Call Number:

SC.022

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Extent:

.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, John Comly Separation Papers, 1827-1908.

Date:

1827-1908 (inclusive)

Creator:

Comly, John, 1831-1916, Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835, Gibbons, William, 1781-1845, Evans, Thomas, 1798-1868, and Comly, John, 1773-1850

Abstract:

The papers relate to the Hicksite Separation of 1827. Included are copies of the published Orthodox declaration of 1828, a letter from John Comly (1773-1850) in defense of his own actions in the Separation, a copy of the address by John Comly to Green Street Monthly Meeting, and a refutation of Orthodox charges against Hicksites by William Gibbons.

John Comly was a birthright Quaker, born in 1831 to Charles and Debbie Ann Comly of Byberry. He was also the grandson of John Comly (1773-1850), noted Hicksite minister. He died in 1916.