The Abbatt family was a Quaker family who lived in the towns and villages of Preston, Ribchester and Garstang in Lancashire, England. Family members include Robert Abbatt, Jonathan Abbatt (1829-1905), and Mary Dilworth Abbatt (1828-1901). The collection is comprised of courtship correspondence between Jonathan Abbatt and Mary Dilworth.
The letters chronicle their courtship, discussions of faith, and local events, and feature examples of cross-hatching, where a letter writer saved paper by overlapping one set of writing with another set at right angles.
The collection also includes a bound volume of a copy of a waterworks grant (dating from 1729 to 1750) from the Corporation of Preston for Robert Abbatt and Thomas Kellet to establish Preston Waterworks.
Additional materials relating to the family can be found in the Abbatt Family Fonds.
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1729 to 1750 | 2022-03-29 | |
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February 9, 1853 | 2022-08-18 | |
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February 12, 1853 | 2024-06-25 | |
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February 15, 1853 | 2022-08-18 | |
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February 28, 1853 | 2022-08-18 | |
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March 7, 1853 | 2024-06-25 | |
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March 23, 1853 | 2022-08-18 | |
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March 28, 1853 | 2022-08-18 | |
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April 1853 to May 1853 | 2024-06-25 | |
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April 4, 1853 | 2024-06-25 |
