Call Number:

MC.975.03.051

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.04 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Caleb Raper commonplace book (HC.MC.975.03.051), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1711

Creator:

Raper, Caleb

Form:

letters (correspondence) and Commonplace books

Abstract:

The commonplace book of Caleb Raper is religious in nature, and contains copied bible verses, religious poetry, prayers, and letters. According to the notes on the first and last pages of the volume, the original commonplace book, written in Caleb Rapper's hand, was written in 1711. This volume was copied in 1747 by Raper's nephew, Richard Smith. There is also a single photocopy.

Caleb Raper (1692/3-1745) was born circa 1692/3, the son of Thomas Raper (1656-1715) and Abigail Perkins (1663-1752), in Burlington, New Jersey. He died in August, 1745, in Burlington, New Jersey.

This collection is comprised of the single volume commonplace book of Caleb Raper, and a single photocopy. It is religious in nature, and contains copied bible verses, religious poetry, prayers, and letters. According to the notes on the first and last pages of the volume, the original commonplace book, written in Caleb Rapper's hand, was written in 1711. This volume was copied in 1747 by Raper's nephew, Richard Smith.