Papers, 1785-1830.

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Papers, 1785-1830.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37892757

The collection is primarily composed of letters written by Lindley Murray and other family members between 1785 and 1822. This correspondence concerns the publication of his English grammar, family matters, and issues in education, religion, and topical affairs.

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Murray, Lindley, 1745-1826

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Lindley Murray was born at Harper Tavern, Pennsylvania, on 7 June 1745. His father, Robert Murray, a member of an old Quaker family, was one of the leading New York merchants. Murray was the eldest of twelve children, all of whom he survived, although he was puny and delicate in childhood. When six years old, he was sent to school in Philadelphia, but soon left to accompany his parents to North Carolina, where they lived until 1753. They then moved to New York, where Murray was sent to a good sc...

Ackworth School (Ackworth, England)

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Murray, Lindley, 1789 or 1790-1847

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Murray family.

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