Spalding, Lyman A.

Lyman A. Spalding was a Quaker merchant involved in manufacturing and banking in New York State and the Midwest, and real estate and lumbering in Michigan Territory early in the 19th century. He was an active member in the abolition movement, edited the Plain Truth, and established the newspaper Priestcraft Exposed and Primitive Christianity Defended .

From the guide to the Lyman A. Spalding Papers, 1811-1864 (bulk), (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)