Benjamin Swett letterbook
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of Benjamin Swett. The first half of the volume contains business correspondence concerning merchant's orders and the status of shipments. The second half of the volume contains personal correspondence, chiefly letters from Swett to Mary Howell Swett, his wife.
Business correspondence is addressed to the following: William Johnson, Isaac Milnor, Harper & Hartshorne, John Wickman & Sons, Barclay & Sons, Richard Mayhew, Joseph Brown, Jonathon Cowpland, David Symour, Arnoll & Mayhew, and John Smith.
Personal correspondence is addressed to the following: Thomas Letchworth, George Dillwyn, and Sally Hopkins.
Dates
- Creation: 1765-1806
Creator
- Swett, Benjamin (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restriction
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Benjamin Swett (1738-1819) was born circa 1738, the son of John Swett. Swett lived most of his life near Burlington, New Jersey. He married Mary Howell of Philadelphia, and both Swett and his wife later became ministers. In 1771, he visited Long Island, New York, on a religious visit. In 1778, Swett accompanied John Hunt in a visit to members of the Lenni-Lenape living on the Brotherton (Edgepelick) Reservation in New Jersey. From 1797 to 1801, the Swetts accompanied Charity Cook on a visit to Friends in Europe. Benjamin Swett died March 27, 1819, near Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Extent
0.12 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The first half of the volume contains business correspondence concerning merchant's orders and the status of shipments. The second half of the volume contains personal correspondence, chiefly letters from Benjamin Swett to Mary Howell Swett, his wife. Letters are addressed to William Johnson, Isaac Milnor, Harper & Hartshorne, John Wickman & Sons, Barclay & Sons, Richard Mayhew, Joseph Brown, Jonathon Cowpland, David Symour, Arnoll & Mayhew, Thomas Letchworth, George Dillwyn, Sally Hopkins, and John Smith.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed August, 2015.
Subject
- Swett, Mary Howell (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Benjamin Swett letterbook, 1765-1806
- 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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