Additional papers, 1793-1949.

ArchivalResource

Additional papers, 1793-1949.

Includes correspondence, wills, poems, and genealogical data relating to the Grew family, including Henry and Mary Grew of Philadelphia. Two letters from Mary Grew celebrate the recent abolition of slavery.

1 folder (.1 linear ft.)

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8251413

Houghton Library

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Grew, Mary, 1813-1896

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rp41vp (person)

Mary Grew (September 1, 1813 – October 10, 1896) was an American abolitionist and suffragist whose career spanned nearly the entire 19th century. She was a leader of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. She was one of eight women delegates who were denied their seats at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840. An editor and journalist, she wrote for abolitionist newspapers and chronicled the work of Philadelphia's abolitionists over more t...

Grew family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f56hc0 (family)

Grew, Henry, 1781-1862

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6125xfq (person)