Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854
Quaker, publisher of children's books, printer, and bookseller of New York City.
From the description of Journal of a voyage among the West India Islands, 1839 Nov. 11-1840 Apr. 20. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663089
Mahlon Day was an Orthodox Quaker printer and bookseller of New York City. He and his wife, Mary, joined the Society of Friends in 1820, and Mahlon Day travelled in the ministry with Joseph John Gurney. His press produced many tracts for New York Yearly and Monthly Meetings.
From the description of Collection of publications, 1821-1852. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 51032920
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Tallcot, Joseph, 1768-1853. Family papers, 1724-1857 (bulk 1788-1853). | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Taylor, George Washington, 1803-1891. Account book, 1831-1843, Burlington, N.J. and Philadelphia, Pa. | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854. Collection of publications, 1821-1852. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Frost, John H. A., b. 1794. Almanac, 1827-1828. | New-York Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | White, Josiah, 1781-1850. Papers, 1796-1949. | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854. Journal of a voyage among the West India Islands, 1839 Nov. 11-1840 Apr. 20. | New-York Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854. Cope Family Papers, 1792-1877. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854. Papers. | Haverford College Library |
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| associatedWith | Bates, Benjamin, 1769-1812. | person |
| associatedWith | Braithwaite, Anna, ca. 1788-1859. | person |
| associatedWith | Candler, John, 1787-1869. | person |
| associatedWith | Candler, Maria. | person |
| associatedWith | Colebrooke, William Macbean George, Sir, 1787-1870. | person |
| associatedWith | Day, Mary Kerr, 1788-1854. | person |
| associatedWith | Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. | person |
| associatedWith | Gilbert, Nathaniel. | person |
| associatedWith | Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847. | person |
| associatedWith | Monthly Meeting of New York (Society of Friends : Orthodox : New York, N.Y.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tallcot, Joseph, 1768-1853. | person |
| associatedWith | Taylor, George Washington, 1803-1891. | person |
| associatedWith | White, Josiah, 1781-1850. | person |
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Birth 1790
Death 1854
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