Adam's THE LIBRARY COLLECTION 1st May 2024

52 This collection was part of the original contents of Dawesfield, Lewis Lane, Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania – an iconic American farmhouse built by Abraham Dawes and by descent through generations of the female line. (LOTS 92 - 175) Dawesfield is a colonial federal gentleman’s farmhouse in Montgomery County, Philadelphia. The house was originally built c.1728 by the Quaker merchant, Abraham Dawes. The settlement was surrounded by stone-built vernac- ular agricultural buildings and the house was extend- ed in 1743 and again in 1785. A large south wing was added in 1821 with further alterations made by the Cheston family in the early 20th century. Within the grounds grow native American oak trees, which have been planted over many generations. To this day the house preserves the ambiance of an iconic American tradition. Abraham Daw(e)s was son of Abraham Daws, a Quaker from Wales, who settled in the area and acquired 600 acres of land in Montgomery County. Dawes styled himself as ‘yeoman’ and had become a Justice of the Peace by 1752. DAWESFIELD MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Revolutionary Headquarters for General George Washington 1777