Story, Thomas, 1662-1742

After his religious visit was over he remained here as agent for W Penn. He returned to Eng 12mo 22nd 1714 and died 4mo 24th 1742 aged 80.

Story, Thomas., c.1670-1742
<p>b. in June., c.1670 near Carlisle., Cumb • .,
Eng • ., son of Thomas and Thomasin (Constable) Story.
ed. school in Carlisle and in the Established
Cbnl,ch. Was well versed in Greek and Latin. Studied
law and took up legal practice in Carlisle, in 1687.
<p>1689 or 91 convinced in a meeting at Broughton.,

<p>Cumb. 1692 spoke one sentence in meeting.

<p>1698 went to Ireland with Penn and Everard .

Later the same year went to America with R. Gill, who
died in Phila. Travelled further among Friends and in
1704 helped plant Quakerism on Nantucket., Mass.
<p>m., 1706., Anne Shippen (d.1712)
Served in Penna. as ;member of Council of State,
Keeper of the Great Seal, Master of the Rolls, etc.

<p>1714 returned to England. Next year visited Ger-
many and Holland. 1730 visited Scotland.

<p>1719-21 In Fleet Prison., London for not taking
the "Oath of Affirmation".

<p>1740 suffered the first of two strokes.
<p>d. August 24, 1742 Carlisle, Cumb., Eng

Manuscript journals, including a draft of his Life, printed in 1747, as well as of his travels to Barbados, England, Ireland, Holland, Friesland, Germany, and elsewhere, from 1708-1735. Also includes correspondence and manuscripts relating to his debate on water baptism and other theological issues with Thomas Selby and Thomas Dixon, as well as Story's records of the Pensilvania Land Company in London, including minutes (1720, 1725), receipts and other financial records, legal documents, and descriptions of the properties.

Collection of thirty letters between Thomas Story and his wife, Ann (Shippen) Story, both before and after their marriage in 1706, concerning his extensive travel in the ministry and her home life.

A deed made out to Caleb Pusey in Penn's name and signed by his deputies James Logan, Edward Shippen, Griffith Owen, and Thomas Story, setting forth the boundaries of a tract of land in Ridley Township, Chester County, Pa. (now Ridley, Delaware County), that was originally granted to John Nixon.

Chiefly letters; also documents, clippings, published articles, portraits, silhouettes, photographs and misc. mss. related to Friends in England, Ireland and Scotland. Letters shed light on Quaker history and cultural activities; topics discussed include family news, Hicksite Separation, peace, business, slavery, education, N. American Indians, politics, travel, traveling Friends, relief work in Armenia and Quaker publications (especially John Barclay's Diary of Alexander Jaffray, 1833). Includes letters and papers of early Friends. Correspondents include Samuel Alexander, Robert Barrow, Isaac Braithwaite, J. Bevan Braithwaite, John Bright, John Broadhead, John Candler, William Caton, William Dewsbury, Richard Farnworth, Josiah Forster, Ann Fothergill, Samuel Fothergill, Margaret Askew Fell Fox, Elizabeth Fry, David Hall, James Rendel Harris, Mary Howitt, William Howitt, Hannah Kilham, Roger Longworth, Daniel Mildred, Mary Neale, Henry Stanley Newman, Amelia Alderson Opie, Robert Sandilands, Thomas Shillitoe, William Smith, Thomas Story, Joseph Sturge and Ann Whitehead.

Collection of correspondence received, 1707-39, and sent, 1731-41, travelling certificates, tracts, and other miscellaneous papers of Thomas Story which were tipped into a copy of his printed Journal (1747). Correspondents include James Logan, Hannah Fishbourn, Thomas Chalkley, William Sewel, Griffith Owen, Joseph Pike, Isaac Norris, Hannah Penn, Caleb Pusey, and others. The tracts include "Reasons why ... Quakers challenged by George Keith" (1696), "Treason to Caesar discovered," and a printed pamphlet, FELO-DE-SE (1738). Also included is a copy of Thomas Story's will and a manuscript signed by F.D. Pastorius, "The Matter of Taxes ..."

Describes travels by Gill with Thomas Story through Friends' settlements in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.

Born 4th of the 10th month, 1662