Letter, 1784 April 23, Philad[elphia], to "Esteemed Friend Nicholas Waln" / William B. Clark.

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Letter, 1784 April 23, Philad[elphia], to "Esteemed Friend Nicholas Waln" / William B. Clark.

Letter from William B. Clark to Nicholas Waln, in which he writes of his stop in St. Kitts, the deplorable treatment of slaves in the West Indies, and the improper activities that occur among both black and white inhabitants there.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7970158

Haverford College Library

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Waln, Nicholas, 1742-1813

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Nicholas Waln (1742-1813), Quaker minister, was the son of Nicholas and Mary Shoemaker Waln. He married Sarah Richardson in 1771. Their children included Joseph R. Waln (1773-1783), Jacob Shoemaker Waln (1784-1847), and William and Nicholas Waln. Waln was educated as a lawyer but, as a result of a profound religious experience in 1772, gave up his lucrative practice. Waln began to travel in the ministry in 1774 and made two religious visits to Great Britain, in 1783 and 1795. From t...

Clark, William B.

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