Title: A collection of Townsend family letters, 1810-1858
Description: Includes 42 letters written by the Townsend family of Philadelphia between 1810 and 1858, covering the topics of travel, life at boarding school, advice against worldly fashions, sibling relationships, human rights, domestic concerns, and weather.
Subjects: Correspondence, Corrspondence, Quakers, Quaker women, Society of Friends, History
Places: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
People: Townsend family, Charles Townsend (1777-1859), Priscilla Kirk Townsend (1785-1862), Edward Townsend (1806-1896), John Kirk Townsend (1809-1851), Hannah Townsend (b. 1812), Mary Townsend (b. 1814), Elizabeth Townsend (1825-1869)
Time periods: 19th century