%eadnotat; ]> 5087lefu An Inventory of the Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, 1698-1978 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1980 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, 1698-1978 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1980 Descriptive Summary Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, 1698-1978 RG 5/087 12 boxes; 6 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. 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. 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.

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 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.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into nine series:

Biographical and genealogical Correspondence Drawings Diaries Writings Albums and account books Photographs Miscellaneous Relics ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Purchase, 1980

The collection was purchased from Sarah Fussell Macaulay who arranged and annotated the papers.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, RG5/087, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Letters and papers of the Lewis and Fussell families were arranged and annotated by Sarah Fussell Macaulay. Papers arranged, stored in documents boxes in Record Group 5. Sarah Fussell Macaulay's annotations photocopied on acid-free paper and placed with corresponding letters and documents.

Oversize drawings (see Ser. 3), originally part of the collection, are now contained in Chart Case 3.

 Bibliography Deborah Jean Warner, Graceanna Lewis: Scientist and Humanitarian (1979). BX 7796. L677W2 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Diaries Albums Fussell family Lewis family Foulke family Kimberton Boarding School Foster School for Girls (Clifton Springs, N.Y.) 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 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical, 1698-1978 Genealogical material, 1863-1905, n.d. 1 Fan chart of the Lewis and Fussell families 1863 1 Genealogy of the Fussell Family by Edwin Neal Fussell 1891 1 Genealogical notes by Graceanna Lewis [1905] 1 ms. book Genealogical notes by Esther Fussell Lewis n.d. 1 Genealogical notes by Graceanna Lewis n.d. 1 Genealogical notes concerning Welsh and Irish descent of the Fussell family by Graceanna Lewis n.d. 1 Genealogical notes by Henry Moore Fussell Jr. n.d. 1 Genealogical material on the Foulke family 1898 and n.d. 1 Genealogical notes, author unknownn.d. 1 Biographical material, 1698-1978 and n.d. Bartholomew Longstreth: Certificate of character 1698/99 1 Jacob Fussell: Memorial 1791 1 Edward Longstreth: Memorial1831 1 Graceanna Lewis, 1875-1952, n.d. Biographical material 1875-1976 and n.d. Underground Railroad memoirs 1912? 1 the Lewis and Vincent Township farms 1952 and n.d. 1 Bartholomew Fussell: Memorial1871 and 1924 1 Linnaeus Fussell: Memorial [1907] 1 Obituaries of various members of the Fussell family 1862-1978 1 Pikeland Graveyard material 1878-1923 and n.d. 1 Miscellaneous 1936 and n.d. 1 Indentures and Wills, 1741-1947 Solomon Fussell: Indenture 1741 1 William Jeanes: Will and Appraisal of Goods 1747-1782 1 John Lewis: Will 1775 1 John Lewis Sr.: Will 1823 1 Mary Lewis: Will 1823 1 Elizabeth R. Lewis: Will 1856 1 Graceanna Lewis: Will 1903 1 Emily Roberts Fussell: Will 1946-1947 1 Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1817-1952 and n.d. Lewis family, 1817-1915 Esther Fussell Lewis1817-1848 and n.d. 2 Graceanna Lewis 1836-1915 and n.d. 2 Fussell family, 1833-1952, n.d. Rebecca Fussell Trimble 1837-1881 2 Esther Jane Trimble Lippincott 1856-1881 3 Esther Ann Fussell Jacobs 1833-1900 3 Henry Bartholomew Fussell 1836-1890 and n.d. 3 Edwin Fussell 1833-1874 and n.d. 3-4 Rebecca Fussell Lewis1837-1892 and n.d. 5 Emma Jane Fussell 1849-1862 and n.d. 5 Charles Lewis Fussell 1860-1885 5 Linnaeus Fussell 1858-1907 and n.d. 6

See also: Ser. 5: E.F. Cope, “Bits of Background”

 Edith Johnson Fussell 1868-1907 and n.d. 6 Ellen Fussell Cope 1884-1952 and n.d. 6 Anna Fussell 1856-1894 and n.d. 6 Henry Moore Fussell to 1917 7 Mary Townsend Fussell 1860-1923 7 Alice Fussell 1879-1938 7 Robert Fussell 1883-1930 7 Lewis Fussell 1880-1895 7 Henry Moore Fussell Jr. 1893-1938 and n.d. 7 Miscellaneous correspondence of the Lewis and Fussell families 1811-1900 and n.d. 7 3. Drawings, mostly undated 8 Watercolor and pen-and-ink drawings mostly undated of birds, plants, flowers, and alphabet letters by Graceanna Lewis

NOTE: Oversize drawings are contained in Chart Case.

 4. Diaries, 1817-1860 Esther Lewis Fussell (1792-1848), 1817-1851 Diaries 1-1-1830 to 12-31-1832; 1-1-1834 to 2-2-1848 9

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. 9 original ms.

Written as tributes of affection by her pupils at Forest School.

 Expense book concerning the construction of the house at Sunnyside 1846-1847 9 original ms. Receipt book 3-2-1834 to 1-1-1851 9 original ms. Book of appraisement in the settlement of the estate of Esther Lewis 1845 9 original ms. Rebecca Fussell Trimble (1796-1882), Diary 3-29-1854 to 2-10-1856 9 ms. copy only Rebecca Lewis Fussell (1820-1893), Diary concerning her wedding trip with Edwin Fussell 4-15-1838 to 12-2-1838 9 original ms. and copy Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), Record book, 3-24-1854 to 2-12-1856 10 original ms. Sarah Emily Roberts Fussell (1827-), Recollections of her life before her marriage in 1849 [1851] 10 original ms. Esther Jane Trimble Lippincott (1838-1884), Diary1-1-1859 to 7-30-1859 10 original ms. 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. original ms. 10 Henry Moore Fussell (1845-1917), Account of a trip to Harvey's Lake, Luzerne Co., PA, 7-1867 10 5. Writings and Poetry, 1797-1941, n.d. Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), 1896, n.d. Essays and poetry n.d. 10 Articles 1896 and n.d. 10 Miscellaneous material concerning Graceanna Lewis and her work in ornithology n.d. 10 Charles Lewis Fussell (1840-1909), Book of fairytales n.d. 10

Written for his niece and nephew, Alice and Robert Fussell.

Robert Fussell (1875-1943), School essays n.d. 10 Ellen Fussell Cope (1878), Unpublished autobiographical manuscript, “Bits of Background” ca. 1860s-1880s 10 4 folders

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 11 John Lewis (1781-1824) and Esther Fussell Lewis (1782-1848), Album 1814-1859 11

Album contains recipes, clippings, poetry, and accounts.

 Esther Fussell Lewis (1782-1848), Album [1828]. 11

Album contains poetry, original and copied

 William Fussell (1783-1856), Account book1750-1758 11 original ms. and copy

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. 11 Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), Album 11 n.d.

Album contains recipes, clippings, and poetry. Also included is an address book, 1875.

 Henry Moore Fussell (1845-1917), Household expenses1879-1899 11 7. Photographs: 10 folders Folder 1 Richard Moore 12 Henry Moore 12 Folder 2 Esther Fussell Lewis (1742-1848) 12 Mary Ann Lewis (1819-1866) 12 Elizabeth Lewis (1824-1863) 12 Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912) 12 Ann Lewis Thomas (1776-) 12 Folder 3 Charles Lewis Fussell (1849-1909) 12 Emma Jane Fussell (1839-1862) 12 Mary Townsend Fussell (1849-1935) 12 Edwin Fussell (1813-1882) 12 Anna E. Fussell (1847-1937) 12 Folder 4 Susan Fussell (1832-1889) 12 Ada Fussell (1837-1900) 12 Benjamin Lundy Fussell 12 Edward Churchman Fussell (1845-1865) 12 Esther Jane Trimble Lippincott (1838-1884) 12 Folder 5-T Morris Hardy (1840-1915) 12 Maude M. Lewis (1859-1944) 12 Jay Lewis (1857-1916) 12 Evangeline E. Lewis (1865-1950) 12 Emily Hardy Lewis (1845-1891) 12 Emily Grace Lewis (1881-1907) 12 Albert G. Lewis (1848-1910) 12 Joseph B. Lewis (1830-1907) 12 Elizabeth M. Lewis (1827-1903) 12 John J. Lewis 12 Sarah D. Rogers Lewis (1851-1917) 12 Neal Hardy 12 Folder 6 Henry Bartholomew Fussell (1815-1890) 12 Maria Douglas Fussell (1822-1897) 12 Folder 7 Maria Douglas Fussell (1822-1897) 12 Dora Fussell (1860-1915) 12 Henry B. Fussell 12 Henry Moore Fussell (1845-1917) 12 Henry Moore Fussell and Mary Townsend Fussell 12 Folder 8 Fussell family photograph 12 Henry Moore Fussell Jr., (1886-1951) 12 Alice Fussell (1871-1955) 12 Robert Fussell (1875-1943) 12 Lewis and Henry M. Fussell Jr. 12 Fussell children 12 Folder 9 Lewis Fussell (1882-1935) 12 Robert Fussell (1875-1943) 12 Harriet Jane Fussell (1865-1943) 12 Emily Roberts Fussell (1859-1949) 12 unknown photograph 12 Folder 10, houses and graveyards: 402 Oakley Street, Media, PA 12 Mine Hole Farm 12 Hickory Grove Farm 12 2 unidentified houses 12 Pikeland and Fall Creek graveyards 12 Ser. 8. Miscellaneous, 1847-1961, n.d. Perkins Almanac 1847 12 Friends Anti-slavery statement 1-28-1847 12 Receipts for subscriptions to the “Pennsylvania Freeman” 1848 12 Notice of the sale of Sunnyside [1878] 12 Letters from John Greenleaf Whittier to: copies only Rebecca Davis 3-24-1883 12 Graceanna Lewis 1-12-1888 12 History of Ice Cream [1911] 12 “A Letter Written by Early Settlers in 1832” by Milcah Martha Fussell [1923] 12 List of articles published in the Delaware County Institute of Science Proceedings [1947] 12 Article concerning James Fussell 1961 12 “History of Grandfather's Spoon” by Graceanna Lewis n.d. 12 Notice of an Abolitionist meetingn.d. 12 Ser. 9. Relics, 1838-1902 Wafer used by Edwin and Rebecca L. Fussell on their wedding invitations [1838] 12 Card of Cyrus M. Burleigh [1851] 12 Family place cards 12/25/1902 by Charles Lewis Fussell 12 Pen 12 Magnifying glass 12 Pincushion 12