Family papers, 1769-1914 1807-1848 (bulk).

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Family papers, 1769-1914 1807-1848 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48860336

This small collection of Quaker family papers appears to have been collected and preserved by Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier (1869-1957) and her daughter, Elizabeth P. Frazier (b. 1902). They include family genealogy, some correspondence, manuscript writings, financial papers, wills, and reference material. The bulk of this collection dates between 1807 and 1848. Included in the miscellaneous papers collected by the family are printed materials from the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. the Friends Boarding School Association, and the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1 box ; .5 linear ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7598724

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Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society

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Founded in 1837, the Pennsylvania State Anti-Slavery Society was formed to "promote, by peaceful and Christian means, the emancipation of the enslaved, and the universal extension of the free principles inculcated in the Gospel of Love, and reiterated in the Bill of Rights of Pennsylvania." The Pennsylvania Society was an auxiliary of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Members included Robert Purvis, Lindley Coates, James Mott, Mary Grew, Haworth Wetherald, Sarah Pugh, Edward M. Davis, Lucretia ...

Frazier, Elizabeth Pearsall, 1869-1957.

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The Pearsall family and its allied families, especially the Parrish branch, were Quakers of long standing. Prior to 1800 the Pearsalls were a New York family, but after that they intermarried with Philadelphia Friends and made their homes in the Philadelphia area. There were strong ties with Burlington, N.J., and some of its Quaker families, including the Dillwyns and their relations. From the description of Family papers, 1769-1914 1807-1848 (bulk). (Swarthmore College). WorldCat re...

Parrish family.

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Frazier family.

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Friends Boarding School Association.

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Pearsall family.

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Dillwyn family.

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Pusey family.

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