Paul A. Rodebaugh collected manuscripts
Abstract
The collection contains miscellaneous manuscripts collected by Paul Rodebaugh. It includes: drafts of letters by an unknown author, 1844-1849, which express support for abolition and discuss contemporary U.S. politics; an anonymous Quaker journal of an 1817 trip from Philadelphia to Ohio; an undated journal of a sea and river journey from Philadelphia to Europe and then from Florida to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and a small number of miscellaneous letters involving the Dilworth and Sharpless families.
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1870
Creator
- Rodebaugh, Paul A. (Person)
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Paul A. Rodebaugh (1941-2002) was a Quaker teacher and antiquarian in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Extent
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--2010.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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