Baily, Joshua L. (Joshua Longstreth), 1826-1916
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1826 - 1916
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joshua L. and Theodate L. Baily diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-006
Overview
The diaries span the majority of Baily's adult life. As a young man, Baily was very involved in the Philadelphia community, and many of his early entries are related to the Philadelphia Historical Society, the Eromathean society, the Pennsylvania Prison Society, which advocated for the health and safety of incarcerated people and prison reform, The Philadelphia Society for Employment and Instruction of the Poor, and the Moyamensing House of Industry. In later entries, Baily is largely...
Dates:
1845-1916
Joshua L. Baily Papers,
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1032
Abstract
The papers of Joshua Longstreth Baily (1826-1916), a Philadelphia Quaker merchant, include his correspondence, speeches, notebooks and articles on topics relating to peace, penal reform, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and contributions to African American causes.
Dates:
1818 - 1917
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- Subject: Temperance X