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1747

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3939789

Smith transcribes his uncle Caleb Raper's manuscript of poetry, some dealing with persecution of the Quakers, & treatment of the poor, mainly biblical themes. Caleb Raper probably transcribed this same material from an earlier writer. Smith begins this notebook with a short genealogical record of his family.

67 pages ; 21 x 15 cm

eng, Latn

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Smith, Richard, 1735-1803

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Richard Smith (March 22, 1735 – September 17, 1803) was a lawyer, politician, and a Founding Father of the United States who served in the Continental Congress and signed the Continental Association. Born in Burlington, Province of New Jersey, Smith was educated under private teachers and in Quaker schools, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1762 and practiced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later in Burlington. He was commissioned county clerk of Burlington on December 7, 1762...