Box 3
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Edward Townsend letter to Rachel Brown and Abby Hopper Gibbons, 1831-05-15
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 149
Identifier: A00181710
Scope and Contents
4 pages. Edward Townsend was a Philadelphia Quaker dentist involved in the education of African-Americans, prison reform, and a school for the blind. He served as warden of Eastern State Penitentiary from 1870-1881. Complains about annoying neighbors. Discusses recent events concerning many family/friends, including James Mott, Martha Biddle, and D. L. I. Parrish [sp]. Mentions attending Meeting, and was advised by Mary Pike to be "more guarded and careful about conforming to the customs...
Dates:
1831-05-15
