Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.9.75a-bDescription
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 9 -The Wissahickon
Page 75 contains:
(a, facing side and reverse) A newspaper clipping labeled by Jellett as "Farmar's Mill, Mather's Mill, Skippack Road". The formal title for the article is: "The Farmar Mill, Whitemarsh Township - Edward Farmar, Samuel Morris, Joshua Morris, Isaac Mather, Samuel Comly, Wm. H. Wittee, Charles Otterson". The article recounts the history of the original Farmar Mill in Whitemarsh near the Fort Side Inn (the present day [2014] intersection of Bethlehem Pike and Church Road {Route 73} in Whitemarsh Township. The article recounts the physical state of the building as unused and decaying. The article further recounts the history of the property and the various owners (above mentioned). The article continues on the reverse side of the white notepaper and is credited by Jellett as appearing in the Ambler Gazette.
(b, reverse) Jellett's handwritten notes are entitled "Skippack Pike". They contain information given to Jellett by E. Matthew, dated by Jellett as 9-7-1905. He recounts some basic information on the mill told to him by E. Matthew. Following this entry are some notations that include "Catherine Mather's Mill" and two additional notations that are difficult to decipher.Collection
GHS Scrapbook CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1890 - 1910Notes
Creation Date: 9-7-1905
