Comly, John, 1773-1850
A birthright Friend, John Comly was the son of Isaac and Asenath Hampton Comly of Byberry. In 1803, John married Rebecca Budd of Mt. Holly, New Jersey. Over the course of his lifetime, John Comly worked as a farmer, an educator, a surveyor, a conveyancer, and published a number of books, including a grammar, spelling book, primer, and reader. He was also an acknowledged Quaker minister.
From the description of Papers, 1830-1884. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 19298310
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Edward Hicks selected papers in the Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Byberry Library Company records, 1876-circa 2000 | Byberry Library | |
| contributorOf | Charles Smith Ogden family Papers | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| contributorOf | George M. Justice papers | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Comly, John, 1773-1850. Papers, 1830-1884. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| contributorOf | Mary Bradway correspondence | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| contributorOf | Samuel M. Janney Papers | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | White, Helen C. (Helen Comly), 1854-1938. Comly-White family papers, 1771-1961. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Seaman, David, 1791-1844. Correspondence, 1808-1843. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| contributorOf | David Seaman correspondence | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| contributorOf | Price family papers | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Byberry Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Travelling certificates and visiting minutes, 1827-1845. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| contributorOf | Alice Ford research notes for the biography of Edward Hicks | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | John Comly papers | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Janney, Samuel M. (Samuel Mcpherson), 1801-1880. Papers, 1815-1880. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Isaac Hicks Family Papers, 1798-1956 (bulk 1798-1818) | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Stokes, Jane. Letterbooks, 1799-1809. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Comly, John, 1773-1850. Synopsis of Monthly Meeting History or Abridgment of the Minutes as far as respects Byberry. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Price, R. ALsS, 1827-1830, Philadelphia, Pa. to John Watson. | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Bradway, Mary, 1804-1894. Correspondence 1829-1886. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| referencedIn | Byberry Library local history collection, 1682-2002 | Byberry Library | |
| contributorOf | John Comly Separation papers | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Hunt, John, 1740-1824. Papers, 1770-1828. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Turner, Joseph, 1831-1865. Turner Family papers, 1776-1954. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Ogden, Charles Smith, 1822-1904. Family papers, 1681-1938. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| contributorOf | Isaac Hicks Family Papers | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Comly, John, 1831-1916. Papers, 1827-1908. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Comly, John, 1773-1850. Papers, 1830-1884. | Swarthmore College, McCabe Library | |
| creatorOf | Price family. Papers, 1809-1878. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Justice, George M. (George Middleton), 1792-1862. Papers, 1818-1853. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Ford, Alice, 1906-. Research notes for the biography of Edward Hicks, c. 1952. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| contributorOf | Jane Stokes letterbooks | Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections |
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Birth 1773-11-19
Death 1850-08-17
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