Quakers -- New York (State) -- Poughkeepsie
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Comly papers
Collection — Othertype SC-023
Identifier: SFHL-SC-023
Abstract
This collection includes printed and manuscript materials concerning the publication and sale of Comly's books, his probate records, and other papers relating to John Comly and his family. Also includes records of the Byberry & Andalusia (Turnpike) Road Company.
Dates:
1830-1884
Howland-Shearman Family Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-303
Abstract
The collection is composed of correspondence of the family of David Sands Shearman and his wife, Hepsa Hathaway Howland Shearman of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Poughkeepsie, New York. The Shearman and Howlands were prominent New England Quaker merchant and whaling families, intertwined by business and marriage. Much of the correspondence is directed to Hepsa, largely from her children who pursued a range of careers. Early correspondence is with her husband Captain David Sands...
Dates:
1800 - 1916; Majority of material found within 1832 - 1899
