The Matlack and Bishop Family Collection; Family Bible

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King James Bible. (1912) Oxford University Press.: “presented to William from Mother, Dec 25, 1912”
King James Bible. (1912) Oxford University Press.

“presented to William from Mother, Dec 25, 1912”

Name/Title

The Matlack and Bishop Family Collection; Family Bible

Entry/Object ID

2023.009.09

Tags

Bible

Scope and Content

Angela B. Matlack, wife of Wilson M. Matlack and daughter of Joaquim Bishop, Sugartown’s platinum refiner, purchased The Garrett House, sometime after William Garrett’s death. Angela Matlack shopped at Historic Sugartown’s General Store, appearing frequently in Hillery John’s Day Books in the early 1880s. Angela’s husband, Wilson, was a Civil War veteran and served as Captain of the Washington Troop of Chester County, the local unit of the National Guard of Pennsylvania in 1874.

Context

Family bible belonging to William Matlack

Collection

The Matlack and Bishop Family Collection

Category

The Matlack and Bishop Family Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bible

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Text, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Bibles

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Date Examined

Mar 30, 2023

Create Date

March 30, 2023

Update Date

May 4, 2023