%eadnotat; ]> 5002alst An Inventory of the John Alston Papers, 1797-1874 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1948 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG John Alston Papers, 1797-1874 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1948 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1797-1874 RG 5/002 John Alston 1 box; 0.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. John Alston (1794-1874) was a Quaker farmer who lived in Middletown, Delaware. This collection contains his journals (1837 (?)-1847 and n.d.), account books and business papers (1821-1874), and essays by Nathan Lord on slavery and salvation (1797).

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

John Alston (1794-1874) was a Quaker farmer who lived in Middletown, Delaware.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

This collection contains his journals (1837 (?)-1847 and n.d.), account books and business papers (1821-1874), and essays by Nathan Lord on slavery and salvation (1797).

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:

Account books Journals Financial records Miscellaneous ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: John Cowgill Alston, Sr., 1948

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Alston Papers, RG5/002, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Diaries - 19th century Alston, John, 1794-1874 Lord, Nathan Quakers - Delaware Delaware - Quakers Quakers - Social life and customs Farm life - Delaware Slavery - United States DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Account Books, 1821-1874 Account Book 1832-1857 1

Contains accounts of Appoquinminck Meeting, 1833-1847.

 Account Book 1821-1845 1 Account Book 1847-1851 1 Account Book 1853-1874 1 Ser. 2. Journals, 1837 Journal 1837 5mo 15-1847 11mo 27 1 3 small journals n.d. 1 Ser. 3. Financial Records, 1795 Financial records, n.d. 1

Receipts, indentures, letters, leases, recipes, manuscript account of dying sayings, “Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Barbados to his friend in Philadelphia dated November 10th, 1766.”

 Deed to John Alston from Joshua Richardson and others, 5th mo. 14th, 1795New Castle County, St. George near Drawyers Creek 1 Ser. 4. Miscellaneous, 1797 Lord, Nathan, [Essay on Negro Slavery, and Salvation] 1797 1