Letter, 1758 February 25, Philad[elphi]a, to "Dear Friend John Smith" / Ant[hony] Benezet.

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Letter, 1758 February 25, Philad[elphi]a, to "Dear Friend John Smith" / Ant[hony] Benezet.

Holograph letter from Anthony Benezet to John Smith. Refers to memorials for deceased Ministers and Elders, including Michael Lightfoot.

1 item (3 pages) ; 25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7942187

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...

Smith, John, 1722-1771

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