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Wills

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Henry Russell collection of Morris family papers

 Collection
Accession: 0721
Abstract:

The Morris family of Philadelphia were brewers, merchants, land speculators, manufacturers, and prominent participants in public affairs. Their papers are primarily from Samuel and Isaac W. Morris. However, the collection includes papers from other family members from the first Anthony Morris to John Thompson Morris (1847-1915), the founder of the Morris Arboretum in Germantown. There are also papers from members of the Wistar, Paschall, and Mifflin families allied by marriage.

Dates: 1684-1935