Call Number:

MC.975.07.081

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Benjamin Seebohm biography (HC.MC.975.07.081), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

Undated.

Form:

manuscripts (documents) and biographies (documents)

Abstract:

The biography of Benjamin Seebohm describes his early life and education in Germany, and the influence of Quakerism in his young life, particularly the religious visit of Stephen Grellet. The biography also describes Seebohm's travels as a Quaker minister throughout Europe and Great Britain, and includes quoted extracts from Seebohm's journals and letters.

Benjamin Seebohm (1798-1871) was born in Germany in 1798. He was a Quaker minister and traveled on religious visits throughout Europe. In 1831, he married Esther Wheeler in Hitchin, England. The couple had four children: Henry Seebohm (b. 1832), Frederick Seebohm (b. 1834), Benjamin Seebohm (b. 1840), and Julia Elizabeth Seebohm (b. 1841). Seebohm died in 1871.

This collection is comprised of the single volume biography of Benjamin Seebohm. The author of this handwritten biography is unknown. The volume describes Seebohm's early life and education in Germany, and the influence of Quakerism in his young life, particularly the religious visit of Stephen Grellet. The biography also describes Seebohm's travels as a Quaker minister throughout Europe and Great Britain, and includes quoted extracts from Seebohm's journals and letters.