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Sharpless Worrall, correspondence (1841-1882)Tags
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During the 1840s, Sharpless Worrall moved with his family to Sugartown in Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he took over ownership of a general store and served as postmaster for 20 years. Upon his retirement, Worrall's son-in-law Hillery John took over the store, which he ran until his death. At that point it was taken over by Hillery's son, Clyde B. John, who eventually turned the business into an antiques shop. Worrall and John family papers and business records, 1830-1939, primarily consist of the business records of the general store under all three owners as well personal and family papers relating to the Worrall and John families.
Sharpless Worrall (1811-1887), the son of Peter Worrall (1768-1831) and Hannah Sharpless (1777-1858) was born in Middletown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. In 1833, he married Abigail Thatcher (b. 1814), daughter of Thomas Thatcher and Hannah Palmer of Aston, Pa. The couple had several children including Hannah Worrall (1851-1932), who in 1874 married Hillery John (1845-1904), the son of Jacob E. John (1815-1873) and Minerva White (1818-1890).Context
Sharpless Worrall's Correspondence. Contains letters and invitations. Letters include letters from John T. Huddleston, Angelina B. Taintor, and William H. Worrall and to J. Ellwood Worrall. Invitations include invitations to the funerals of Ellwood W. [Hibberd?] and Elizabeth W. Garret, the wedding of J.B. and L.A. Davis, the anniversary of Peter W. Pratt and Barbara H. Pratt, and from J. Ellwood Worrall and Anna M. Worrall.Collection
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Letters, CorrespondenceArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1841 - 1882Create Date
June 25, 2024Update Date
June 26, 2024![1. Letter from John T. Huddleston (1/3): Feb. 20th 1841 Letter from John T. Huddleston [Whig Senator in Pennsylvania Senate who served in 1841 and represented Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Districts] about the "Bill for the protection of insectivorous birds" being passed by the [Pennsylvania] House of Representatives and going to the Senate. Huddleston proposed an amendment to the bill to include the townships of Aston, Concord, Middletown, and Thornbury in Delaware County and Upper Hourr[?] Marion [Upper Marion?] in Montgomery County and hopes it meets Sharpless's approval and will remove the necessity for his petitioning. Huddleston also mentions the suspension of the "resumption law of last session" and the governor [David Rittenhouse Porter] intimating at vetoing all laws "favourable to the Banks"; sent from Harrisburg, PA to Ivy Mills, PA.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/495eb6a0-3332-11ef-bf02-dbd92d769279-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![1. Letter from John T. Huddleston (2/3): Feb. 20th 1841 Letter from John T. Huddleston [Whig Senator in Pennsylvania Senate who served in 1841 and represented Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Districts] about the "Bill for the protection of insectivorous birds" being passed by the [Pennsylvania] House of Representatives and going to the Senate. Huddleston proposed an amendment to the bill to include the townships of Aston, Concord, Middletown, and Thornbury in Delaware County and Upper Hourr[?] Marion [Upper Marion?] in Montgomery County and hopes it meets Sharpless's approval and will remove the necessity for his petitioning. Huddleston also mentions the suspension of the "resumption law of last session" and the governor [David Rittenhouse Porter] intimating at vetoing all laws "favourable to the Banks"; sent from Harrisburg, PA to Ivy Mills, PA.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/495f04c0-3332-11ef-bf02-dbd92d769279-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![1. Letter from John T. Huddleston (3/3): Feb. 20th 1841 Letter from John T. Huddleston [Whig Senator in Pennsylvania Senate who served in 1841 and represented Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Districts] about the "Bill for the protection of insectivorous birds" being passed by the [Pennsylvania] House of Representatives and going to the Senate. Huddleston proposed an amendment to the bill to include the townships of Aston, Concord, Middletown, and Thornbury in Delaware County and Upper Hourr[?] Marion [Upper Marion?] in Montgomery County and hopes it meets Sharpless's approval and will remove the necessity for his petitioning. Huddleston also mentions the suspension of the "resumption law of last session" and the governor [David Rittenhouse Porter] intimating at vetoing all laws "favourable to the Banks"; sent from Harrisburg, PA to Ivy Mills, PA.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/495f04c1-3332-11ef-bf02-dbd92d769279-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![2. Letter from Angelina B. Taintor[?] (1/3): May 29 1851 Letter from Angelina B. Taintor[?] Addressed "Dear Cousin," asking whether a previous letter sent by her husband had reached him. She mentions receiving money from Sharpless and "uncle Pierce" and asks him to "write me a line" immediately when he receives this letter; sent from Shreveport, LA.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/6f7a92a0-3332-11ef-bf02-dbd92d769279-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![2. Letter from Angelina B. Taintor[?] (2/3): May 29 1851 Letter from Angelina B. Taintor[?] Addressed "Dear Cousin," asking whether a previous letter sent by her husband had reached him. She mentions receiving money from Sharpless and "uncle Pierce" and asks him to "write me a line" immediately when he receives this letter; sent from Shreveport, LA.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/6f7ae0c0-3332-11ef-bf02-dbd92d769279-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![2. Letter from Angelina B. Taintor[?] (3/3): May 29 1851 Letter from Angelina B. Taintor[?] Addressed "Dear Cousin," asking whether a previous letter sent by her husband had reached him. She mentions receiving money from Sharpless and "uncle Pierce" and asks him to "write me a line" immediately when he receives this letter; sent from Shreveport, LA.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/6f7ae0c1-3332-11ef-bf02-dbd92d769279-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![3. Ellwood W. Funeral Invitation: Invitation to the residence of Jacob Hibberd in Nether Providence, PA for the funeral of his son Elwood W. [Hibberd?] on March 20 1873. Addressed to Sharpless Worrall.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/cc3e6fc0-3332-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![4. Invitation to the Wedding of J.B. and L.A. Davis (1/2): Invitation to "Linen and Variety Wedding of J.B. and L.A. Davis" in Willistown on May 19 1875[?]. "Royal Irish Linen Marcus Ward & Co" visible under light.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/e2af85f0-3332-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![4. Invitation to the Wedding of J.B. and L.A. Davis (2/2): Invitation to "Linen and Variety Wedding of J.B. and L.A. Davis" in Willistown on May 19 1875[?]. "Royal Irish Linen Marcus Ward & Co" visible under light.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/e2afad00-3332-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![5. Letter from William H. Worrall (1/4): December 16 (c. 1870s) letter from Sharpless's son William H. Worrall about when he expects to be able to make a payment, updates on his business, and requesting the deed for his business's property. He believes after fifteen years of managing the business, he can be trusted with it. He also mentions his wife and children; sent from Kennett Square, PA.
[The year is not included in the letter, but the stamp (Scott U82) was used in the 1870s.]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/04099420-3333-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![5. Letter from William H. Worrall (2/4): December 16 (c. 1870s) letter from Sharpless's son William H. Worrall about when he expects to be able to make a payment, updates on his business, and requesting the deed for his business's property. He believes after fifteen years of managing the business, he can be trusted with it. He also mentions his wife and children; sent from Kennett Square, PA.
[The year is not included in the letter, but the stamp (Scott U82) was used in the 1870s.]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/0409e240-3333-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![5. Letter from William H. Worrall (3/4): December 16 (c. 1870s) letter from Sharpless's son William H. Worrall about when he expects to be able to make a payment, updates on his business, and requesting the deed for his business's property. He believes after fifteen years of managing the business, he can be trusted with it. He also mentions his wife and children; sent from Kennett Square, PA.
[The year is not included in the letter, but the stamp (Scott U82) was used in the 1870s.]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/0409e241-3333-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![5. Letter from William H. Worrall (4/4): December 16 (c. 1870s) letter from Sharpless's son William H. Worrall about when he expects to be able to make a payment, updates on his business, and requesting the deed for his business's property. He believes after fifteen years of managing the business, he can be trusted with it. He also mentions his wife and children; sent from Kennett Square, PA.
[The year is not included in the letter, but the stamp (Scott U82) was used in the 1870s.]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/040a0950-3333-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![7. Letter from Sharpless Worrall to J. Ellwood Worrall (1/2): Oct. 1 1885 Letter from Sharpless to J. Ellwood Worrall mentioning that he has received his check for taxes and chimney repair and that he is glad to hear that J. Worrall's business is going well and sorry that Will [William H. Worrall?] is losing his "undertaking" that is the "most profitable part of his business." He also mentions preparing the "sitting room" with Mother [Abigail Worrall] and Hannah [Worrall], the post office being moved to the Saddler Shop, Lewis [P. Worrall] moving into a flat in New York, and his health; sent from Sugartown, PA to Granville, PA[?].
[J. Ellwood Worrall was Sharpless's son-in-law, husband of Anna M. Worrall ("Deaths" Friends' Weekly Intelligencer 56 (1899): 745)]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/6850d010-3333-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![7. Letter from Sharpless Worrall to J. Ellwood Worrall (2/2): Oct. 1 1885 Letter from Sharpless to J. Ellwood Worrall mentioning that he has received his check for taxes and chimney repair and that he is glad to hear that J. Worrall's business is going well and sorry that Will [William H. Worrall?] is losing his "undertaking" that is the "most profitable part of his business." He also mentions preparing the "sitting room" with Mother [Abigail Worrall] and Hannah [Worrall], the post office being moved to the Saddler Shop, Lewis [P. Worrall] moving into a flat in New York, and his health; sent from Sugartown, PA to Granville, PA[?].
[J. Ellwood Worrall was Sharpless's son-in-law, husband of Anna M. Worrall ("Deaths" Friends' Weekly Intelligencer 56 (1899): 745)]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/68511e30-3333-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![8b. Invitation (1/2): Invitation to Sharpless and Abigail Worrall from J. Ellwood Worrall and Anna M. Worrall [their son-in-law and daughter] for an event on Sep. 10.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/9bb788e0-3333-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)
![8b. Invitation (2/2): Invitation to Sharpless and Abigail Worrall from J. Ellwood Worrall and Anna M. Worrall [their son-in-law and daughter] for an event on Sep. 10.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/3060/9bb73ac0-3333-11ef-9ab9-c5a6ef33c3a6-vUUThxm.lg@2x.jpg)