Townsend Family Letters

The Townsend Family Letters Volumes 1 and 2, were written by, or are related to, members of a Philadelphia Quaker family of the 19th century. This family includes the parents: Priscilla Kirk Townsend (1785-1862) and Charles Townsend (1777-1859) as well as the seven of their twelve children that lived to adulthood: Elisha (1804-1858), Edward (1806-1896), Charles (1807-1866), John Kirk (1809-1851), Hannah (1812-1851), Mary (1814-1851) and Elizabeth (1825-1869).