Mary King Swayne letters
Scope and Contents
Letters include correspondence with members of the Swayne and King families, mainly covering family updates from various branches of the family, including the English Quaker Mary Thresher.
Dates
- Creation: 1807 - 1864
Creator
- Swayne, Mary King (1787-1855) (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use (if there are restrictions indicated it here)
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical / Historical
Mary King Swayne (1787-1855) was the wife of Joel Swayne (1774/75-1850), a Quaker missionary in upstate New York from 1798-1800. The Kings were early settlers of Ceres PA, near the New York state border. They also resided in Delaware for a time before settling in Ceres. Joel Swayne was a member of London Grove Monthly Meeting, and was later a member of Woodstown Monthly Meeting in New Jersey
Extent
0.8 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains handwritten letters from and to Mary King Swayne, the wife of Joel Swayne, a Quaker missionary to the Onondaga Tribe of Upstate New York. The letters cover family life and discussions on religion, including the Hicksite Schism.
Arrangement
Letters are arranged in chronological order by sender.
Acquisition
Gift of James Boone, March 2023
Processing Information
Processed by Maxwell Champlin, May 2023
- Title
- Mary Swayne Letters
- Author
- Maxwell Champlin
- Date
- May, 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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