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Title proper
Abbatt family fonds
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- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Fonds
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1732-1855 (Creation)
- Creator
- Abbatt (family)
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Physical description
0.7 m of textual records and other materials
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Biographical history
The Abbatt family was a Quaker family who lived in the towns and villages of Preston, Ribchester and Garstang in Lancashire, England.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds consists of an oversized volume containing a copy of a waterworks grant for Preston, Lancashire; indentures for Robert Abbatt. Also includes courtship correspondence between Jonathan Abbatt and Mary Dilworth, plus photocopies and floppy disks of same. The letters chronicle the courtship, discussions of faith, local events, shared sentiments, etc.
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Included also are the transcriptions of the entire group both in print and digital versions and a privately printed paperback book publishing the correspondence with some editorial commentary.
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List of correspondence available.
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Name access points
- Abbatt, Jonathan, 1829-1905 (Subject)
- Abbatt, Robert (Subject)
- Dilworth, Mary, 1828-1901 (Subject)
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Status
Revised
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised by JF, March 1, 2019.
Language of description
- English