Records, 1837-1899 (bulk) 1837-1849.

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Records, 1837-1899 (bulk) 1837-1849.

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This collection contains minutes of the Board of Managers of the Association, 1838-1847, financial and legal papers, and other related materials concerning the financing and erection of the Hall and the events and litigation which followed its opening and destruction. Individuals active in the Association included Daniel Neall, Samuel Webb, and Joseph M. Truman.

1 box ; 0.25 linear ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7597684

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Webb, Samuel, 1794-1869

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Truman, Joseph M. (Joseph Moore), 1827-1902

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Pennsylvania Hall Association (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Pennsylvania Hall Association was formed to promote free discussion among the citizens of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Hall was built in 1838. Three days after its dedication, during a meeting of the Female Anti-Slavery Society, it was destroyed by a mob opposed to the abolition of slavery. From the description of Minutes, 1837-1864. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122580181 The Pennsylvania Hall Association was a stockholders association formed i...

Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Neall, Daniel, 1817-1894

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Daniel Neall Jr. was a Philadelphia Quaker dentist active in the anti-slavery movement. Born in 1817, he was the son of Daniel and Sarah M. Neall. In 1839 he married Cecilia Anderson. In 1883, as secretary of the American Anti-slavery Society, he helped organize the conference that celebrated the society's 50th anniversary. Among his close friends were notable abolitionists John Greenleaf Whittier and Mary Grew. Daniel Neall died in 1894. From the description of Papers, 1834-1977, bu...