Papers, 1815-1880.

Comly, John, 1773-1850

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A birthright Friend, John Comly was the son of Isaac and Asenath Hampton Comly of Byberry. In 1803, John married Rebecca Budd of Mt. Holly, New Jersey. Over the course of his lifetime, John Comly worked as a farmer, an educator, a surveyor, a conveyancer, and published a number of books, including a grammar, spelling book, primer, and reader. He was also an acknowledged Quaker minister. From the description of Papers, 1830-1884. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 192...

White, Barclay, 1821-1903

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Barclay White's father, Joseph, was Josiah White's brother. Barclay White served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern Superintendency from 1871 to 1877. Service was to the Santee Sioux, Winnebagoes, Omahas, Pawnees, Iowas, Ottoes and Missourias and Sac and Foxes. White indicates that during his service, those Indian tribes were under care of the Society of Friends (v. 2, p. 72). From the description of An autobiography and family history by Barclay White, 1871-1878. (...

Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852

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Abolitionist and prison reformer. From the description of Receipt and ALS : New York, to John Bailey, 1842. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626178 Hopper, an abolitionist, wrote for National Anti-Slavery Standard. From the description of ALS, 1842 April 11 : New York to Tho[ma]s McClintock. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 27672880 James Hamlet, a porter in a Water Street store, was arrested on the basis of an aff...

Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935

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Lawyer, public official, and author from Indiana. From the description of Papers of William Dudley Foulke, circa 1470-1952 (bulk 1868-1935). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063216 A native of Pennsylvania, William D. Foulke moved to Texas as a rancher, living at Melissa Ranch, Mountain Home, and Kerrville. In 1889, Foulke was arrested for murder, but the charges were dismissed the next year. From the guide to the Foulke, William D. papers 87-022., 1886-1891, (Do...

Parrish, Edward, 1822-1872

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First President of Swarthmore College, 1865-1872. Member of the Board of Managers, professor of Ethics, Chemistry, and the physical sciences. Viewed as a liberal, his ideas and permissive attitudes toward student discipline caused friction with more conservative members on the board. From the description of Papers, 1859-1872. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 42283491 ...

Janney family.

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Jackson, John, 1809-1855

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John Jackson, son of Halliday and Jane Jackson of Darby, Pa., was a Quaker minister and educator. George Truman (1798-1877), a merchant and dentist, also was a Quaker minister. From the description of Correspondence, 1834-1835. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 57202931 John Jackson (1809-1855), son of Halliday and Jane Jackson of Darby, Pa., married Rachel Tyson (1807?-1883), daughter of Isaac Tyson of Baltimore, Md., in 1832. Together they established the Sharon Fe...

Dugdale, Joseph A., 1810-1896

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Quaker reformer devoted to social justice causes including the anti-salvery movement, the woman's rights movement, various peace movements, prison reform and aiding Indians. Dugdale was born in Pennsylvania and lived in Ohio and Pennsylvania before moving his family to a farm in Henry County, Iowa in 1862. Dugdale and his wife Ruth joined the Hicksite Friends Meeting at Prairie Grove, Iowa. Ruth and Joseph later moved into Mount Pleasant where the couple continued their social reform activities....

Wharton, Deborah Fisher, 1795-1888

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Truman, George.

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Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886

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Dillwyn Parrish was the son of Joseph and Susanna M. Parrish. He was apprenticed to a druggist and later graduated from the College of Pharmacy (Philadelphia). He was a Quaker and am active philanthropist. From the description of Diary, 1833-1836. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122524186 Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1865-1872. From the description of Letter : To Edward Stabler, Jr., 1864 Nov. 15. (Duke University Library). Worl...

Dorsey, William, 1811-1874

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Janney, Samuel M. (Samuel Mcpherson), 1801-1880

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Samuel M. Janney was a Virginia Quaker minister, author, educator, and reformer. In 1839 he opened a boarding school for girls in Loudoun County. He traveled widely in the ministry, meeting with other denominations as well as being immersed in the contemporary issues facing the Society of Friends. Among his activities were establishing schools for African Americans and women, creating public schools in Virginia, and the abolition of slavery. In 1869 he was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affa...

Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877

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College president and educator. From the description of Papers of Benjamin Hallowell, 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450732 ...

Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835

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Halliday Jackson was a Pennsylvania Quaker missionary to the Indians. From the description of Journals, 1805-1806. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122440339 From the description of Journal, 1814. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466066 From the description of Some account of my journey to the Seneca Nation of Indians, and residence amongst that people, 1798-1799. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122380084 ...

Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867

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Benjamin Ferris was a prominent member of the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends in Wilmington, Delaware. He was born a Quaker in 1780, the son of Ziba and Edith (Sharpless) Ferris. Benjamin Ferris married Francis Canby in 1804. Among their ten children were Deborah, born in 1813, Anna M., born in 1815, and David, born in 1821. Fanny Ferris died in 1833 and Benjamin Ferris married his second wife, Hannah Gibbons, in 1835. He died in Wilmington in 1867. From the description of ...