Josiah Forster manuscript material : 1 item, 1819

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Josiah Forster manuscript material : 1 item, 1819

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· To Robert Were Fox, English Quaker geologist and physicist : 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Mar 1819 : (MISC 1992) : requesting money to support the continental performance of French Quaker missionary Stephen Grellet. Additionally signed by Luke Howard, Quaker chemist and meteorologist, and Thomas Christy (probably Thomas Christy, b. 1801, of the London Quaker hat maker Christys). Attached to a third person letter addressed to Mrs. Robert Fox from "Lt. Gov. Melville," 28 Apr 1810 (MISC 1993), regarding an allowance from the Society of Friends. Both letters were formerly attached to (G 0305).

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8329528

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Society of Friends

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Fox, Maria Barclay, 1786-1858.

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Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855

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Stephen Grellet (28 October 1772 – 16 November 1855) was a prominent French-American Quaker missionary. Grellet was born Étienne de Grellet du Mabillier in Limoges, the son of Antoine Gabriel Grellet, a counsellor of King Louis XVI also director of the first chinaware fabric in Limoges. His family had some interest in iron making. Raised as a Roman Catholic, he was educated at the Military College of Lyons, now the Institut d'études politiques de Lyon, and at the age of 17 he entered the person...

Fox, Robert Were, 1789-1877

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English geologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Falmouth, to John Griscom, 1838 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270467881 ...

Quakers

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Forster, Josiah, 1782-1870

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Josiah Forster, prominent British Quaker. He served as presiding officer over the yearly meeting of British Quakers from 1820-1831. He was the brother of William Forster, philanthropist and Quaker minister. From the description of Josiah Forster manuscript material : 1 item, 1819 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 84841146 ...