Letter, 1756 April 24, Philad[elphia], to "Dear Friend Jonah Thompson" / Anthony Benezet.

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Letter, 1756 April 24, Philad[elphia], to "Dear Friend Jonah Thompson" / Anthony Benezet.

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Holograph letter from Anthony Benezet to Jonah Thompson. Refers present unrest and the possibility of France declaring war.

1 item (4 p.) ; 23 cm.

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784

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Anthony Benezet, born Antoine Bénézet (January 31, 1713 – May 3, 1784), was a French-American abolitionist and educator who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the early American abolitionists, Benezet founded one of the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage (after his death it was revived as the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery); the first public school for girls in North America; and t...

Thompson, Jonah, 1702 or 1703-1780

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Jonah Thompson was a Quaker minister and schoolmaster. He married Mary Beaton in 1735 and established a Quaker school at Compton, Dorsetshire (England). He made a religious visit to America. From the description of Letters, 1756-1759. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 32536106 ...