Smith, Samuel, ca. 1738-1817
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Richard T. Cadbury collection
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-954
Overview
Letters of English and American Friends written at the end of the 18th century on topics relating to travel in the ministry in England and the northeastern United States, Friends, and health. Almost all the letters are directed to Quaker minister, James Thornton.
Dates:
1780 - 1878
Samuel Smith papers
Collection — Othertype SC-119
Identifier: SFHL-SC-119
Abstract
This collection includes 10 memorandum books of Samuel Smith, recounting his experiences as a travelling Quaker minister on his journeys in the eastern United States, Liverpool, London and Scotland. Also included is the copy book of a certain "S.B." of Darby Monthly Meeting, dated 1740-1746. This book contains tables of climates and distances, home remedies, and personal financial records. Notable are a list of the holdings of the Philadelphia library in 1741, an elegy to John Chalkley...
Dates:
1740-1817
