Mordecai Purcell papers, 1778-1901 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Purcell, Mordecai
Abstract:
Quaker farmer, fruit-grower, and broom-maker from Frederick County, Virginia. The Mordecai Purcell papers span the years 1778-1901 and contain correspondence, bills, receipts, business and legal papers, and a ledger relating to Quaker farmer Mordecai Purcell, his brother, John Purcell, and the Cather family (John Purcell married Adaline J. Cather), living in Virginia.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Approx. 520 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.01059

Background

Scope and content:

The Mordecai Purcell papers span the years 1778-1901 and contain correspondence, bills, receipts, business and legal papers, and a ledger relating to Quaker farmer Mordecai Purcell, his brother, John Purcell, and the Cather family (John Purcell married Adaline J. Cather).

Biographical / historical:

Mordecai Purcell, a Quaker farmer, fruit-grower, and broom-maker, first lived in Loudoun County, Virginia, then moved to Frederick County near Winchester in 1834. He never married. He appears in Confederate Army rolls as a private, 2nd regiment, Virginia Infantry, but he may have been a supporter of the Union. He is quoted in the Southern Claims Commission records as being harshly treated by Confederates in 1864, but his claim was not approved. According to a history of the county, John Purcell, Mordecai's brother, was in California for the gold rush but it is not known if the materials refer to that period.

Acquisition information:
The Mordecai Purcell Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1956.
Processing information:

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff

Encoded by Jen Snow, June 2011

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 56-096.

This collection has been given basic processing: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

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[Identification of item], Mordecai Purcell Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.