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John Comly papers
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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081
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A birthright Friend, John Comly was the son of Isaac and Asenath Hampton Comly of Byberry. In 1803, John married Rebecca Budd of Mt. Holly, New Jersey. Over the course of his lifetime, John Comly worked as a farmer, an educator, a surveyor, a conveyancer, and published a number of books, including a grammar, spelling book, primer, and reader. He was also an acknowledged Quaker minister.
Indicator 1 Holder of originals: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, John Comly Papers, 1830-1884.
Source of acquisition--Byberry Library through Sec. Beatrice Walton. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1971/1/13.
Source of acquisition--Walton, Beatrice. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1967/12.
Source of acquisition--Janney, Frances Stokes. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1955.
Source of acquisition--Smith, Newlin R. and Marion B. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1971.
Source of acquisition--Roberts, Adeline. Method of acquisition--Purchased from; Date of acquisition--1941/3/12.
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