Joseph M. Paul papers 1810-1829

Joseph M. Paul papers

Joseph M. Paul was a Philadelphia merchant, vice-president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, and a prominent Friend. There is incoming correspondence and accounts current, 1817-1825, from and with the Embree brothers of Jonesboro, Tenn., proprietors of the Pactolus Iron Works there. Elihu Emb...

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Main Author: Paul, Joseph M. (Creator)
Collection:Joseph M. Paul Papers
Collection Number:0192
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Business > Merchants > Philadelphia (Pa.) > 19th century.
Embree, Elihu
Pennsylvania Abolition Society.
Quakers > Philadelphia > 19th century
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet 0.25 linear feet, 1 box, 50 items
Summary: Joseph M. Paul was a Philadelphia merchant, vice-president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, and a prominent Friend. There is incoming correspondence and accounts current, 1817-1825, from and with the Embree brothers of Jonesboro, Tenn., proprietors of the Pactolus Iron Works there. Elihu Embree also published the short-lived Emancipator, 1820, of which there is some mention. Paul acted as agent for the Elihu Embree estate in Philadelphia and collector for subscriptions for the support of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1810-1820. Included, too, are Paul's journal, 1800-1820, his letter book, 1812-1829, and a small diary of his trips through western Pennsylvania, 1815, 1820.

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