Comly-White family papers, 1771-1961.

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Comly-White family papers, 1771-1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30324281

The collection includes family correspondence, the journal of John Comly's brother, Isaac, other manuscript writings, financial and legal papers, and miscellaneous papers. Also includes the ledger and memorabilia of Pleasant Hill Boarding School and papers of Helen Comly White relating to her student years at Swarthmore College from 1870-75.

3 linear ft. (6 boxes)

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7285347

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Comly, John, 1773-1850

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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...

White, Howard, 1844-1916

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White, Helen C. (Helen Comly), 1854-1938

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John Comly, a Quaker minister and school master, was born in 1773, the son of Isaac and Asenath Comly of Byberry, Pa. He married Rebecca Budd, a fellow teacher at the Westtown School, in 1803. They operated the Pleasant Hill Boarding School on their Byberry farm from 1804-1815. Charles Comly, their oldest son, married Debby Ann Newbold in 1830. Their daughter, Helen Trump Comly, married Howard White in 1886. From the description of Comly-White family papers, 1771-1961. (Swarthmore Co...

Comly, Rebecca, 1773-1832

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Swarthmore college

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Founded by members of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Swarthmore College was incorporated in 1864 under a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College opened in 1869 as an college and preparatory school, although the preparatory division was phased out in the 1880s. The Charter was amended in 1908 to remove any formal links to the Society of Friends. The College continues to operate as a liberal arts college with a...

Comly, Charles B. (Charles Budd), 1808-1894

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Pleasant Hill Boarding School (Pa.)

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Comly, Isaac, 1779-1847

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Comly, Debby Ann, 1812-1882

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