Mekeel family papers, 1824-1851.

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Mekeel family papers, 1824-1851.

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The collection revolves around the New York Quaker Mekeel family of the 19th century. With Arthur Mekeel (1826-1850) at the core of the collection, letter writers include his parents, Phebe Quinby Mekeel (1800-1861) and Isaac Mekeel (1797-1880), as well as Caleb Mekeel (1793-1859), Joshua Mekeel (1795-?) and others. Letters often detail issues of family, health and Meeting, but also about farming and business and the Quaker boarding school, Nine Partners in Poughkeepsie, NY. and Friends Boarding School in Providence, R.I. Some discussion of the split between Wilburites and Gurneyites is recorded. There is significant reference to Arthur Mekeel's health beginning in 1849, resulting in his death the following year.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Moses Brown School

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Mekeel family.

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Mekeel, Arthur, 1826-1850.

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Nine-Partners' Boarding School (Washington, N.Y.)

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Nine Partners was established in 1795 by New York Yearly Meeting and opened in 1796. By the 1850's it was in some financial trouble, but it did not close its doors until after 1862. Nine Parters was indirectly succeeded by Friends Academy at Union Springs (later Oakwood), founded 1858. From the description of Records, 1784-1862. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 40511680 ...