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Rowland Greene memoir
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
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Rowland Greene (1770-1859) was born in 1770 at Warwick, Rhose Island, the son of Thomas and Sarah (Wickes) Greene. Greene became a convinced Quaker at the age of 25, and was acknowledged a minister in 1803. In addition to his involvement in the Society of Friends, Greene was a practicing physician. Greene married Susanna Harris and the couple had 13 children. Greene died on August, 18, 1859, in Cranston, Rhode Island.
This collection is comprised of the single volume, handwritten manuscript of Rowland Greene's memoir. The memoir describes Greene's early life, his convincement (conversion to Quakerism), and his subsequent travel on religious visits to Quaker meetings throughout the eastern United States.
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Processed by Kara Flynn; completed October, 2015.
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- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
- Finding Aid Author
- Kara Flynn
- Finding Aid Date
- October, 2015
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The collection is open for research use.
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Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).