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Joseph Foulke correspondence

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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.162
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (9 items (1 folder)))
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Joseph Foulke Correspondence, 1839-1861.
Date:
1839-1861 (inclusive)
Creator:
Foulke, Joseph, 1827- and Chandler, William, of Warminster
Abstract:
Includes his correspondence with family members and one letter from William Chandler, 1839-1861. Topics covered are family matters, Quaker meetings, politics, and almanacs.

Joseph Foulke Jr. was born to Joseph and Elizabeth (Shoemaker) Foulke of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. Joseph Foulke, Jr. was a Quaker and worked as a wheelwright, was principal of Gwynedd Boarding School, and then earned his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1847. He worked as a doctor for the rest of his life. He served as a Clerk and then as an Elder for Buckingham Monthly Meeting.

Source of acquisition--the Autograph Collection, 1992. Method of acquisition--Purchased from.

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