Thomas Carrington papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a small set of documents related to Thomas Carrington, a Quaker of Chester County. There are two letters from Carrington to a friend Thomas Sugar, a draft and a final copy of Carrington’s will, and an inventory of belongings in New York in 1783. One letter describes Carrington’s passage to Ireland (notably he writes that the captain was washed overboard) and the other letter writes about his travel in Britain and the Falmouth Quarterly Meeting.
Dates
- Creation: 1775-10-20 - 1783-09
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical note
Thomas Carrington was an American Quaker who lived in Chester County, Pennsylvania and travelled to Ireland and Britain.
Extent
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of a small set of 18th century documents related to Thomas Carrington, a Quaker of Chester County.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Acquisition
Gift of Nancy Plumley, 2017
Processing Information
Processed by Lillian Sweeney, completed March 2021
- Title
- Thomas Carrington papers
- Author
- Lillian Sweeney
- Date
- March, 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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