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Darlington, William |
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RG2.B1.F26 - Magazine article
This copy of an article written by HYS archivist Carol Shiels Roark details the Yellow Springs Spa from 1722 before the Revolutionary War and details ownership through the Civil War. She provides quotes that describe the beauty of the spot, gives information on the health treatments and entertainment here and the politics of the time. Roark gives a brief history of the spa beginning with Egypt, through Greece and Rome. It appeared in the P...
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RG2.B1.F27 - Journal article
This folder contains the article about the Yellow Springs Spa written by Carol Shiels Roark in 1974 for Pennsylvania Folklife as it appeared in the Picket Post, a journal issued by the Valley Forge Historical Society. Additional materials include photographs of the Rubicam painting of the building of the Revolutionary War Hospital, the Revolutionary War Hospital, the ruins of the hospital, the Inn at Yellow Springs, the gazebo and an interior o...
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RG2.B1.F33 - Magazine
This is a copy of PENNSYLVANIA FOLKLIFE, Autumn 1974, which contains an article "Historic Yellow Springs: The Restoration of an American Spa" by Historic Yellow Springs archivist Carol Shiels Roark. She details the Yellow Springs Spa from 1722 before the Revolutionary War and details ownership through the Civil War. She provides quotes that describe the beauty of the spot, gives information on the health treatments and entertainment here and ...
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RG2.B1.F7 - Correspondence
George Lingen writes to William Darlington, Esquire, in West Chester, PA, regarding securing a license for his tavern at the Yellow Springs spa. It seems that there are "tetotalers" who oppose this licence. Lingen petitions Darlington to exempt his spa from the present anti-license law due to the large amount of money for improvements he has put into the property. He would like at least the three months of the bathing season. Lingen proclaims...
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RG2.B2.F29 - Excerpts
These photocopied excerpts give a history of the American spas' 150 years in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It begins with the origins of springs and gives the history of the Greek and Roman watering places. It lists the dieseases and cures practiced. The spas grew to become fashionable places for social visits as well as the visits of those ill and seeking cures. Exhibiting ones equipages and wardrobes was important. This is described. Comp...
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RG2.B3.F15 - Will
These are photocopies of the estates of Frederick and Margaret Holman that include a will, an audit and their estates. A list of possessions includes bedding, carpeting, kitchen wares, and furnishings. An appeal by family members is also included. All detail the Yellow Springs Spa property.
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RG2.B3.F6 - Land Deeds
This folder contains photocopies of deeds for Yellow Springs Spa property sold by Col. James Bones. Bones had named the site Bath and sold lots for $250 each. Only lot numbers and bounds are given.
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RG2.B3.R14 - Court Case
Two paper books document the court case over a land dispute between Maria R. Olwine and William W. Holman. It involves deeds drawn by Colonel James Bones when he established the town of Bath at the Yellow Springs Spa.
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RG2.B4.F1 - Land Deeds
This original document lists the deeds for the Yellow Springs property from May 1806 to April 1931. They are from Colonel James Bones to many individuals. It bears the seal of the Chester County Recorders Office.
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