Summary Information
Repository: The Historical Society of Montgomery County
Title: Shearer Family Papers
Creator: Shearer, Peter
Dates: 1816-1944 (bulk 1816-1887)
Accession number: 1944.10184
Extent: 5 linear inches
Language: English
Scope and content: This is a collection of papers created by various members of the Shearer family. They include legal papers, bonds, receipt books, estate papers, and others. The family lived in Upper Dublin and Whitemarsh. There is a muster book for the 56th Pennsylvania militia (1801 - 1821) of which Peter Shearer was captain. William Shearer studied pharmacy at the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy, and one of his notebooks is in the collection. There are also several papers belonging to members of the Rex family
Arrangement: This collection is divided into two series:
Series A: Papers of the 56th Pennsylvania Militia
Series B: Papers of Peter Shearer
Series C. Legal papers of George Shearer
Series D. Legal papers of Jesse Rex
Series E. Miscellaneous papers
Series F. Inventory of papers