Special Collections Department
Lewis Family
Papers
1696 - 1915
(bulk dates 1791 - 1874)
Manuscript Collection Number: 130
Accessioned: Giftof Donald Lewis
Sheppard and Dorothy M. Ritterson, 1972
Extent: 3 linear ft.
Content: Deeds, indentures, maps,
ledgers, poems, receipts, memorandum books, account books, day books, legal
documents, wills, recipes, correspondence, Bibles, photographs, a voting poll,
funeral notices, and news clippings.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: December 2003 by
Theresa Hessey
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Biographical Note
The Lewis family of Newark, Delaware, who came to be prominent farmers and landholders during the mid- to late- nineteenth century, was descended from Philip Lewis, Sr., who owned farmland in Little Creek Hundred in Kent County, Delaware. Philip Lewis, Sr., (d.1769) and his wife Mary (d.1782) had one son named Philip, who was born in 1768. Philip Lewis, Sr., died in 1769 and his wife remarried and died in 1782.
Following the death of his father and remarriage of his mother to Risdon Reese, a blacksmith, Philip Lewis, Jr., lived with his mother and step-father. He attended school in Chestertown, Maryland, with his step-brothers and eventually received a Bachelor of Arts degree. After his mother’s death when he was fourteen, Philip was appointed a guardian by the state of Delaware. Upon reaching the age of majority, he was permitted to select his own guardian and chose his step-father. Philip Lewis inherited land from his father and continued to accumulate wealth through farming and subsequent land deals. During the course of his education and business dealings, Philip became interested in the political climate of the country. In 1792 was selected a grand juryman in Kent County and produced a number of speeches, essays, and additional writings regarding the rights of citizens and other political issues. In 1791, he married Dorcas Armitage, a grand-daughter of Thomas Cooch, and together they had three sons. Philip Mirabeau was born in 1793 and died two months later. Robert Montgomery was born in 1796 and died that same year. Their final son, Albert Gallatin Lewis was born in 1798. Dorcas Armitage died in 1800 at the age of 38.
After the death of his first wife, Philip Lewis married Frances Lowen Simonton, Dorcas’ step-sister, in 1800. The couple then produced three additional sons. A set of twins, Jefferson and Franklin were born in 1801. Jefferson lived to reach adulthood but Franklin died in 1814 at the age of 13. Phocion was born in 1803 and later became a doctor in Philadelphia where he died in 1841. Philip Lewis Jr. died in 1804 at the age of 37.
Little is known of Albert Gallatin Lewis’ early years. He attended Newark Academy during the year 1813 (F40). Following the death of his father, he inherited land in Kent County, Delaware and through assorted business dealings, he later acquired land near Summit Bridge and in Newark. In 1829, after establishing himself as a farmer, landowner, and businessman, Lewis married Catherine A. Lum. Their son, John Lum, born in 1831, died at the age of five months. Their second child, Anna Louisa, was born in 1832 and died six months later. In 1833, a third child was born named Henrietta Allman followed by Edmund Armitage in 1837. He was followed by the birth of Hester Sophia in 1839 and finally, Mary Josephine born in 1842. Both daughters would later attend Newark Female Seminary (F23).
Albert and Catherine expanded upon Albert’s existing business dealings and continued to farm, lease land, and make real estate investments. These included the purchase of large plots of land within the town of Newark, including over 100 acres extending south from Main Street along present day Academy Street, purchased from Thomas Blandy in 1844. It was on this property that Albert Lewis built the family home. As the population of the town increased and the center of Newark expanded, portions of the Lewis’ land were appropriated by the city for the purpose of building roads, such as Delaware Avenue, or were sold to various businesses, institutions, and residents. For instance, the Lewis family home, located at 150 Academy Street (F72), was eventually purchased and demolished by the University of Delaware. In addition, a portion of the family property was sold to the school district following Albert Lewis’ death in 1883 and remains the property of the Christina School District.
Catherine died of cholera in 1847 at the age of 39, leaving Albert to care for the children. From papers contained in the collection, including poems written by Albert following the death of his wife, it is apparent that her death had a devastating effect on him. Further proof of their devotion can be found in the fact that Albert never remarried in the remaining 36 years of his life.
Albert’s oldest daughter, Henrietta, married Aaron Marshall in 1857. The couple suffered the deaths of two daughters in infancy.
Albert’s son, Edmund Armitage Lewis, married Anna Olivia Bradley in 1862 and together they had Albert Lum (1868-1933), Eugene Moore (1872-1938), and Mary Olivia (1866-1906). Edmund A. Lewis died in 1898. His wife Anna Olivia Bradley died in 1887.
Albert’s youngest daughter, Hester Sophia, married Andrew McIntyre in February of 1864. When McIntyre died seven months later, Sophia was pregnant with their daughter who was born in May 1865. Unfortunately, Sophia died in childbirth. It is unknown who raised their daughter, named Catherine Sophia McIntyre.
Albert Lum Lewis, born in 1868, married Hattie N.M. Lewis, his second cousin, and together they had seven children: Edith Olivia (b.1895), Edmund Armitage (1896-1897), Conrad King Dolby (b. 1897), Adelaide Eliason (b.1899), Albert Lum Jr., (b. 1902), Harriet Elizabeth (b.1905), and Anna Mary Edmunson (1906-1907). Albert Lum Lewis died in 1933. His wife Hattie died in 1941.
Note: Biographical information obtained from the collection, especially genealogical
chart (F69) and family Bibles
(F46, F56, and F65).
Scope and Content Note
The Lewis Family Papers consist of three linear feet of material related to this Newark, Delaware, farming family, who also owned property in Little Creek Hundred in Kent County, Delaware. Material in the collection dates largely from the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Members of the family were farmers and large landholders who maintained business relations with many prominent citizens of early Newark, such as George Platt, Samuel Donnell, James T. Maxwell, and Eri Haines. The collection sheds light on domestic and business issues during the time period. It also demonstrates trends in education, politics, and land dealings.
Included in the papers are deeds, indentures, maps, ledgers, poems, receipts, memorandum books, account books, day books, legal documents, wills, correspondence, Bibles, photographs, a voting poll, funeral notices, and news clippings. Three Bibles, belonging to different portions of the Lewis family, document three generations of family marriages, deaths and tragedies, including a high infant mortality rate (F46, F56, and F65). Among the maps included in the collection are some of the earliest known maps of the town of Newark. These maps also served to record the expansion of Lewis family land holdings in White Clay Creek Hundred, Pencader Hundred, and Little Creek Hundred (F70-F71). Divided into five series, the Lewis Family Papers are arranged chronologically following genealogical relationships.
Series I consists of the papers of the Philip Lewis family. Included in this series are legal papers and correspondence. Of particular interest are a number of essays written by Philip Lewis addressing political issues such as the proper behavior for a patriot and advice regarding the election of representatives. The series also contains materials belonging to Dorcas Armitage, Philip’s first wife, who was the grand-daughter of Thomas Cooch. Also included in this series are papers belonging to Jefferson Lewis, Philip Lewis’ son, such as descriptions of ballroom dances.
Series II includes the papers of the Albert Gallatin Lewis family, Philip Lewis’ eldest son. Among the papers of Albert Gallatin are deeds, particularly for land around Newark, correspondence, checks, and mortgages. Also included are bills of sale and indentures for slaves held by the Lewis family and receipts for services provided by many prominent Newark residents such as Dr. E.W. Haines and Samuel Wright. Apparent throughout the papers, is Albert G. Lewis’ continued relationship with the Cooch family. This is especially evident regarding the will of Francis Lowen, a distant Cooch relative, who left an inheritance to the children of Thomas and Sarah Cooch. Also found among the papers of Albert Gallatin Lewis is a marriage contract and property list made with Catherine A. Lum demonstrating the equality of their relationship.
In addition to the papers of Albert Gallatin Lewis, this series contains the papers of Catherine A. Lewis, Albert’s wife (F32). Among her papers are numerous legal documents as well as a bound recipe book containing recipes she intended to be used by her children. Of particular interest is the Lewis family Bible, in which Catherine Lewis and others family members recorded births, deaths, and marriages that occurred in both the Lewis family and the Lum family, in addition to recording the same records for Eliza Ivory, a Lewis family slave.
Also included in this series are the papers of Albert G. Lewis’s children, Henrietta A. Marshall, Edmund Armitage Lewis, Hester Sophia McIntyre, and Mary Josephine. Among the papers of Edmund Armitage Lewis is a draft notice for a three year period of duty in the Civil War. Albert G. Lewis purchased a substitute for his son for $275 and Edmund’s service was deferred. In addition, Edmund Lewis’s papers include a letter written to him as heir to the estate of Albert G. Lewis by the commissioners of the town of Newark, expressing their appropriation of a portion of Lewis family land to serve as an extension of Delaware Avenue from College Avenue to Academy Street.
Series III contains the papers of the Albert Lum Lewis family, son of Edmund Armitage and grandson of Albert Gallatin. This series includes many documents regarding the estate of Mary Josephine Lewis, Albert Lum’s aunt and daughter of Albert Gallatin, for which Albert Lum served as executor, as well as various deeds, bonds, and mortgages. Finally, this series includes photographs of Albert Lum Lewis, his wife, and two of his children, as well as the family Bible with inscribed genealogical records.
Series IV contains the papers of other Lewis family relations in addition to papers belonging to a family business associate. Relatives whose papers are included in this series are Francis Elizabeth Cooch Armitage, Thomas Cooch, Anna Pennell Lewis, James B. Lewis, Philip Lewis Sr., and Thomas Lewis. Among the papers of Thomas and Anna Pennell Lewis is their family Bible which recorded births, deaths, and marriages within the family. Also included are papers belonging to business associate James Hynson, who owned land adjacent to property owned by Philip Lewis, Jr., in Little Creek Hundred.
Series V includes miscellaneous materials related to the Lewis family as well as items tangentially related to the family. This series also includes various maps of tracts of land both in Newark and in Little Creek Hundred. Included in the maps of Newark is one dated 1736 and depicting three roads leading into Newark. Also included is a map dated, January 1820, of the Village of NewArk depicting Main Street and detailing the residents. Another map depicts a plot of land in Pencader Hundred adjacent to land belonging to William Cooch. An 1848 map portrays residences and homes along Elkton Road. The verso of this map describes a dispute regarding a ditch opened on Albert G. Lewis’ land to benefit land belonging to Levi Hiches and John Whann. The maps of Little Creek Hundred describe land belonging to Albert G. Lewis.
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Ms 388 Alexander Wilson Papers
Ms 377 Wilbur T. Wilson Map Collection
Ms 206 James Hossinger Papers
Series List
I. Philip Lewis Family
A. Philip Lewis
B. Dorcas Armitage Lewis
C. Jefferson Lewis
II. Albert Gallatin Lewis Family
A. Albert Gallatin Lewis
1. Legal Papers
2. Personal Papers
B. Catherine Lum Lewis
C. Edmund Armitage Lewis
D. Henrietta Lewis Marshall
E. Hester Sophia Lewis McIntyre
F. Mary Josephine Lewis
III. Albert Lum Lewis
IV. Other Lewis Relations and Business Associates
V. Miscellaneous Material
Series I. Philip Lewis Family
Series I.A. Philip Lewis (1768-1804)
Contents List
Box -- Folder -- Contents
Series I. Philip Lewis Family
Series I.A. Philip Lewis (1768-1804)
1 F1 Essays I
Including an address to John Gordon, addresses to the
General Assembly, and an address to the “fair sex” of
America.
F2 Essays II
Contains addresses to residents of Kent County, to
merchants, to Delaware citizens about merchants, and an
address to printers.
F3 Essays III
Includes an address to a delegate in Congress, to the
people of Delaware about electing representatives, an
address to the Delaware Society for the Encouragement
and Promotion of the Manufacturers of the United
States, and to the delegates of Delaware in Congress.
F4 Essays IV
Includes addresses to the inhabitants of Kent County
and to the youth of America as well as various writing
fragments related to the proper behavior of a patriot.
F5 Book of Letters, 1788-1789
Contains copies of letters written by Philip Lewis many
of them written to Lewis’ stepfather, Risdon Bishop.
Many of the letters express the belief that only
clothing manufactured in America should be worn by a
true patriot.
F6 Receipts, 1791-1799
Contains receipts for the payment of debts both owed to
and received by Philip Lewis.
F7 Daybook, 1791-1804
An itemized accounting of cash paid out by Lewis and his wives.
F8 Legal Papers, 1792-1804, n.d.
Includes bonds, deeds, rental agreements, a subpoena,
and orders for the construction of a road in Duck Creek
Hundred. Also included is a copy of the will of Philip
Lewis.
F9 Correspondence, 1804
One letter regarding the potential topic for discussion of the Juvenile
Society and one letter to Lewis’ niece, Dorcas Armitage Middleton.
F10 Political Writings
Bound booklet containing Philip Lewis’ thoughts on a
variety of political issues such as the legislature,
education, taxes, statuary laws, sumptuary laws for
women, commerce, and qualifications for
representatives.
2 F11 Autobiography
Bound volume containing Lewis’ autobiography covering
the years up until the death of his first child with
Dorcas Armitage Cooch. Also includes some political
writings.
Series I.B. Dorcas Armitage Lewis (1762-1800)
F12 1792-1823, n.d.
An accounting of a bond, an opinion regarding Sarah
Armitage’s estate, a division of Thomas Cooch’s estate,
and a short poem.
Series I.C. Jefferson Lewis (1801-1890)
F13 1825-1835, n.d.
An indenture of Jefferson’s slave, Henry Duffy, to
Catherine Lewis, a receipt from G.W. Cummins, and
descriptions of eleven ballroom dances.
Series II. Albert Gallatin Lewis Family
Series II.A.1. Albert G. Lewis (1798-1883) Legal Papers
F14 Deeds, 1762-1844
Includes deeds related to land purchased by Albert
Lewis in 1828 (?) Contains deeds of prior ownership
and boundaries. These included deeds with Thomas
Blandy and William Herdman.
F15 Correspondence, 1820-1870
Correspondence to and from Albert G. Lewis largely
related to business dealings and including
correspondence related to Lewis’ ownership and
indenture of slaves.
F16 Property Appraisal, 1821
Appraisal of property bequeathed to Albert’s brothers,
Jefferson and Phocian Lewis by their father, Philip
Lewis.
F17 Checks, 1822-1828
Cancelled checks of the Farmers Bank of New Castle,
including one made out to William Cooch.
F18 Mortgages, 1822-1860
Mortgages for land purchased and sold by Lewis
including a parcel of land sold by Albert Lewis to his
wife, Catherine A. Lewis.
F19 Slave bills of sale and indentures, 1822-1860
Includes an indenture of a negro girl to Catherine A.
Lewis. Most bills of sale and indentures specify a
number of years that must be served before being freed.
F20 Receipts of heirs, 1824
Receipts for monies paid to the heirs of Mary
Middletown paid by Albert Lewis as executor of her
estate for Middletown’s share of the estate of Sarah
Armitage, Albert Lewis’ aunt, heirs included William
Cooch.
F21 Leases, 1829-1865
Leases for farmland in both Little Creek Hundred and
White Clay Creek Hundred. Terms of leases often
include improvements made on the land and portions of
grain yields and furnishes the leasee with both a home
and a garden plot.
F22 Bills and receipts, 1822-1855
Receipts for furniture, farming implements, seed,
fertilizer, farm animals, postage, groceries, and other
household items. Includes bills for dental work
performed by Dr. E.W. Haines, D.D.S., of Newark and a
yearly subscription to Harper’s magazine.
F23 Bills and receipts, 1856
Includes a tuition bill from Newark Female Seminary for
Hester Sophia and Mary Josephine Lewis, a receipt for
dental work performed on the Lewis children by Dr. E.W.
Haines, D.D.S., of Newark, a school tax bill, receipts
for household goods, and a receipt for boots made for
Lewis’ slaves.
F24 Bills and receipts, 1857-1858
Contains bills for dental work performed by Dr. E.W.
Haines, receipts for household goods and groceries, and
a subscription to the Dollar Newspaper.
F25 Bills and receipts, 1859-1869
Includes a subscription to the Delaware Gazette. Also
contains receipts for school, county, and road taxes
and US direct taxes as well as receipts for household
items, wallpaper, farming implements, and seeds.
Includes invoices for items shipped by the
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad and
bills for dental work performed by Dr. E.W. Haines,
D.D.S. of Newark.
F26 Ledger, 1822-1823
Ledger containing an itemized accounting of Albert G.
Lewis’ account with George Platt, a dry goods dealer of
Newark. The ledger also contains an itemized account
between Sarah Armitage, Lewis’ aunt, and Platt.
F27 Ledger #1, 1823-1824
Itemized listing of account with Benjamin Watson.
F28 Ledger #2, 1824-1826
Continued itemized listing of account with Benjamin Watson.
3 F29 Ledger B, 1824-1848
Bound volume with an alphabetical listing of names and
corresponding page number. Includes accounts
maintained by Albert G. Lewis with many Newark area
residents such as Thomas Blandy, William Cooch, Joseph
and Peter Hossinger, William Herdman, and George Platt.
F30 Ledger C, 1848-1865
Bound volume with an alphabetical listing of names and
corresponding page number. Includes accounts
maintained by Albert G. Lewis with many Newark area
residents such as George Casho, William Cooch, Joseph
Hossinger, Samuel Wright, and John Whann.
4 F31 Voting Poll, 1827
Statement of the polls of New Castle County on October
2, 1827. Includes a list of candidates and the number
of votes received in each hundred.
F32 Marriage Contract and Property List, 1829
Contains a list of items given to Catherine Ann Lum by
Albert G. Lewis as a wedding gift, a list of the
personal property of Catherine Ann Lum, and a marriage
contract making each other their heirs and executors.
F33 Memorandum Book, 1834-1835
Contains accounts with employees.
F34 Francis Lowen Will, 1851-1867, n.d.
Legal documents and correspondence related to a dispute
by the descendants of Thomas and Sarah Cooch that they
did not receive the inheritance due them from the will
of Francis Lowen of England who died in 1779 or 1780.
Francis Lowen was the brother Sarah Lowen Cooch, wife
of Thomas Cooch. The Cooch heirs did not receive their
inheritance because they were not notified in America
of their need to lay claim to the inheritance. All
later attempts to secure the inheritance were denied
due to a statue of limitations regarding the filing of
a claim.
F35 Contract for farm employees, 1854-1855
Contract for employment of farm workers. Most workers
received a house and garden, rent free, in addition to
a salary.
F36 Daybook, 1854-1865
Bound volume that includes business transactions with
Newark area residents including Nathan Wrench, Dr. A.
Lowber, and Samuel Wright.
F37 Daybook, 1865-1871
Bound volume that includes business transactions with Newark area residents.
F38 Bond and warrant, 1860
For the purchase of a tract of land in Little Creek
Hundred from Frederick Staake of Philadelphia.
F39 Wills, 1870-1874
Two partial wills of Albert G. Lewis in which he
bequeaths the majority of his possessions to his son,
Edmund Armitage Lewis.
Series II.A.2. Albert G. Lewis Personal Papers
5 F40 Speech book, 1813
Contains a copy of a speech given by Albert G. Lewis
while a student at the Newark Academy. The topic of
the speech was instruction for fine young ladies
looking for a husband.
F41 Manuscript book, 1815-1822
Bound volume containing original poetry as well as
copies of letters sent by Albert G. Lewis.
F42 Sketch book, 1828
Bound volume containing home remedies, poetry, and an enigma.
F43 Miscellaneous poems, 1829-1865, n.d.
Loose sheets containing various poems both original and
copies by other authors.
F44 Miscellaneous personal papers
News clippings of poems, a copy of an ad placed by
Albert G. Lewis offering a $10 reward for the capture
of a runaway indentured “black boy named James Chippa,”
a copy of an engraving of Andrew Jackson, and various
writings regarding the death of Catherine Lewis in
1847.
Series II.B. Catherine Ann Lum Lewis (1808-1847)
F45 1829-1842, n.d.
Contract making Albert G. Lewis her heir, rental
agreement with John Powell in which Albert G. Lewis
acted as agent for Catherine, account book for an
account with Isaac A. Lum, lease with John Powell in
which Albert G. Lewis acted as agent for Catherine,
will of Rebecca Greene bequeathing items and money to
Catherine, and a bound recipe book with additional
recipes laid in.
F46 Family Bible
Presentation inscription from A.G. Lewis to C.A. Lewis
on October 22, 1829. Pages between the Old and New
Testaments contain a record of family births, deaths,
and marriages. Also included is a poem commemorating
the death of John Lum Lewis, infant son of Albert and
Catherine Lewis. At the conclusion of the New
Testament is an inserted page containing birth and
death records for the children of Eliza Ivory, a Lewis
family slave. Printed poems, sketches, advertisements,
and other ephemera were inserted throughout the Bible.
These have been removed and placed in an envelope laid
in the Bible.
Series II.C. Henrietta A. Lewis Marshall (b. 1833)
F47 1857-1861, n.d.
Contains a receipt for items purchased, a news clipping
announcing the death of her daughter Catherine Lewis
Marshall, a poem written at the death of her daughter,
and school reward slips.
Series II.D. Edmund Armitage Lewis (1837-1899)
F48 1855-1896
A receipt for a subscription to the Dollar Newspaper, a
lease for a tract of farmland, additional receipts, a
lease and a deed for a tract of land originally
belonging to Albert G. Lewis, and a funeral notice.
Also included is a draft notice for a three year period
of duty in the Civil War and a certificate of deferment
after Albert G. Lewis purchased a substitute for his
son for $275. Included in the folder is a physical
description of Lewis and his substitute, William
Curtis. Of further interest, the folder contains a
letter written to Edmund Lewis as heir to Albert G.
Lewis from the commissioners of the town of Newark
announcing the extension of Delaware Avenue from
College Avenue to Academy Street and the need of the
town to appropriate a portion of land belonging to the
Lewis family.
F49 Bible
Bible of Edmund A. Lewis presented to him by A.M. Lum on June 13, 1850.
Series II.E. Hester Sophia Lewis McIntyre (1839-1865)
F50 1854-1860
A receipt for a subscription to the Golden Dollar
Magazine and a receipt for the purchase of a carpet.
Series II.F. Mary Josephine Lewis (1842-1902)
F51 1863-1902
Receipts, a mortgage for two plots of land to her
brother Edmund, a bond made with her brother witnessed
by Samuel Donnell, a will, and a funeral announcement.
Series III. Albert Lum Lewis (1868-1933)
F52 Estate Papers of Mary J. Lewis, 1902-1905
Contains released acknowledging payment and settlements
of the estate of Mary J. Lewis, Albert L.’s aunt, for
whom he was executor.
F53 Legal Papers, 1904-1915
Includes bonds, mortgages, and deeds.
F54 Personal Papers, 1897-1902
An invitation to the funeral of Edmund A. Lewis, infant
son of Albert L. and Hattie N.M. Lewis and a check made
out to Eugene M. Lewis.
F55 Correspondence, 1904-1916
Includes a letter from his brother, Eugene Moore Lewis
and correspondence acknowledging mortgage payments
received.
F56 Family Bible
Bible of the Albert Lum Lewis family. Family birth,
death, and marriage records are located on the pages
between the Old and New Testaments.
Series IV. Other Lewis Relations and Business Associates
6 F57 Josiah Lewis, 1793
Will naming Philip Lewis as executor.
F58 Philip Lewis, 1734-1754
Legal document and indenture by Josiah Lewis granting
Philip Lewis rights to a lease held by Josiah and a
bond dated September 6, 1754, between Philip Lewis and
other farmers to Joseph Heals. Verso contains receipts
for payments made under conditions of bond.
F59 Thomas Cooch
Bond between Cooch and the executor of the estate of
Andrew Boyd for the purchase of eighty acres of land in
White Clay Creek Hundred, a copy of a deed for thirty
thousand acres located in Welsh Tract, part of which
originally belonged to William Penn, and two wills.
F60 Frances Elizabeth Armitage (Cooch)
Opinion of the will of Thomas Cooch dated 1788, by
William McKean regarding the distribution of the estate
to Cooch’s grandchildren, his only surviving heirs and
an autograph notebook containing poetry, drawings,
quotations, etc. Some of the pages are illegible.
F61 John Simonton (father of Albert Lewis’ step-mother and
his step-grandfather) Bill for John Simonton’s account with
Amelia Cook in 1805.
F62 James Hyson, 1786-1791, n.d.
Bonds between Hyson and William Pope, various receipts,
and a bond between Hyson and Simon Wilmer Wilson
F63 Anna Pennell Lewis, n.d.
Three poems, one of which is a fragment.
Series IV. Other Lewis Relations and Business
Associates (cont’d)
F64 Thomas B. Lewis, n.d.
Copy of the articles, officers, and members of the
Union League in the Twenty-Fourth Ward of the City of
Philadelphia, of which Thomas Lewis was a member, news
clippings related to home remedies, and one sheet of
written home remedies.
F65 Thomas and Anna Lewis Family Bible
F66 James B. Lewis, 1855
Letter from James E. Pennell.
Series V. Miscellaneous Material
F67 1696-1845
Document concerning ownership of a tract of land
referred to as Murphey’s Forrest located in Cecil
County, Maryland, a fragmented copy of the Welsh Tract
Agreement, and a deposition of Richard Smith regarding
a tract of land in Kent County, Delaware. Also
included is a deed from Alexander McBeath to James
Anderson for the purchase of four acres of land in the
vicinity of Newark, and an advertisement for R.M.
Black, a Notary Public with an office near Glasgow,
Delaware.
F68 Undated documents
Various notes, a document related to two hundred acres
of land granted to Thomas Lewis, a lithograph of Jesse
Buel with an inscription, various news clippings
related to births, deaths, and marriages in the Lewis
family, a poem written about the Lewis family home by
W.S. Cochran, and three typed poems.
F69 Genealogical Material
A genealogical chart of the Lewis family, a letter from
Albert L. Lewis to Edward Harris Lum regarding the
genealogy of the Lum family, a written account of the
children born to Edmund Armitage Lewis and Anna O.
Lewis. Also included are a record of deaths of the
Bealer family, a record of deaths of the Pennell
family, and a record of deaths, births, and marriages
of the Lum family.
Series V. Miscellaneous Material (cont’d)
F70 Dated Maps, 1736-1884 (10 items)
Includes an early map of Newark depicting three roads
leading to Main Street dated 1736, map of a tract of
land belonging to Philip Lewis dated 1791, map of
the Village of NewArk portraying Main Street and its residents
dated 1820, map of land belonging to Albert G. Lewis and
Phocion Lewis dated 1827, an 1828 map of land in Pencader
Hundred adjacent to land belonging to William Cooch,
1853 map of Albert G. Lewis’ Kent County farm, map dated
1848 depicting Elkton Road and its residents, 1869 map of
land in Kent County belonging to Albert G. Lewis and Jefferson
Lewis, and a final plot of the farm belonging to the heirs of Albert
G. Lewis surveyed in 1884.
F71 Undated Maps (6 items)
Contains a description of the course of land belonging
to Murphy and W. Edward, a fragment and a completed map
of land located in Kent County belonging to Philip
Lewis, a map of the state of Delaware, and two copies of
a map of Newark portraying the corner of Main and Academy
Streets with notes describing how the land was conveyed
from the Lewis family to Samuel Donnell and the local School
Board.
F72 Photographs I
Contains a copy of a photograph of the Lewis family
home built around 1829, located at 150 Academy Street
until it was demolished by the University of Delaware.
Also includes a copy of a formal portrait of Albert G.
Lewis, a copy of a portrait of his wife, Catherine A.
Lewis, a copy of a drawing of Hester Sophia Lewis
McIntyre, a photograph of Henrietta A. Lewis Marshall,
a photograph of Edmund Armitage Lewis, and a photograph
of his wife, Anna O. Bradley Lewis.
F73 Photographs II
Includes photographs of Albert Lum Lewis and his wife
Hattie N.M. Lewis, and a copy of a drawing of May
Olivia Lewis Edmunson. Also included is a photograph
of the home of James P. Lewis, a photograph of James, a
copy of a drawing of Elizabeth Dodd Good, and a tintype
of an unidentified home.
F74 Photographs III
Contains photographs of Edith Olivia Lewis, daughter of
Albert Lum and Hattie N.M. Lewis, at various ages.
Three of the photographs include her younger brother
Conrad.
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