Pemberton, James, 1723-1809
Person
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Bringhurst Family Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-046
Overview
Contains the collected correspondence of the Bringhurst family, largely compiled by C. Marshall Taylor. It includes correspondence, 1780-1806, of Philadelphia Quaker businessman James Bringhurst and his letters received from John Murray of New York City. Bringhurst corresponded with family and prominent friends including John Dickinson, Job Scott, Nathan Hunt, James Pemberton, Jesse Kersey, Lindley Murray and Moses Brown. Of particular interest are descriptions of life in Philadelphia and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1780 - 1811; 1780 - 1941
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
Hiram Doty collected papers relating to Quaker history
Collection — Othertype SC-029
Identifier: SFHL-SC-029
Abstract
This collection includes original manuscripts collected by Hi Doty relating to early Quaker involvement in Indian affairs from 1756 to 1821 and the Friendly Association. Of particular interest are documents concerning the settlement at Oneida and the Treaty of Easton. Correspondents include Tedyuscung, Nathaniel Holland, Frederick Post, John Hunt, William Cooper, Israel Chapin, William Savery, James Pemberton, and Joseph Elkinton. Also included in the collection are several letters written...
Dates:
1756-1874
Henry Drinker correspondence
Collection — Othertype SC-031
Identifier: SFHL-SC-031
Abstract
This collection includes letters received by Henry Drinker regarding various business and personal matters. The correspondents include Ruth Anna Rutter (later Lindley), George Churchman, and William Brinton, who wrote concerning a subscription from Lampeter Preparative Meeting for relief in Europe.
Dates:
1791-1801
Parrish Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-229
Overview
Collection contains papers of the Parrish family, a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family. Includes correspondence, writings, and other papers of Edward Parrish, first president of Swarthmore College. Also of special interest is the correspondence of Dillwyn Parrish and his aunt and uncle, William and Deborah Parrish Wright; the letters of the Wrights in 1835 and 1836 give information about abolition and anti-slavery efforts in Lancaster County. A scrapbook assembled by Clemmons Parrish...
Dates:
1780-1966
James Pemberton biography
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-075
Overview
The biography of James Pemberton includes descriptions of the Pemberton family, their history and genealogical roots, and the early life of James Pemberton, as well as his adult life. The biography includes quoted sections from Quaker meeting minutes.
Dates:
Undated.
Pemberton Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-039
Overview
The collection contains primarily family correspondence of the three Pemberton brothers -- Israel, James, and John, prominent members of the Society of Friends in Philadelphia who were exiled to Virginia during the Revolutionary War for their pacifism. It also includes a small number of correspondence from Edward Stabler and Alexander White, an account on the life of James Pemberton, and the will of his wife, Phebe Lewis Pemberton. Topics include the Pembertons' exile to Winchester, Va.,...
Dates:
1756-1812
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 -- Pennsylvania 4
- Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 2
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century 2
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 2
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 2
- African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Church and social problems -- Society of Friends 1
- Church work with African Americans 1
- Delaware Indians 1
- Delaware Indians -- Government relations 1
- Family -- Religious life -- Society of Friends 1
- Health 1
- Indians of North America -- History -- 18th century 1
- Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania 1
- Indians, treatment of 1
- Oneida Indians 1
- Pacifists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Pacifists -- United States 1
- Pennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Conscientious objectors 1
- Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 18th century 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Conscientious objectors 1
- Poor -- Services for 1
- Prison reformers 1
- Quaker conscientious objectors -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quaker women 1
- Quakers 1
- Quakers -- Charities -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Education 1
- Quakers -- England 1
- Quakers -- Family relationships 1
- Quakers -- History 1
- Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 1
- Quakers -- Relations with African Americans 1
- Quakers -- Social service 1
- Quakers -- Virginia 1
- Seneca Indians 1
- Society of Friends -- Antislavery movement 1
- Society of Friends -- England 1
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 1
- Society of Friends -- United States 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- United States -- History -- Colonial period -- ca. 1600-1775 1
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 1
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Concientious objectors 1
- Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century 1
- Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 1
- Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- genealogies (histories) 1
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