Papers, 1809-1878.

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...

Garrett, Thomas, 1789-1871

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Abolitionist; joined Pennsylvania Abolition Society in 1818; his home in Wilmington, Del. was a refuge for slaves and an Underground Railroad station which caused Md. to offer a reward of $10,000 for his arrest. Arrested in 1848, convicted, fined. Helped about 2,000 salves to escape. From the description of Deed of sale, 1832 March 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582919 Quaker abolitionist. From the description of Address to the colourd people of St. Helena...

Mott, John, 1783-1848

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John Mott was a Hicksite Quaker minister from Rensselaerville, N.Y. He spoke and wrote extensively on issues relating to Orthodox-Hicksite Separation of 1827-28. In 1837, John Mott and his wife, Hannah, along with their twelve children were granted a certificate to transfer to Plymouth (later, Battle Creek) Monthly Meeting in Michigan. Mott was active in the controversies that led to the 1848 separation in Genesee Yearly Meeting. From the description of Papers, 1822-1851. (Swarthmore...

Price family.

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Benjamin and Jane Price were prominent Hicksite Quakers from Pennsylvania. Jane Price was born a Paxson, the daughter of Jacob and Mary Paxson. She married Benjamin Price in 1817. Benjamin had a brother Eli K. Price who ran a legal practice. Both Benjamin and Jane Price travelled in Quaker ministry. From the description of Papers, 1809-1878. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 32566917 ...

Price, Jane, 1791-1876

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Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884

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Eli Kirk Price, Esq. was assignee of Joseph Reed, Esq., and trustee of the George J. Ewing estate. From the description of Papers, 1829-1841. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122689789 Eli K. Price was a Philadelphia lawyer and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1854. From the description of Papers, 1820-1853. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122632853 Eli Kirk Price was a Philadelph...

Mott, James, 1788-1868

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Abolitionist. From the description of Circular letter of James Mott, 1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454648 American abolitionist and advocate for women's rights. From the description of Autograph note signed : Philadelphia, 1858 Aug. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 640128449 ...

Wharton, Deborah Fisher, 1795-1888

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Wharton, William, 1790-1856

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William Wharton, a birthright Quaker, was the son of Charles and Hannah (Redwood) Wharton of Philadelphia. In 1817 he married Deborah Fisher at Pine Street Meeting. From the description of Manuscript, 5mo 10 1816. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 19496485 ...

Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886

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Dillwyn Parrish was the son of Joseph and Susanna M. Parrish. He was apprenticed to a druggist and later graduated from the College of Pharmacy (Philadelphia). He was a Quaker and am active philanthropist. From the description of Diary, 1833-1836. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122524186 Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1865-1872. From the description of Letter : To Edward Stabler, Jr., 1864 Nov. 15. (Duke University Library). Worl...

Paxson family.

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Price, Lydia H., 1827-1907

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Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842

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William Ellery Channing (1780-1842) graduated from Harvard College in 1798. He served on the board of the Harvard Corporation from 1813 to 1826, where he worked for the establishment of the Divinity School, which occurred in 1816. A Unitarian minister, Channing served as the pastor of the Federal Street Church in Boston from 1803 until his death in 1842. In 1819 he gave the landmark Unitarian sermon, Unitarian Christianity, which upon publication sold thousands of copies. A believer in the aboli...

Price, Benjamin, 1793-1872

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Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849

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Edward Hicks (April 4, 1780 – August 23, 1849) was an American folk painter and distinguished religious minister of the Society of Friends (aka "Quakers"). He became a Quaker icon because of his paintings. Edward Hicks was born in his grandfather's mansion at Attleboro (now Langhorne), in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Anglican. Isaac Hicks, his father, was a Loyalist who was left without any money after the British defeat in the Revolutionary War. After young Edward's mothe...

Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830

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Elias Hicks was an eminent Quaker minister from Jericho, Long Island, N.Y. He was a farmer, partner in a tannery, and had a knowledge of surveying. Elias Hicks was born on March 19, 1748, a birthright member of Westbury Monthly Meeting, New York, and the son of John and Martha (Smith) Hicks. At thirteen he went to live with his older brother and was apprenticed to a carpenter. During this time, he became increasingly devoted to religious principles. In 1771, he married Jemima Seaman, th...