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Marshall Fell writings

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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.256
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: Marshall Fell writings, 1880-1890, SC/256, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1880-1890 (inclusive)
Creator:
Fell, Marshall, 1822-1897
Abstract:
The collection contains drafts of poems, letters to the editor, and a few personal letters. 1880-1890. Most of the letters express support for prohibition; one letter mentions the school run by Bradford Preparative meeting.

Marshall Fell was born in West Grove, Pennsylvania, in 1822, the son of Joseph and Ann Lamborn Fell of New Garden Monthly Meeting. The family moved to Ohio when he was 10 years old. In 1855 he married Hannah Thomas at Goshen Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania. In 1857 the young family transferred their membership to Bradford Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) and settled near Marshallton, Chester County. A Quaker minister, Fell supported abolition and prohibition. In his later years, he wrote poems for pleasure and for local publication.

Method of acquisition--Purchase, 2013.

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