Samuel Parsons letters
Scope and Contents
Collection features three letters written between July 3 and July 22, 1830, addressed to Daniel B. Smith and sent from Samuel Parsons. All three letters are handwritten and discuss the logistics of the creation of Haverford College (referenced in the letters as the "Central School"). Subjects discussed include the role of the Board of Managers as well as the language and general layout of the school's constitution. Smaller details, such as the age of entrance and means of admission, are also discussed.
Dates
- Creation: 1830
Creator
- Parsons, Samuel, 1774-1841 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical Note
Samuel Parsons (1774-1841) was a Quaker minister and outspoken abolitionist who assisted in the formation of Haverford College in 1833. In 1806, Parsons married Mary Bowne and the couple had three children: Samuel Bowne Parsons Sr., Robert Bowne Parsons, and William Bowne Parsons. Parsons sat on the Haverford College Board of Managers from 1830 until his death in 1841 and sent his son, Samuel B. Parsons, and grandson, Samuel B. Parsons Jr., to the college. Near the end of his life, Parsons founded the Parsons and Co. Commercial Garden and Nursery, which was controlled by his sons upon his death. Throughout his life, Parsons was adamently opposed to slavery as he thought it went against Quaker values. His children, likely influenced by his views, would become conductors on the Underground Railroad of the mid-19th century. Source: The Bowne House Historical Society
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection features three letters written between July 3 and July 22, 1830 addressed to Daniel B. Smith and sent by Samuel Parsons.
Arrangement
Letters are arranged chronologically beginning with the one dated July 3, 1830 followed by the letter dated July 20, 1830 and ending with the letter dated July 22, 1830.
Acquisition
Unknown
Processing Information
Processed by Cullen Worth, completed June, 2024
Genre / Form
- Title
- Samuel Parsons letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Cullen Worth
- Date
- June, 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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