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Burd Family Papers

1703 - 1937 (bulk dates 1800 - 1860)

Manuscript Collection Number: 379 Accessioned: Gift of the Moyerman family, 1970. Extent: 3 linear ft. (1372 items) Content: Wills, deeds, estate records, correspondence, bills, receipts, funeral notices, legal documents, stock certificates, mortgages, account books, and ephemera. Access: The collection is open for research. Processed: September 1998 by Arthur Siegel

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Table of Contents

Biographical Note Scope and Contents Note Series List Contents List Genealogical Tables

Biographical Note

The Burds were a distinguished family of Scottish origin, whose members were engaged in both the legal and military professions, and were also prominent landowners in . Edward Shippen Burd's grandfather, Col. James Burd (1726-1793), was born near Edinburgh, Scotland, and settled on a farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, after his marriage in 1748 to Sarah Shippen, a member of the prominent Shippen family of Lancaster and Shippensburg. He joined the military as an officer at the outbreak of the , eventually earning the rank of colonel by 1758. From 1756-1757 he was in command of Fort Augustus, near Shamokin, Pennsylvania, and from 1764-1770 he held the office of Justice of Lancaster County. In 1774, a year before the outbreak of hostilities with Great Britain, Col. Burd was instrumental in garnering local support for the colonial congress in its opposition to the Crown, and by the following year was assisting in the military organization of Lancaster County as a member of the Committee of Safety. His direct military involvement in the War was brief, however, as he resigned his post in December 1776 due to frustrations over the mismanagement of troops.

James Burd's son, Edward Burd (1750/51-1833), was a nephew of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Edward Shippen (1729-1806), with whom he studied law as a young man. He was a member of the Berks County Bar, practicing in Reading, Pennsylvania until 1776, when he joined the colonial army as a volunteer. He was captured at the Battle of Long Island in that same year, but once he was freed his ill health kept him from re-enlisting in the service. Instead, he continued his legal career, winning an appointment to the High Court of Errors and Appeals. In 1778 he married Edward Shippen's daughter Elizabeth, and as a result Edward Burd was appointed by his new father-in-law (and uncle) Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, a position he held until 1805. Edward Burd owned a number of properties in the city of , and lived in an area that was inhabited by other prominent lawyers and judges of the day, including , Joseph B. McKean, and Edward Tilghman. He also built a house on the Schuylkill River, naming it "Ormiston" after the birthplace of his father.

Edward Shippen Burd, a prominent and wealthy lawyer, was born in Philadelphia on December 25, 1779, and was the only son of Edward and Elizabeth (Shippen) Burd. In 1800 he was admitted to the bar, and in 1810 he married Eliza Howard Sims, daughter of Wooddrop and Sarah Sims. Eliza inherited a large estate from her father, an estate which was placed under the executorship of the reverend William White, Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania, and her uncle Joseph Sims. Beginning in 1814 a dispute arose between Edward Shippen Burd and Joseph Sims, and the latter was dismissed as executor in 1822, to be replaced by Edward Burd. Edward Shippen and Eliza Burd had eight children. However, five of them died before the age of four years, and the remaining three -- Elizabeth (1815-45/6), Margaret (1819-1844), and Wooddrop (1822-1837) -- predeceased both of their parents. The loss of all his children proved to be too much of a shock for Burd to bear, and he died on October 17, 1848. He was buried in St. Stephen's Church in Philadelphia, an institution which he had helped to found years before. Eliza Burd memorialized her husband and their children by commissioning the erection of a monument at St. Stephen's Church, and several years later conceived the idea of establishing a school for fatherless girls. She died in 1860, but her will provided for the principles and funding of this institution.

Edward Shippen, son of Edward and Sarah (Plumley) Shippen, was born in Philadelphia on February 16, 1729. Edward's father was a prosperous merchant, who encouraged his son to study law, and by age 17 Edward was working with noted Philadelphia lawyer Tench Francis. In 1748, Edward traveled to London to continue his legal studies at Middle Temple, working for several years as a barrister as well. Afterwards he returned to the colonies, and in 1752 was appointed Judge of the Court of Admiralty in Philadelphia. Over the next two decades he developed a distinguished legal career, winning appointments to several other prominent positions. However, when the revolution broke out in 1775, his professed loyalty to Britain resulted in the loss of several key appointments, as well as a severe restriction on his movements.

Fortunately for Shippen, his judicial stature was such that these were not permanent recriminations, and in 1784 he was appointed Judge of the High Court of Errors and Appeals of Pennsylvania, a position he held until 1806. He was appointed to other judicial posts as well, including Associate Justice in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which he held from 1791 to 1799. In that year, Chief Justice McKean was elected governor, and appointed Shippen to take his place as Chief Justice, a position he held until 1805. Edward Shippen was a member of the American Philosophical Society, as well as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, which bestowed upon him an honorary LL.D. degree in 1790.

In 1753 Edward Shippen married Margaret Francis, daughter of prominent lawyer Tench Francis, who for many years was the agent in America of the Penn family, and who at one point was Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Together, Edward and Margaret had seven children: Elizabeth (b. 1754), who married Edward Burd; Sarah (1756-1831), who married Thomas Lea of Philadelphia; Mary (b. 1757), who was the second wife of Dr. William McIlvaine; Edward (1758-1809), who married Elizabeth Juliana Footman; Margaret (1760-1804), who married ; John Francis (1762-1763); and James (1766- 1769). In 1805, as a result of failing health, Shippen resigned his position as Chief Justice, and on April 16 of the following year he died.

Daniel W. Coxe, son of William (1723-1801) and Mary (Francis) Coxe, was born in Philadelphia on September 20, 1769. Daniel was a descendent of one of the oldest families in Philadelphia, and like Edward Shippen Burd was a descendant of Tench Francis. His father, William Coxe, was a prominent judge who held numerous positions; he was a member of the Philadelphia Council, Alderman, a member of the Independent Company of Foot, a trustee of the College of Philadelphia, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. Daniel Coxe was a successful merchant and landowner, and in 1800 he married Margaret Burd (1781-1845), daughter of Edward and Eliza Shippen Burd mentioned above. They had no children, and lived for the first eight or nine years of their marriage in a house built for them in Philadelphia by Margaret's father.

Daniel Coxe's financial investments and business ventures were rather varied. Aside from owning numerous shares in bank stocks, he owned several vessels which regularly traded goods with England, and he owned "Belleville," an estate on the Schuylkill River. From 1800-1805 he was the director of the Insurance Company of North America, in 1807 he served as one of the managers of the Philadelphia Assembly (a post he shared with several others, including Edward Shippen Burd), and in 1814 he was one of the founders of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Coxe was also active politically, though largely in response to economic concerns. Like other merchants, Coxe faced severe financial losses during the War of 1812 due to spoliation by Great Britain and the , and he served on a committee of Philadelphia citizens to draft a petition of complaint to President . Coxe also delivered a speech at a meeting in 1825 concerning the proposed Allegheny and Susquehanna Canal.

Daniel Coxe had numerous siblings, including the Hon. John Coxe, who was President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, and the Hon. Tench Coxe (1755-1824), who was a merchant as well as a member of the . Daniel Coxe died on June 4, 1852, at the age of eighty three years.

Note: See geneological charts in Appendix

Sources:

Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania. ed. by John W. Jordan, LL.D. vol.1 : Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978.

Dictionary of American Biography. ed. by Dumas Malone. : Charles Scribner's Sons.

Eberlein, Harold Donaldson & Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard. Portrait of a Colonial City: Philadelphia 1670-1838. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1939.

Jackson, Joseph. Encyclopedia of Philadelphia. Harrisburg: The National Historical Association, 1931-3.

Lewis, John Frederick. The History of an Old Philadelphia Land Title: 208 South 4th Street. Philadelphia: Patterson & White, Co., 1934.

Ross, Michael. The Reluctant King: Joseph Bonaparte, King of the Two Sicilies and Spain. New York: Mason Charter, 1977.

Simpson, Henry. The Lives of Eminent Philadelphians Now Deceased. Philadelphia: William Brotherhead, 1859.

Scope and Content Note

The Burd Family Papers concern the business, legal, and personal affairs of the Burd family, prominent lawyers and landowners from Philadelphia, as well as the legal and business affairs of other branches of the extended family, including the Shippens and Coxes. The collection, spanning from 1703-1937, consists of three linear feet of material including correspondence, wills, deeds, estate records, ledgers, receipts, funeral notices, certification notices, legal items, stock records, and ephemera. The collection is divided into seven main series: I. business papers of Edward Shippen Burd, II. correspondence of Edward Shippen Burd, III. business and correspondence relating to Eliza Howard (Sims) Burd, IV. business and correspondence relating to other members of the Burd family, V. the Coxe family, VI. the Shippen Family, and VII. the business of other related families and ephemera.

The first series spans the period 1774-1859, and contains deeds, wills, receipts, mortgages, leases, account books, miscellaneous legal items, a passport, stock certificates, an insurance policy, and related ephemera. Also included are items pertaining to the legal dispute between Edward Shippen Burd and Joseph Sims, executor of Wooddrop Sims' estate.

The second series spans the period 1800-1880, and concerns the legal, financial, and personal correspondence of Edward Shippen Burd. This series also contains two letters of introduction by Joseph Bonaparte, written to Charlotte Napoleon and Monsieur le Cardinal Fesch on behalf of Burd.

The third series spans the period 1814-1937, and deals with the correspondence and personal business of Eliza Howard (Sims) Burd, the wife of Edward Shippen Burd Included are deeds, checks, receipts, leases, and documents pertaining to the management and accounting of her estate. Also included are documents pertaining to the founding of the Burd Orphan Asylum, and the erection of a memorial statue of Edward Shippen Burd in St. Stephen's Church. The fourth series spans the period 1752-1861, and consists of items relating to other members of the Burd family; primarily Edward Burd (1750/51-1833) and his daughter Sarah (fl. 1835-1841). Included are deeds, correspondence, plot plans, receipts, contracts, an account book, and other miscellaneous items.

The fifth series spans the period 1817-1863, and consists of correspondence, as well as financial and legal items relating to the Coxe family, in particular Daniel W. Coxe (1769-1852) and his wife Margaret (Burd) Coxe (1781-1845). Included are wills, tax forms, bank statements, stock-related documents, and business related to the estate of Margaret Coxe.

The sixth series spans the period 1703-1864, and consists of items relating to the Shippen family; including correspondence, deeds, documents concerning a dispute with Eli K. Price and John Townsend, and other miscellaneous legal and financial items. Edward Shippen Sr. (1703-1781), Edward Shippen, Jr. (1728-1806), and Charles Shippen (n.d.) are the primary individuals concerned.

The seventh series spans the period 1791-1883, and consists of legal documents and correspondence concerning Catherine Yeates (daughter of Jasper and Sarah [Burd] Yeates), Mary (Shippen) McIlvaine, and Margaret McIlvaine; personal and business correspondence of Richard and Anastasia Lloyd; documents concerning Sims and Hopkins; legal and financial documents pertaining to Eli K. Price and John Townsend in their management of the Burd estate; and various ephemera.

The first four series, including three relating to Edward Shippen Burd and his wife Eliza Howard Sims Burd, constitute the bulk of the collection. In addition, the legal documents are generally arranged by genre within each series (e.g. deeds, bonds, receipts), unless there are not enough documents of any particular genre to justify this approach. In that case, they are filed together under the standard heading "miscellaneous legal documents."

Though the scope of this collection deals with the Burd family throughout a long period which saw the eruption of several major wars, most notably the and the War of 1812, there is surprisingly little written of these conflicts. Indeed, only one cryptic reference is made throughout the entire collection of military involvement or concerns of war, and that comes in a brief reference to a tour of duty made by to Edward Shippen Burd in a letter dated June 20, 1812. Indeed, in the convulsions of the American Revolution many wealthy families found themselves faced with financial ruin or confiscation of their property, but the silence of the records seems to suggest (rightly or not) that the Burd family escaped this fate. Moreover, the nature of the collection seems to suggest that none of the principal figures were involved in the military. Unfortunately, all of the data from the 1770s, 1780s, and 1810s concerns legal and financial business, none of which is particularly revealing.

The estate papers of members of the Burd family include wills, receipts, and other legal items pertaining largely to the settlement of accounts between executors and beneficiaries. The wills of Edward Shippen Burd, Eliza Howard Burd, James Burd, Daniel W. Coxe, Margaret Coxe, Maria and Samuel Chew, and Edward Shippen are found in this collection, and these provide an informative, though limited, source of information on family relationships. It is interesting that these papers stretch occasionally over several decades, indicating the dilatory nature of action on the part of executors as well as the legal battles which frequently ensued in settlement of estates. Examples of this are to be found in the dispute between Edward Shippen Burd and Joseph Sims over the management of the Sims estate, and several decades later in the case of the Shippen family against Eli K. Price and John Townsend, executors of the Burd estate.

The numerous receipts in the collection show the economic activities of members of the family (goods purchased and loans made), though lacunae in the records make it difficult to track activities with any consistency. Stock certificates and receipts found in the collection indicate that both Edward Shippen Burd and Daniel W. Coxe invested in the stock market, and it is likely that other members of the family did as well. Burd invested heavily in the developing infrastructure of Pennsylvania, particularly in railroad companies, whereas Daniel Coxe invested in banks. Significantly, railroads and banks together represent two of the primary sources of economic growth for the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century.

Though there is a great deal of correspondence in the collection, virtually all of it is of a legal or business nature, and thus very little can be discerned about personal relationships or biographical information. There are a few exceptions, the most notable of which are two letters of introduction, written by Joseph Bonaparte on behalf of Edward Shippen Burd. Joseph Bonaparte (1767-1844), Count of Surveilles and once King of Spain, was the brother of the emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. After the defeat of the French forces at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and the political backlash which followed, Joseph fled to the United States in an attempt to escape possible capture and imprisonment by the English. Though generally welcomed in America, however, his presence caused some concern among members of the government who feared that it might result in international complications, so President Madison refused to receive him. Bonaparte rented a house in Philadelphia, where he resided for several years. During this time he purchased land in and built Point Breeze, an estate on which he was to live for the remainder of his life.

While in Philadelphia, Bonaparte made the acquaintance of a number of prominent individuals, one of whom was Edward Shippen Burd. The letters in this collection, written in French to his niece Charlotte Napoleon in Florence, and his uncle Monsieur le Cardinal Fesch in Rome, probably accompanied or preceded Burd on one of his numerous trips to Europe. In the letters, dated to 1838, Bonaparte refers to Burd as "one of my oldest and dearest friends," and requests that his friend be received with the same hospitality with which he had always been received at Burd's Philadelphia home.

One interesting feature of this collection is the number of signatures of notable individuals from Philadelphia, many of whom played a prominent role in regional and national affairs. Indeed, as Philadelphia was the nation's capital from 1790-1800, it was naturally home to distinguished jurists and statesmen. Several important families with whom Burd maintained close contacts were the Ingersolls, Cadwaladers, and Tilghmans. Jared Ingersoll, Jr. (1749-1822) and his grandson Edward Ingersoll (1817-1893) were both prominent lawyers in the Philadelphia region. Jared was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1791, and aside from his legal career he was involved in politics as well. In 1780 he was elected a member of the Continental Congress, from 1790-1799 he enjoyed the position of U.S. District Attorney, and served in several other local positions. (1707-1799) was a prominent Philadelphia physician who was intimately involved in civic affairs, and displayed an open opposition to the Stamp Act. His son, (1742-1786) served in the legislature for several years, and also distinguished himself fighting against the British in campaigns at Brandywine and Germantown. Another John Cadwalader (1805-1879) was a noted jurist and politician, whose appointments included counsel for the Bank of the United States from 1830, Vice-Provost of the Law Academy of Philadelphia, and Judge of the U.S. District Court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania in 1858.

Edward Tilghman (1750/51-1815) was a noted lawyer whose family had always enjoyed special privileges from the Crown. During the Revolution, however, he sided with the colonies, and even fought in several campaigns. Benjamin Tilghman (1821-1901) studied law, but is most noted for his inventions, which include the sand blast, steel shot, and the production of paper from wood fiber. He also served as an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. Other prominent individuals whose names appear in this collection are Philadelphia jurist (1722-1810); surgeon D.J. Brinton (1832-1907); and (1780-1885), a lawyer, justice, and national politician who was an outspoken member of the , and widely considered one of the leaders of the Philadelphia bar. Other items of interest include a passport and fire insurance policy of Edward Shippen Burd, a copy of a portrait of Edward Shippen Burd (F19), an informational booklet from 1937 about the Burd School for Girls in Philadelphia, and survey plans drawn up for properties owned by Edward Burd. Unfortunately, no suitable context is provided for these plans, and it is not always certain which properties are being surveyed.

Series Outline

I. Edward Shippen Burd -- Documents Wills Opinions Deed of Trust Mortgages Receipts Bonds and Bond Warrants Joseph Sims -- Legal Joseph Sims -- Financial Passport Deeds Will Insurance Policy Checks Stock Certificates Account Books Agreements Leases Miscellaneous Legal Miscellaneous

II. Edward Shippen Burd -- Correspondence 1800-1818 1820-1829 1830-1839 1840-1849 1850-1880 Undated Joseph Bonaparte letters

III. Eliza Howard Sims Burd Correspondence Receipts Checks Leases Deeds Miscellaneous Legal Eliza Burd estate Monument -- Correspondence Monument -- Documents Orphan's Asylum -- Documents Orphan's Asylum -- Receipts

IV. Burd Family Correspondence Plot Plans Contracts and Agreements Receipts Deeds, pt.I (1785-1793) Deeds, pt.II (1808-1811) Deeds, pt.III (1813-1826) Miscellaneous Legal Burd Family Miscellany Sarah Burd Account Book Sarah Burd Correspondence

V. Coxe Family Correspondence (1817-1845) Correspondence (1846-1863) Financial Legal

VI. Shippen Family Deeds Correspondence Shippen, et al. vs. Price & Townsend Miscellaneous

VII. Related Families and Miscellaneous Yeates and McIlvaine -- Correspondence Yeates and McIlvaine -- Documents Sims and Hopkins Anastasia and Richard Lloyd Townsend and Price Miscellaneous

Appendix (genealogical charts) Table of Contents

Edward Shippen Burd -- Documents Edward Shippen Burd -- Correspondence Eliza Howard Sims Burd Burd Family Coxe Family Shippen Family Related Families and Miscellaneous Appendix (genealogical charts)

Contents List

*Note: most of the deeds, as well as several other items, are housed in oversize manuscript boxes. These boxes are identified on the removal sheets in the appropriate folder.

Box -- Folder -- Contents

Series I. Edward Shippen Burd -- Documents, 1774-1859 This series contains deeds, wills, receipts, mortgages, leases, account books, miscellaneous legal items, a passport, stock certificates, an insurance policy, and related ephemera. Also included are items pertaining to the legal dispute between Edward Shippen Burd and Joseph Sims, executor of Wooddrop Sims' estate.

1 F1 Wills, 1774-1836 (2 items) Includes a 15-page will from the estate of William White, originally dated to 1830, but amended several times to 1836. In addition, there are extracts from the wills of Joseph Sims, Buckridge Sims, and Ann Sims (1774, 4pp.)

F2 Opinions, 1814-1888 (10 items) Primarily concerning judicial opinions given in reference to the dispute between ESB and Joseph Sims. Included are opinions by Horace Binney and John Sergeant.

F3 Deed of Trust, Jul 1810 (4 items) A contract whereby the estate of Eliza Sims' father (Wooddrop Sims) is placed in the trust of Joseph Sims and the Reverend William White. The document also contains a marriage arrangement between E.S. Burd and Eliza Sims, and deals with the disposal of estate monies. Included are four copies of the document.

F4 Mortgages, 1807-1836 (24 items) Most of these were contracted between E.S. Burd and the executors of the estate of Eliza Sims Burd, and several of the agreements were made jointly with Thomas Cadwalader.

F5 Receipts, 1805-1861 (157 items) Receipts from the payment of various goods and legal services, as well as receipts from bills and fines, renting houses, and subscriptions to newspapers and journals.

F6 Bonds & Bond Warrants, 1810-1836 (22 items) Includes bonds between ESB and David Breintnall, Philip S. Bunting, Charles Chauncey, Elizabeth Clein, Joseph Crukshank, Anthony Cuthbert, George Emlen, Hannah Emlen, Charles Penrose, John Wagner, and Sarah Winstar.

Series I. Edward Shippen Burd -- Documents (cont'd)

1 F7 Joseph Sims -- Legal, 1814-1828 (20 items) This and the following folder include documents generated by the dismissal of Joseph Sims as executor of the Burd estate, and the ensuing legal dispute. Included are various legal documents, as well as an exemplification from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, signed by Edward Burd and Matthew Randall.

F8 Joseph Sims -- Financial, 1810-1823 (10 items) Includes an accounting of the Sims estate, calculations, and a 15pp. account of Sims' management of the Burd estate from 1810-1823.

F9 Passport, 1840 Jun 14 (1 item) Issued by the "Légation des États-Unis d'Amérique en France," and signed by Henry Ledyard, secretary of the Légation. The passport allowed Burd, his wife, and his two daughters to travel freely in France, Germany, and Italy, and is marked with numerous travel stamps. Also included on the passport is personal descriptive data on Burd; such as eye and hair color, the shape of his face, and his age.

F10 Deeds, 1812-1841 (9 items) - Thomas Cadwalader & wife Mary to Edward Shippen Burd (1812) - Edward Shippen Burd to James Welch, and reconveyance by J. Welch & wife to Edward Shippen Burd (1813) - Edward Shippen Burd & wife to John H. Brinton (1814) - Caleb North, Sheriff, to Edward Shippen Burd, estate of Alex Barrett (1821) - Sarah Brinton, exec. of John Brinton, to Edward Shippen Burd (1827) - Edward Shippen Burd to Patrick Gallraith, George Burns, and Matthew Arrison (1830) - Edward Shippen Burd & wife to Richard West (1833) - Matthew Arrison & wife to Edward Shippen Burd (1835) - Edward Shippen Burd & wife to Thomas Dyer (1841)

F11 Will, 1849 (28 pp.) A bound and printed copy of the will of Edward Shippen Burd, printed by Kite & Walton Printers of Philadelphia, #50 N. 4th St. Included at the back is a two-page index of names and subjects.

Series I. Edward Shippen Burd -- Documents (cont'd)

1 F12 Insurance Policy, 1827 Nov 9 (4 pp.) Policy #8089, issued by the American Fire Insurance Company to Edward S. Burd, Trustee, for two years of coverage at $6,000 for a three-story brick house on the north side of Walnut St., between 9th and 10th streets.

F13 Checks, 1820-1848 (19 items) Drawn from the Bank of the United States, the Farmer's and Mechanics' Bank, and the Bank of North America. All of these branches were in Philadelphia, and all of the checks are signed by E.S.B.

F14 Stock Certificates, 1811-1812 & 1835-1838 (12 items) Includes certificates for 26 shares of The Presidents, Managers, & Company, of the Perkiomen & Reading Turnpike Road stock. Only one of these certificates was purchased directly by Burd, but he acquired the remainder in later transfers. Also included are three certificates for 100 shares of stock in the Philadelphia Railroad Company, and a receipt of payment for shares of stock to Thomas Biddle, & Co., who were likely stockbrokers.

F15 Account Books, 1836-1859 (3 items) Included are three separate books: an account book (1836-1847), with entries arranged according to individual; a book from Farmer's & Mechanics' Bank (1845-1848), which includes a record of bank accounts at that institution; and a receipt book (1847-1859).

F16 Agreements, 1808-1826 (9 items)

F17 Leases, 1812-1830 (7 items) Includes leases to R. Mercer & J. McMullen; George Slip; Charier & Chau[r]ette; John Cream, Jr.; Charles Bele; E.R. Hansen; and John McCulloch. All rented properties from Edward Shippen Burd

Series I. Edward Shippen Burd -- Documents (cont'd)

1 F18 Miscellaneous Legal, 1801-1850s (20 items) Includes various proposals; documents of assent; letters of attorney and authority; an accounting of the estate of John Furlong by Thomas Shipley; a bond of Augustin Regnaud to Thomas Francis, James J. Maguire, & Amos Taylor Jr.; a proposal of compromise between Regnaud and his creditors; exoneration of Joseph R. Ingersoll & William Miller to Edward Shippen Burd & John H. Brinton; permission given to Edward Shippen Burd to conduct water pipes along Thompson St. in Philadelphia; and a plea before the Honorable Thomas McKean, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This latter document concerns a petition, dated 12 Dec 1832, by Thomas Coppinger, in the presence of ESB and other witnesses. Burd was a participating attorney in most of these cases, and thus a signatory.

F19 Miscellaneous, c.1840s (10 items) Includes calculations, two copies of portraits of Edward Shippen Burd and , two memoranda regarding Burd (Sep 1848), an extract from minutes of a meeting of the Law Association of Philadelphia (1842 Mar 1), and a notification to Burd by the Water Commissioners of Northern Liberties & Spring Garden (Nov 1843).

Series II. Edward Shippen Burd -- Correspondence, 1800-1880 Includes correspondence written to and by Edward Shippen Burd, in both French and English. Also included are two letters written by Joseph Bonaparte. The correspondence is arranged chronologically, according to decade.

F20 Correspondence 1800-1818 (40 items) Legal and financial correspondence, including letters to and from , Benjamin Tilghman, George Harrison, Thomas Cadwalader, Edward Ingersoll, and J.H. Brinton.

F21 Correspondence 1820-1829 (44 items) Personal and legal correspondence, including letters signed by Horace Binney, John Tilghman, Benjamin Chew, and John Sergeant.

Series II. Edward Shippen Burd -- Correspondence (cont'd)

1 F22 Correspondence, 1830-1839 (51 items) Personal and legal correspondence, as well as invitations and a notice of auction of the Chrenhausen estate in Paris (dated 1837). Letters written in English and French. Included are letters to and from P.T. Fontagnes, John Cadwalader, Eli K. Price, and Thomas C. Rockwell.

F23 Correspondence, 1840-1849 (61 items) Includes personal and legal correspondence, as well as invitations and a funeral notice for E.S. Burd (21 Sep 1848). Letters written in English and French, including several from Burd's acquaintances in France, Madame de Rothschild and Monsieur le Baron de las Cares.

F24 Correspondence, 1850-1880 (16 items) Primarily legal correspondence concerning Burd's estate. Many signed by Price and Townsend.

F25 Correspondence, undated (29 items) Legal and personal correspondence, as well as several invitations addressed to E.S. Burd's daughters and a note informing Burd that he was elected a trustee of the University (of Pennsylvania?). In English and French.

F26 Joseph Bonaparte letters, 1838 (2 items) Included is a letter of introduction from the Count de Surveillers (Joseph Bonaparte) to the Princess Charlotte Napoleon at Florence, and a letter of introduction to Monsieur le Cardinal Fesch (Joseph's uncle) at Rome. Both letters, written in French, were composed on behalf of E.S. Burd.

Series III. Eliza Howard Sims Burd, 1814-1937 Included in this series are deeds, checks, receipts, leases, and documents pertaining to the management and accounting of her estate. Also included are documents pertaining to the founding of the Burd Orphan Asylum, and the erection of a memorial statue of E.S. Burd in St. Stephen's Church.

F27 Correspondence, c. 1837-1860 (41 items) Includes personal, legal, and financial correspondence, as well as invitations, in both English and French. Several of the letters concern the death of E.S. Burd, others are written to her sister-in-law Sarah Burd, and much of the correspondence is with estate executor Eli K. Price.

Series III. Eliza Howard Burd (cont'd)

1 F28 Receipts, 1827-1863 (150 items) Payments for various goods and services, as well as money owed on the Burd estate.

F29 Checks, 1860 & 1864 (20 items) Drawn on the Farmer's & Mechanics' Bank in Philadelphia, those from 1860 are signed by Eliza Burd, while those from 1864 are signed by Townsend and Edward Shippen (executors of Eliza's estate).

F30 Leases, 1838-1859 (4 items) - to John Rice, property on Ninth and George Sts. (1838) - to Edwin Clinton, property at 204 1/2 Chestnut St. (1853) - to William Bostick in Burd's Court (1858) - to Burns & Seig at the corner of Eighth and Chestnut Sts. (1859)

F31 Deeds, 1814-1863 (7 items) - Sarah Hopkins to Eliza Howard Sims (1814) - E.H. Burd et al. to Fitz Eugene Dixon (1852) - E.H. Burd, Eli K. Price, & J.B. Townsend to Joseph Harrison (1854) - E.H. Burd, Eli K. Price, & J.B. Townsend to Joseph Harrison (1854) - E.H. Burd, Eli K. Price, and J.B. Townsend to West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad Co. (1855) - E.H. Burd, Eli K. Price, & J. B. Townsend to Joseph Harrison, Jr. (1858) - Alanzo Palter et al. to St. Stephens Church (1859)

F32 Miscellaneous Legal, 1849-1871 (3 items) Includes a four-page copy of Bond & Warrant, Frank Wills and Surety to Eliza Burd (1849 Oct 17); a two-page Warrant of Attorney agreement, William H. McGrath to Eliza Burd (1854 Oct 20); and "Page's Appeal," a legal dispute made by S. Davis Page against the Burd estate in the Supreme Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (January Term, 1871). The appeal is 19 pages and bound in a paper cover.

F33 Eliza Howard Burd Estate, 1850-1877 (15 items) Included are documents concerned specifically with the Burd estate. Among the various legal documents is a 16-page printed and bound copy of her will (1860); an accounting of an appraisal of her estate; and a two-page extract from the minutes of the Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the Advancement of Christ in Pennsylvania.

Series III. Eliza Howard Burd (cont'd)

1 F34 Monument -- Correspondence, 1848-1860 (44 items) Items concerning the erection of monuments to E.S. Burd and the Burd children in St. Stephen's Church in Philadelphia. Included are letters between Eliza Burd and the church, contractors, artisans, and Eli K. Price.

F35 Monument -- Documents, 1849-1868 (10 items) Included are agreements between Eliza Burd and Frank Wills, architect for the monument to E.S. Burd; extracts from minutes of a meeting at St. Stephen's Church; agreements with Carl Steinhauser, sculptor for the monument to the Burd children (who was in Rome at the time); a check to Steinhauser; a petition to the court for the design of the monument; and miscellaneous correspondence and receipts from Steinhauser.

F36 Orphan's Asylum -- Documents, 1860-1937 (7 items) Includes correspondence and legal documents relating to the establishment and funding of the asylum (later called the Burd School for Girls) from the Burd estate, all dating from the period 1860-1877. Also included is a 56-page descriptive booklet on the Burd School for Girls, dated 1937.

F37 Orphan's Asylum -- Receipts, 1861-1863 (21 items) Payment for goods and services rendered to the asylum and its residents. Also included are several envelopes.

Series IV. Burd Family, 1752-1861 Most of these items pertain to the personal and business affairs of Edward Burd (1750-1833), though some concern other members of the family, particularly his daughter, Sarah Burd (fl.1835-1841).

F38 Correspondence, 1777-1835 (15 items) Includes personal and business correspondence, as well as one funeral invitation, dated 1833.

F39 Plot Plans, 1788-1827 (14 items) Includes survey plans and narrative descriptions of properties purchased by Edward Burd in Pennsylvania. Drawings include property lines, rivers and creeks, roads and pathways, type of vegetation on the property, and survey measurements. Drawn in ink, and several are undated.

Series IV. Burd Family (cont'd)

1 F40 Contracts and Agreements, 1796-1822 (9 items)

F41 Receipts, 1793-1832 (10 items) Payment receipts for goods and services, as well as for deeds, bank transactions, and other legal business.

F42 Deeds pt.I, 1785-1893 (7 items) - William Shippen, the elder to Edward Burd (1785) - Jonathan D. Sergeant to Edward Burd (1787) - Edward Burd to David Claypoole (1787) - James & John Craig, attorneys of James Peter, to Edward Burd (1789) - Caleb Bickbom to Edward Burd (1791) - Joseph Wilson to Edward Burd (1792) - James Crawford & Charles Rush from Joseph Wilson to Edward Burd (1793)

F43 Deeds pt.II, 1808-1811 (10 items) - Edward Burd to E. Chauncey, extract (1808) - Edward Burd & wife Elizabeth to Thomas Stokes, Jr. (1808) - Joseph Shippen and Edward Burd (1809) - Edward Burd to Ebenezer Osbourn (1810) - Thomas Pryor Gilbert to Edward Burd (1810) - Edward Burd and wife to Abiel Twiss (1810) - Edward Burd and wife to William Bourard (1811) - Edward Burd and wife to Edward Vollum (1811) - Edward Burd wife to Isaac H. Griffith (1811) - Edward Burd and wife to John Topham (1811)

F44 Deeds pt.III, 1813-1826 (8 items) - Edward Burd and wife to Jonathon Davis (1813) - Edward Burd to George Pryor (1813) - Edward Burd to Henry Vollum (1813) - Edward Burd and wife to Willaplain Gethen and George Paulson (1813) - Edward Burd and wife to Willaplain Gethen and George Paulson (1813) - Edward Burd and wife to Patrick Doyle (1813) - David C. Claypoole to Edward Burd (1819) - Walter Franklin and wife to Edward Burd (1826)

Series IV. Burd Family (cont'd)

1 F45 Miscellaneous Legal Documents, 1773-1832 (18 items) Includes legal and financial statements, calculations, and accounting of estates. Also included is a Deed of Appointment by E.S. Burd, Margaret Coxe, and Sarah Burd in presence of the will of Edward Burd (1832), as well as two-page sheriff's document pertaining to prisoners by Thomas Duncan to Edward Burd, issued in the Supreme Court of Philadelphia.

F46 Burd Family Miscellany, 1752-1861 (16 items) These items pertain to other members of the Burd family, and include correspondence, invitations, legal documents, a copy of James Burd's will (1790), and receipts. In both English and French.

2 F47 Sarah Burd Account Book, 1835-1841 (250 pp.) Arranged chronologically, the book presents an accounting of various goods and services, including item, price, and date of transaction. In addition, there are numerous items laid in between the pages, including newspaper clippings of calendars for the years 1835-1841, a recipe for an "aquatic bomb," and miscellaneous calculations and notes. There appears to be smoke and fire damage to the book, but it is still legible.

F48 Sarah Burd Correspondence, 1849-1850 (12 items) Includes personal and business letters written by Sarah Burd to her sister-in-law Eliza Howard Burd. There are several letters written by Eliza Burd to Sarah Burd in F27.

Series V. Coxe Family, 1817-1863 This series includes correspondence, as well as financial and legal items relating to the Coxe family. The Coxes are related to the Burd family through the marriage of Daniel W. Coxe (1769-1852) to Margaret (Burd) Coxe (1781-1845), the daughter of Edward Burd (1750/51-1833). Though the documents in this series name various members of this family, the most prominent names are Daniel W. Coxe and Margaret Coxe.

F49 Correspondence, 1817-1885 (35 items) Includes personal and business correspondence by Daniel W., Margaret, and Richard Coxe.

F50 Correspondence, 1846-1863 (48 items) Includes personal and business correspondence by Daniel W., Margaret, and Edward Coxe. Several prominent names include Ellis B. Crowell, Horace Binney, and Eli K. Price.

F51 Financial, 1830-1882 (43 items) Includes receipts, checks (from the Bank of the United States and Philadelphia Bank), tax forms, bank statements (from the bank of Louisville, Brandon Bank, Union Bank of Tennessee, and Planter's Bank of Tennessee), several copies of an inventory of the goods of Margaret Coxe; accounts of stocks and shares; inventories; and miscellaneous calculations. Also included is a two-page list of stockholders in the Grand Gulf Railroad & Banking Co., and a one-page list of stockholders in the Agricultural Bank of Philadelphia (both dated 1837).

F52 Legal, 1828-1860 (22 items) Items pertaining to Daniel W. and Margaret Coxe, including copies of their wills, and business concerning the estate of Margaret Coxe. D.W. Coxe and E.S. Burd were made trustees of Margaret's estate after her death in 1845, then Eliza Burd after her own husband's death in 1848. Also included is a printed copy of the wills of Maria and Samuel Chew (grandson of Benjamin Chew?).

Series VI. Shippen Family, 1703-1864 This series consists of items relating to the Shippen family; including correspondence, deeds, documents concerning a dispute with Eli Price and John Townsend, and other miscellaneous legal and financial items.

2 F53 Deeds, 1739-1830 (18 items) - Edward Shippen to John White (1739) - Edward Shippen and wife to John Reading (1762) - Edward Shippen to John Hefflein (1770) - Joseph Shippen Jr. and wife to John Hefflein (1774) - Edward Shippen to Christian Reddick (1782) - Edward Shippen and wife Margaret to George McKay (1785) - Owen Sullivan and Edward Shippen (1786) - William Shippen to Jeremiah Collins (1787) - Edward Shippen to James Brown (1794) - Thomas Morris and Edward Bonsall (signed by Edward Shippen, 1794) - Edward Bonsall to (signed by Edward Shippen, 1795) - Edward and Joseph Shippen to Jacob Perkins (1796) - Jacob Shoemaker et al. to Noble C. Nelson (signed by Edward Shippen, 1802) - Joseph Shippen, trustee of Col. James Burd and Sarah, wife, & James Burd and Jasper Yeates, exec. of James Burd to Abigail Shippen, Joseph Burd, and William Brosking, admin. of John Shippen, dec'd (1808) - Eliza Hamilton to Charles Shippen (1828) - Charles Shippen and wife to Andrew Bayard (1828) - Andrew Bayard and wife to Charles Shippen (1830) - Charles Shippen and wife to Charles Kuhn (1830)

3 F54 Correspondence, 1805-1864 (6 items) Legal and financial correspondence, some of which pertains to the dispute with Price and Townsend. The signature of "Edward Shippen" is in two separate hands.

F55 Shippen, et al. vs. Price & Townsend, 1860-1862 (8 items) Documents pertaining to a legal dispute between the Shippen family and executors Eli K. Price and J. B. Townsend, over the estate of E.S. Burd. Includes a paper-bound book outlining the details of the dispute, a legal opinion of the supreme court, financial accounts, a bill of costs, and an answer by Price and Townsend.

F56 Miscellaneous, 1703-1860 (24 items) Includes receipts; releases; financial accounts of Benjamin Chew, Register General, with Edward Shippen (1765-1766); agreements; and exemplifications, including the will of Edward Shippen (1837). The signature of "Edward Shippen" appears in most of the documents in this folder, though there are two Edwards to consider: Edward Shippen (1728-1806), the eventual Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and his father, who resided in Lancaster, and who was also a judge.

Series VII. Related Families and Ephemera, 1791-1883 This series contains documents corresponding to members of Edward Shippen Burd's extended family, including names such as Lloyd, Sims, Hopkins, Yeates, and McIlvaine. Also included are documents pertaining specifically to the business of Price and Townsend, as executors of the estate of E.S. Burd.

F57 Yeates and McIlvaine -- Correspondence, 1832 & 1848 (3 items) Includes two letters from Eli K. Price to Catherine Yeates (1848), and one from Catherine Yeates to E.S. Burd (1832).

F58 Yeates and McIlvaine -- Documents, 1860-1861 (8 items) Includes calculations; receipts; accounts; a statement of settlement; an agreement (signed by Mary and Margaret McIlvaine); and a document in the case of Mary McIlvaine, et al. vs. Eli K. Price, et al., heard in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

F59 Sims and Hopkins, 1791-1853 (9 items) Includes a counterpart deed from Wooddrop and Sarah Sims to Lewis Dewees; a copy of a deed of trust from Sarah Sims to P.W. Gallaudet; an indenture between Joseph and Rebecca Sims to Lewis Clapier, Joseph Johnson, and Joseph B. Sims; two letters from S. Hopkins; and several receipts.

F60 Anastasia and Richard Lloyd -- Correspondence, c. 1827-1835 (34 items) Includes personal and business correspondence, several of which are undated.

Series VII. Related Families and Ephemera (cont'd)

3 F61 Townsend and Price, 1849-1877 (45 items) Contains material regarding the estates of Eliza and Edward Shippen Burd, as maintained by executors Eli K. Price and John Townsend. Includes correspondence, court summons, estate inventories, leases, agreements, opinions, accounts of estate and rents, and other legal documents. Also included is an extract from an examiner's report on the estate of Eliza H. Burd, and an auditor's report on the first account of Price and Townsend, regarding the estate of E.S. Burd.

F62 Miscellaneous, 1839-1883 (13 items) Includes receipts, correspondence, several items relating to Charles Picot, and two plot plans. One of these plans is of the farm of Phebe Thomas and sisters, drawn by Charles Downing in 1849, and the other is of the environs of the Wissahickon (surveyor and date unknown).

Appendix: Genealogical Tables Genealogical Table 1

Descendants of Joseph and Abigail (Grosse) Shippen

* bold type refers to individuals named in the collection

Joseph Shippen (1679-1741) -- m -- Abigail (Grosse) Shippen (d.1716)

Dr. William Shippen Sr. (1712-1801) -- m -- Susannah Harrison (1711-1774)

Dr. William Shippen, Jr. (1736-1808)

Edward Shippen (1703-1781) -- m -- Sarah Plumley

Joseph Shippen (1732-1810) -- m -- Jane Galloway (1745-1801)

Sarah (Shippen) Burd (1730-1784) -- m -- Col. James Burd (1726-1793)

Edward Shippen (1729-1806) -- m -- Margaret Francis [daughter of Tench Francis] (1735-1794) Elizabeth Shippen (b.1754) -- m -- Edward Burd (1750-1833) Sarah Shippen (1756-1831) -- m -- Thomas Lea of Philadelphia Mary Shippen (b.1757) -- m-- Dr. William McIlvaine Dr. Edward Shippen (1758-1809) -- m -- Elizabeth Juliana Footman (1762-1848) Margaret (1760-1804) -- m -- Benedict Arnold John Francis (1762-1763) James (1766-1769)

Genealogical Table 2

Descendants of James and Sarah (Shippen) Burd

*bold type refers to individuals named in the collection

Col. James Burd (1726-1793) -- m -- Sarah (Shippen) Burd (1730-1784)

Edward Burd (1750/51-1833) -- m -- Elizabeth Shippen (b. 1754)

Edward Shippen Burd (1779-1848) -- m -- Eliza Howard Sims[daughter of Wooddrop & Sarah Sims] (1793-1860) Elizabeth (1815-1845/46) Margaret (1819-1844) Wooddrop (c. 1822-1837) * Five other children died in infancy.

Margaret Burd (1781-1845) -- m -- Daniel W. Coxe (1769-1852)

Sarah (d. 1829) -- m -- Jasper Yeates (1745-1817) Catherine Yeates (1783-1866)

Joseph Burd (b.1768)

Genealogical Table 3

Descendants of William and Mary (Francis) Coxe

*bold type refers to individuals named in the collection

William Coxe (1723-1801) -- m -- Mary Anne Francis [daughter of Tench Francis]

Tench Coxe (1755-1824)

William Coxe (1762-1831) -- m -- Rachel Smith Richard S. Coxe (1792-1865)

Daniel W. Coxe (1769-1852) -- m -- Margaret Burd (1781-1845)

John Coxe