John Comly Separation papers

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John Comly Separation papers

1827-1908

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/sfhl-sc-022

The papers relate to the Hicksite Separation of 1827. Included are copies of the published Orthodox declaration of 1828, a letter from John Comly (1773-1850) in defense of his own actions in the Separation, a copy of the address by John Comly to Green Street Monthly Meeting, and a refutation of Orthodox charges against Hicksites by William Gibbons.

.1 Linear Feet (1 folder.)

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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

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Comly, John, 1773-1850

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gv6crg (person)

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: 192...