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Samuel L. Southard Papers concerning the Quaker Separation, 1827-1833 (inclusive)

Extent:

.5 linear ft.

Abstract:

This collection contains the correspondence and legal papers of Samuel L. Southard, New Jersey lawyer and politician, concerning his defense of the Hicksite position in the trial over the Crosswicks School Fund at the time of the Separation in the Society of Friends. The School Fund of Crosswick Preparative Meeting, New Jersey, was claimed by both factions, Hicksite and Orthodox.

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