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Smith, John, 1722-1771

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

New Jersey Association for helping the Indians records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-09-019
Scope and Contents

This collection contains two copies of the Constitution for the New Jersey Association for Helping Indians, 1757. One copy has signatures of subscribers who gave money for the cause, including John Woolman. The other copy was found among records at Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, Haddonfield, New Jersey.

Dates: 1757

Smith family commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-050
Overview

This commonplace book features writings from the Smith family.

Dates: Undated.

"Lives of the Ministers of the Gospel Among the People Called Quakers"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-087
Overview

The manuscripts of John Smith's "The Lives of Ministers of the Gospel Among the People called Quakers" are comprised of entries about Quaker ministers, arranged alphabetically. Entries briefly describe the life of each minister, largely relying upon quoted testimonies from Monthly and Yearly Meetings.

Dates: 1770

John Smith letterbooks

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-020
Overview

John Smith's letterbooks include both personal and business correspondence. Personal correspondence discusses family news and births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community. Business correspondence is largely related to the buying and selling of imported dry goods.

Dates: 1750-1760

Jonah Thompson correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-131
Identifier: SFHL-SC-131
Abstract This collection contains correspondence received by English Quaker Jonah Thompson. The bulk of these are written by Friends in Pennsylvania, relating the developing conflict between the Pennsylvania government and the Delaware Indians, and expressing concern with the role Quakers should have in a military defense of the colony. Included is a detailed account of developments regarding this issue in the Pennsylvania government by James Pemberton. Other prominent Philadelphia correspondents...
Dates: 1756-1759

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Quakers -- History 4
Quakers 3
Memorials 2
Delaware Indians -- Government relations 1
Indians of North America 1