Account book, 1831-1843, Burlington, N.J. and Philadelphia, Pa.

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Account book, 1831-1843, Burlington, N.J. and Philadelphia, Pa.

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The account book, which is almost exclusively Quaker-oriented, shows entries relating to books, salaries, subscriptions, stocks for organizations such as The Friend, Bible Association of Friends, Tract Assoc. of Friends, Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. and Haverford School Assoc. and for individuals including Thomas Taylor, Jacob Taylor, William Evans, Thomas Evans and Mahlon Day.

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Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Haverford college

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Haverford College was founded in 1833 as a Quaker school for boys. Today it is a coeducational, non-sectarian college applying the Quaker values of consensus and honor code. From the description of Archival records, 1831-[ongoing]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 60246925 ...

Taylor, Jacob, -1746

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Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company

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The surge of investment that filled the Anthracite region of northeastern Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s did not reach the Lehigh Valley until 1791 when coal was found near Summit Hill, west of Mauch Chunk, leading to the formation of the Lehigh Coal Mines Company. Coal was floated downriver on wooden rafts known as arks, which were dismantled and sold as lumber upon arrival. Flooding, shallow water and swift currents created financial problems for the company until Josiah White, familiar with ca...

Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854

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Quaker, publisher of children's books, printer, and bookseller of New York City. From the description of Journal of a voyage among the West India Islands, 1839 Nov. 11-1840 Apr. 20. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663089 Mahlon Day was an Orthodox Quaker printer and bookseller of New York City. He and his wife, Mary, joined the Society of Friends in 1820, and Mahlon Day travelled in the ministry with Joseph John Gurney. His press produced many t...

Tract Association of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Taylor, Ralph Savery.

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Evans, William A., 1923-1988

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Epithet: Lieutenant-General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x000057 Epithet: of Add MS 14891 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x000162 ...

Taylor, Thomas.

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Bible Association of Friends in America

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Taylor, George W., 1803-1891

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G.W. Taylor was the son of Jacob Taylor and Elizabeth Richards Taylor. A convinced Friend, Taylor was early a member of New Garden, (Pa.) Monthly Meeting. He was a pupil of the Quaker educator Enoch Lewis. Taylor m. (1) Elizabeth Sykes in 1831; m. (2) Ruth Leeds in 1864; m. (3) Elizabeth Burton in 1885. Active in the Free Produce Movement, particularly between 1847 and 1867, Taylor was responsible for finding supplies of free labor products, for running a free produce store in Phila. (1847-67), ...

Evans, Thomas.

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