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Smyth family 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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Call Number:
SC.121
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (5 folders.))
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, David Smyth Family Papers, 1810-1819.
Date:
1810-1819 (inclusive)
Creator:
Smyth, David, 1783-1866, Smyth, John, 1775-1820, and Smyth, Thomas, 1773-
Abstract:
This collection includes letters between David Smyth and his brothers Thomas and John, regarding business and family news. Also included are notes on the Smyth family genealogy and on the Welsh tract.

David Smyth was a Quaker merchant of Wilmington, Delaware. He was born in 1783, the son of Thomas and Mary Smyth. Among his seven siblings were Thomas, born in 1773, and John, born in 1775. David Smyth died in 1866.

Source of acquisition--Emily Cooper Johnson. Method of acquisition--Gift of.

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