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Samuel Garrigues commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-014

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the single volume commonplace book of Samuel Garrigues, and includes extracts of minutes by Thomas Brown, Quaker testimonies, memorandum of Thomas Brown's last illness, and an Account of Ann Parrish. The volume also contains copies of letters written by: Samuel Fothergill, Frances Dodshon, Thomas Lloyd, and Samuel Neale.

Dates

  • 1757-1820

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Samuel Smith Garrigues (1828-1899) was born on September 17, 1828, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Edward Briggs Garrigues and Sarah Gilpin Smith. Garrigues married Adele M. Burr in 1864, and the couple had two children, Edwin Clendenning Garrigues (b. 1865) and Ellen Elizabeth Garrigues (b. 1868). Samuel Garrigues died May 16, 1899, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Extent

0.12 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Language

English

Overview

The commonplace book of Samuel Garrigues includes extracts of minutes by Thomas Brown, Quaker testimonies, memorandum of Thomas Brown's last illness, and an Account of Ann Parrish. The volume also contains copies of letters written by Samuel Fothergill, Frances Dodshon, Thomas Lloyd, and Samuel Neale.

Acquisition

The Samuel Garrigues commonplace book was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1934 from the estate of Richard S. Deveers.

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed August, 2015.

Title
Samuel Garrigues commonplace book, 1757-1820
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
August, 2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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