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Thomas Balch (1821-1877) was born in Leesburg, Virginia to Lewis Penn Witherspoon Balch and Elizabeth Willis Weaver. He attended Columbia University and moved to Philadelphia, where he was admitted to the bar in 1850. In 1852, he married Emily Swift (1835-1917) and together they had three children...
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| Collection: | Balch Family Papers |
| Collection Number: | 3058 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
| Physical Description: |
6.9 Linear feet 7 boxes, 44 volumes, 3 flat files |
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Thomas Balch (1821-1877) was born in Leesburg, Virginia to Lewis Penn Witherspoon Balch and Elizabeth Willis Weaver. He attended Columbia University and moved to Philadelphia, where he was admitted to the bar in 1850. In 1852, he married Emily Swift (1835-1917) and together they had three children: Elise Willing Balch (1853-1913), Edwin Swift Balch (1856-1927), and Thomas Willing Balch (1866-1927).
The Balch Family Papers span from 1755 to 1963 and are comprised of seven boxes and forty-three volumes. The collection has been divided into six series – Thomas Balch and Emily Swift Balch (1780-1914); Edwin Swift Balch and Eugenia MacFarlane Balch (1859-1924); Elise Willing Balch (1881-1914); Thomas Willing Balch and Dulany Whiting Balch (1867-1929); Early Balches and related families (1755-1963); and Miscellaneous photographs, volumes, and artifacts (1755-1909). The materials in the collection offer insight into the personal lives of the Balch family members and showcase their interests and skills. The majority of the collection is the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Thomas (d. 1877), Edwin Swift (d. 1927), Thomas Willing (d. 1927), and their wives and the published works of Thomas and his two sons. |