Israel Pemberton ten pounds five shillings
... 8 saddles & bridles deliv'd last week")
- Stabler, Edward, ALS, Petersburg, 12th 10 mo., 1767 re:
news of Friends
- Letter of Teedyscung, Chief of the Delaware Indians,
addressed to "Brother," n.d. "[Teedyscung's
to I.P. at his ho]" re: recognizes effort in restoring
peace between Indians and Quakers (39K).
- Watson, John, ALS, 21 7 mo. 1760 re: land in Makefield
- Pemberton, Israel (chiefly letters written by him)
ca. 12 items (1756-1773), includes ALS, drafts of letters, address,
memorandum, minutes
- "For the goods the Provincial agent made Israel Pemberton
accountable as Post was recommended by him," n.d. re:
Christian Frederic Post dealings with the Indians
- draft of letter to William Johnson, 25, 26 4 mo., 1756
re: conference with Indians
- draft of a letter to Benjamin Hersey and the Mennonites
in Lancaster, 29th 5 mo., 1758 re: Indians
- draft of a letter to Charles Read [cousin], 19th 6 mo.,
1758 re: Indians
- draft of letter to Haydock & Bowne, Phila., 14th 9
mo., 1758 re: wants to obtain large quantities of wampum
from him as Indians are coming to Wyoming
- copy of ALS to George Ross, dated Carlisle, 4th 1 mo.,
1759 re: goods for Indians stored at Fort Frederick
- copy [?] of ALS to Samuel Lightfoot, dated Shippensburgh,
6th 1 mo., 1759 re: goods for the Indians
- copy of ALS to Christian Frederic Post at Bethlehem, 6th
5 mo., 1760 re: belts, etc. for the Western Indians, mentions
various Indian leaders by name, sends gifts, etc. [interesting!]
- "Indian Sarah's Memoranda about her daughter, 27
10 mo., 1762," re: Sarah[fay] and Rocohon's children
- copy of ALS to Richard Lawrence, John Heartshorne, dated
Phila. 23 2 mo. 1772 re: "Negro lad in hands of John
Covenhoven" and James McCarty's estate, the young man
is a nephew of McCarty [letter is from "Committee,"
signed by IP and others]
- "Minutes of Several Meetings on the address to Mayor
& Commonalty, 25, 28 & 29 6 mo. 1773"
- address "To Netawattwaleman, and the rest of the
head men of the Delaware Indians of Kekailammapaikung ..."
8th 7 mo., 1773 from "Israel Pemberton and many other
Friends"
- Pemberton, James (letters addressed to James Pemberton)
ca. 23 items (1741-1785), includes ALS, bills and receipts,
accounts
- Alloway, Hannah, account of Hannah Alloway to Israel Pemberton,
1752-53
- Beal, John, ALS, Barbadoes, April 20, 1742 re: sending
him a barrel of limes [remarks that he only knows of JP
by reputation]
- Bourdeax, Daniel & Isaac, ALS ["copy"],
Charleston, S. Carolina, July 4, 1771 re: business
- Broadbent & Company, ALS, Sheffield, June 30, 1772
re: business
- Broadbent & Company, ALS, Sheffield, October 26, 1773
re: business
- Chadwick, Ellen [and John Chadwick, her eldest son], ALS,
Felgrave, April 23, 1763 re: advising of their inclination
to sell their land
- Collison, Robert, ALS, Middletown, 11 1 mo., 1771 re:
Gideon Bickerdike's estate
- Countyman, Philip, account of Philip Countyman with James
Pemberton, 1780-1781 re: rent of JB's farm in "Pasyunk"
- Garnault, Peter & John, ALS, Lisbon, April 27, 1774
re: financial difficulty of their firm
- Haydock & Bowne, ALS, New York, 9th 5 mo., 1760 re:
business
- Henton Brown [and Son], ALS, London, 1st 2 mo., 1754 re:
business
- Hillary [Richard] & Scott, of Liverpool, copy of account
of Hillary & Scott with James Pemberton, 5 12 mo., 1785
with copy of letter of JP to them
- Lightfoot, Mary, receipt of Mary Lightfoot to James Pemberton,
Phila., 13 10 mo., 1772 re: legacy
- Lloyd, Peter Za, account for money paid him from 5 mo.
14, 1767 to 5 mo. 30, 1774 re: Lloyd appears to have been
apprenticed to John Dickinson, expenses are of a personal
nature (clothing, "pocket expenses," boarding,
etc.)
- Moore, William, Jr., ALS ["copy"], Barbadoes,
March 13, 1748/9 re: shipping rum
- Parke, Jacob, account of James Pemberton with, Phila.
5th 8 mo., 1784 re: nails and other hardware
- Pemberton, James, receipt of, 24, 4 mo., 1741
- Read, Alice [cousin], ALS, Burlington, Nov. 9, 1750 re:
wants to send quinces and turnips to Antigua
- Reeve, Peter, ALS, London, August 11, 1753 re: business
- Rigby, Nathan, ALS, Maryland, Sept. 3, 1747 re: business
- Rodman, William, ALS, Bensalem, Nov. 5, 1782 re: Gilbert
Hicks
- Taylor, Edward, ALS [by his clerk, Charles Hilly], Lisbon,
August 13, 1764 re: business
- Wilson, Rachel, ALS, Boston, 20th 7 mo., 1769 re: her
travel as minister
- Pemberton, James
2 items (1773, 1784)
- ms. copy of ALS to cousin Charles Read, Sept. 17, 1773
re: concern over his sudden departure, and news of his arrival
in Antigua, wants to know how business climate is in St.
Croix
- "State of demand on Gilbert Hicks for Thomas Smith
... 1 mo 27, 1784" JP is attorney for Thomas Smith
- Pemberton, John
3 items (1768, 1782)
- order from John Shinn to JP to pay money to Edward Andrews,
Mt. Holly, 26 4 mo., 1768
- "Copy of representation to Executive Council, 30th
5th mo., 1782" re: his intention to leave for Europe
for religious reasons and not out of any "sinister"
motives
- ms. copy of letter of JP to his wife, 11 9 mo., 1782 written
while in New York, and on other side, copy of letter of
Samuel Neale, n.d.
- Pemberton, John (letters addressed to John Pemberton)
ca. 51 items (1753-1789) includes ALS, accounts
- Abraham, Robert, ALS, Nansemond, Va., Sept. 11, 1772 re:
his sister Mary
- Appleton, Josiah, ALS, Trenton, Sept. 18, 1769 re: money
- Atkinson, Joseph, ALS, London, July 27, 1771 re: business
- Atkinson, Robert, ALS, Cork, 12th 12 mo, 1766 re: arrival
there as minister (waiting for certificate's arrival)
- Backhouse, William, ALS, Kellet, 7 mo. 4th, 1758 re: business
- Balfour, Archibald, ALS, Waterford, 9 mo. 25, 1770 re:
Mary Jackson, dau. of Isaac Jackson
- Barnet, Johannes Yearkley, ALS, London Grove, Chester
Co. (Pa.), July 28, 1767 re: inquires about family
- Barras, Israel, ALS, Haddonfield, 8 mo. 30, 1764 re: weaving
business (looking for work)
- Cathrall, Hannah, ALS, Phila., 4 mo. 11, 1761 re: family
- Clibborn, Experience, ALS, Moat, 1 mo. 3, 1753 re: friendship
and religious in nature
- Crosfield, Jane, account with, 1760-61 re: trip to Va.
- Elam, Joseph, ALS, Virginia, 20th 5 mo., 1761 re: news
of Friends in Va.
- Evans, Robert and others, Nov. 4, 1766-Feb. 2, 1767,
ms. note for a free Negro, Adam Solomon, allowing safe passage
as he traveled South through Maryland (on his way to Nanticoke
Forge) on his journey in 1766-67. Page
2 (each approximately 59K).
- Foster, Hannah, Jr., ALS, Hopewell, 21st 4 mo., 1761 re:
traveling Friends
- Fry, William, ALS, Bristol, 22 12 mo. 1767 re: business
- Hadwen, John, ALS, Newport, 7th 8 mo., 1762 re: travel
home
- Hall, John, ALS, 6 mo. 17, 1772 re: request for money
- Hallowell, Thomas, ALS, Phila., 30th 5 mo., 1762 re: friendship
and religious in nature
- Harris, Hannah, ALS, Great Egg Harbor, 8th 8 mo., 1762
re: leaving for London
- Harvey, Job, ALS, Wilmington, 19th 9 mo., 1774 re: found
a place for a young man
- Hatton, Susanna, ALS, Curls, Virginia, 22 9 mo., 1760
re: news of Friends
- Hope, Zachariah, ALS, Rotterdam, Sept. 1768 re: business
- Kenyon, David, ALS, Liverpool, Sept. 24, 1768 re: Charles
Cannan's estate
- Kilden, John, ALS, Masham in Yorkshire, 7th 10 mo. 1766
re: inquiry after his son, John Kilden
- Lamb, Benjamin, ALS, London, 5th 7 mo., 1767 re: [at bottom
of copy of letter from Joseph Row] business
- Lea, James, ALS, Wilmington, 20th 9 mo., 1774 re: difficulty
in finding place for boarders
- Lea, Ann, ALS, Exeter, Berks County, 7th 11 mo., 1780
re: beef
- Matthew, Ann, ALS, London County, Virginia, 9th 2 mo.,
1764 re: business
- Osborn, Paul, ALS, 1771, re: Friends books needed at Nine
Partners
- Parker, George, ALS, Accomack, April 11, 1774 re: information
on sending his son to college in Philadelphia
- Parker, George, ALS, Accomack County, Virginia, Sept.
8, 1774 re: wishes JP to find board for his son Thomas until
he himself arrives in Phila.
- Parvin, Pearson, ALS, Barbadoes, April 23, 1760 re: sending
certificate and will write to Friends soon
- Paxson, Henry, ALS, Mount Holly, 1 4 mo., 1768 re: financial
situation of John Shinn
- Pearsall, Nathan, ALS, Cowneck, 18 1 mo. 1758 re: wishes
Pemberton to look after his son Joseph
- Pearson, John, ALS, Graysothen, 8th 10 mo., 1753 re: friendship
- Pleasants, John, ALS, Phila., 20th 11 mo., 1782 re: friendship
(from his nephew)
- Reckett, William, ALS, Christophers, 9th 10 mo., 1759
re: news of himself
- Rodman, Thomas, ALS, Burlington, Nov. 17, 1770 re: business
difficulty
- Row, John, ALS, London, 21 6 mo., 1788 re: news of Friends
- Row, Joseph, ALS, London, 4 6 mo., 1788 re: news of Friends
in England
- Solomon, Adam "List of debts due to Sundry Persons
from Adam Solomon, as collected from applications made to
John Pemberton" 1763-67
- Solomon, Adam, 5 ms. items re: Adam Solomon, 1769 signed
by Saml Flower, George Fockler
- Solomon, Adam, ALS, Phila., Jan. 30, 1769 re: concern
over his children being bound [indentured] to certain people
[note that Solomon was a free black]
- Waterman, Jesse, ALS, Phila., 29th 9 mo., 1782 re: friendship
and religious in nature
- Whitelock, Isaac, ALS, Lancaster, 4th 3 mo., 1769 re:
Adam [Solomon] and his family
- Williams, Elihu, ALS, 18th 5 mo., 1755 re: buying [horses]
- Wood, Samuel, ALS, Scaring Town, 15 12 mo., 1762 re: friendship
- Woodcock, John, ALS, Corlican [England?], 5th 4 mo., 1789
re: his state of mind, religious in nature
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