Call Number:

MC.950.185

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

.01 linear ft. (1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

John Woolman papers (HC.MC.950.185), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1749

Creator:

Woolman, John, 1720-1772

Form:

manuscripts (documents) and Deeds

Abstract:

The collection contains some papers of John Woolman, an American Quaker minister.

John Woolman (1720-1772), a birthright Quaker, was born near Mount Holly, New Jersey, the son of Samuel Woolman and Elizabeth Burr. Woolman was a Quaker minister and abolitionist. Woolman was the fourth of 13 children. His father was a farmer, and the family was of middling status. Woolman received about ten years of schooling, and for the rest of his life read voraciously and pursued his own education. He worked as a teacher and did legal work, writing wills and contracts. Woolman also worked as a tailor. At age 36, he withdrew from business altogether, devoting his energies to religious work. Woolman died on October 7, 1772, in Yorkshire, England.

This collection is comprised of a single folder of John Woolman's papers, and includes a single handwritten copy and a single photocopy of "A Word of Rememberance & Caution to the Rich" by John Woolman, and a deed passing land from Samuel Woolman to John Woolman, signed by John Woolman.