%eadnotat; ]> 5137shep An Inventory of the Moses Sheppard Papers, ca. 1794-1927 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. 1958 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG An Inventory of the Moses Sheppard Papers, ca. 1794-1927 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1958 Descriptive Summary Moses Sheppard Papers, ca. 1794-1927 RG 5/137 Moses Sheppard 10 boxes; 5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
Moses Sheppard (1775-1857) was a Quaker humanitarian and businessman of Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of Nathan and Sarah Shoemaker Sheppard, born outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After their property was confiscated during the Revolutionary War, the family settled in Maryland. Sheppard never married and devoted most of his life to a number of social reforms, including the treatment of the insane and the colonization movement. As a member of Baltimore Monthly Meeting, he was active in a number of committees, including that of Indian Affairs of Baltimore Yearly Meeting. He was also involved in the Maryland State and American Colonization Societies and believed strongly in colonization as a means of eliminating slavery in the U.S. At his death, his bequest established the Sheppard Asylum. The collection includes correspondence on the subjects of antislavery and colonization in Liberia, plans for a mental hospital, and on personal affairs. Also includes manuscripts relating to the Maryland State and Pennsylvania Colonization Societies and the Sheppard Asylum, material on the libel trial of William Lloyd Garrison, and other papers. Of particular note is the correspondence of Moses Sheppard with Henry Gassett of Boston on Freemasonry and with Benjamin F. Taylor of Loudon Co., Virginia, on anti-slavery issues and the “spiritual tyranny” of the Catholic Church. Other correspondents include Benjamin Hallowell, John Jackson, Joshua Dungan, Thomas Ellicott, Dr. Nathan Shoemaker, Elisha Tyson, and many others. Collection also includes a list of applicants for Liberia and correspondence from Joshua H. Stewart in Africa and Samuel Ford McGill, a Liberian physician who was sponsored by Sheppard. BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

Moses Sheppard (1775-1857) was a Quaker humanitarian and businessman of Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of Nathan and Sarah Shoemaker Sheppard, born outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After their property was confiscated during the Revolutionary War, the family settled in Maryland. Moses began work as an errand boy for Quaker merchant, John Mitchell; he eventually went into partnership with him and was also involved in a number of other business ventures. Sheppard never married and devoted most of his life to a number of social reforms, including the treatment of the insane and the colonization movement. As a member of Baltimore Monthly Meeting, he was active in a number of committees, including that of Indian Affairs of Baltimore Yearly Meeting. He was also involved in the Maryland State and American Colonization Societies and believed strongly in colonization as a means of eliminating slavery in the U.S. At his death, his bequest established the Sheppard Asylum.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection includes correspondence on the subjects of antislavery and colonization in Liberia, plans for a mental hospital, and on personal affairs. Also includes manuscripts relating to the Maryland State and Pennsylvania Colonization Societies and the Sheppard Asylum, material on the libel trial of William Lloyd Garrison, and other papers. Of particular note is the correspondence of Moses Sheppard with Henry Gassett of Boston on Freemasonry and with Benjamin F. Taylor of Loudon Co., Virginia, on anti-slavery issues and the “spiritual tyranny” of the Catholic Church. Other correspondents include Benjamin Hallowell, John Jackson, Joshua Dungan, Thomas Ellicott, Dr. Nathan Shoemaker, Elisha Tyson, and many others. Collection also includes a list of applicants for Liberia and correspondence from Joshua H. Stewart in Africa and Samuel Ford McGill, a Liberian physician who was sponsored by Sheppard.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into six series:

Biographical Correspondence Business papers Writings by Moses Sheppard Social concerns Reference material ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Sheppard Asylum, 1958

Donor: Bliss Forbush, 1958-1972

The collection was given by Bliss Forbush, Director of Friends School, Baltimore, and by the Sheppard Asylum.

 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], RG 5/137, Moses Sheppard Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 Related material

See also:

Moses Sheppard, Quaker Philanthropist of Baltimore, by Bliss Forbush. BX7796.S601F6

The following material, originally part of the collection, was removed and integrated into appropriate FHL files.

The African Repository and Colonial Journal. (Colonial Journal dropped from title after Aug. 1850 issue) Jan. 1848 to March 1853, with gaps). The Friends' Weekly Intelligencer. 5/3/1845 to 3/10/1849, with gaps. The Liberator, 1/1/1831 The Pennsylvania Freeman. 3/11/1847, 4/11/1850 to 10/6/1853, with gaps (1851 missing) SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

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: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Sheppard Asylum Sheppard, Moses, 1775-1857 Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital Free masons Maryland State Colonization Society. Afro-Americans -- Colonization -- Africa. Anti-Catholicism Quakers -- Maryland - Baltimore Quakers --Social life and customs Quakers-Relations with Afro-Americans Quakers--Social reformers Baltimore (Md.)--Quakers Philanthropists --Quaker Mental Illness Slavery Liberia - History - Sources Dungan, Joshua Ellicott, Thomas, 1779-1859 Gassett, Henry, 1813-1886 McGill, Samuel F. (Samuel Ford) Shoemaker, Nathan, 1788-1868 Tyson, Elisha, 1750-1824 Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 Jackson, John, 1809-1855 Stewart, Joshua H. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Biographical, 1753, n.d. General biographical papers 1 bound volume

Bound volume containing mss. and newspaper accounts of Moses Sheppard's life, his plans for a mental hospital, and descriptions of the buildings and grounds of the Sheppard Asylum in process of construction. Also, copies of correspondence received by Sheppard from persons seeking charity upon reading of his large bequest to the hospital.

 List of visitors to Sheppard during the last three months of his life 1 Picture of Sheppard 1 Inventory: Moses Shepherd [sic] 1753 1 Visit of a previously unknown relative n.d. 1 ms. Clipping re: Geo. S. Sheppard. n.d. 1 with picture Miscellaneous notes containing mention of Elisha Tyson 1

See accompanying notes by Bliss Forbush.

 Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1801-1927 Miscellaneous correspondence 1801-1927 1 Correspondence with Joshua Dungan 1844-1850 1 Letters to Thomas Ellicott 1840-1850 2 Typewritten copies of letters to Thomas Ellicott 1841-1850 2 Correspondence with Henry Gassett, on Anti-Masonry 1847-1852 2 Correspondence with and about Samuel Ford McGill and Liberia, 1832-1855, including: 2 Letters 1832-1856 3 folders 2

With some letters by Dempsey R. Fletcher, 1845-1854

 Photocopies of letters 1832-1856 3 folders 2 Ms. volume, copies of letters 1835-1838 2 Photocopy of ms. volume of letters 1835-1838. 2 Bound ms. vol., copies of letters 1833-1853 3 Correspondence with Nathan Shoemaker 1835-1855 3 Correspondence with and about Nathan Tyson 1846-1849 3 Correspondence with Benjamin F. Taylor 1842-1858 3 in folder

re: Catholicism, slavery, etc.

 Invitations: personal and business ms. copies of letters by Moses Sheppard to various recipients 1851-1855 3 bound volume Copied miscellaneous correspondence, ca. 1828-1857 2 large bound vols. Volume 1, miscellaneous correspondence ca. 1828-1856 3a

Includes letter to Henry Ward Beecher re: old ring sent from Liberia by S.F. McGill for Beecher's sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe (p. 274); also, essays by Moses Sheppard on such subjects as the Laws of Nature, as the basis for Protestant Christianity: misc. articles such as Puritan marriage ceremony; Papal Bull of Leo X conferring on Henry VIII the title of “Defender of the Faith;” allegory of “Gonzalmo;” the miseries of walking in city streets; genealogy of Moses Sheppard.

 Volume 2, miscellaneous correspondence, Ms. copies of letters with various authors and recipients 1854-1857 3b See also Ser. 4: writings by Moses Sheppard Ser. 3. Business Papers, 1713-1862 Business papers and financial statements of partnership with John Mitchell 1794-1819 4 Correspondence and legislation concerning Tobacco Warehouse 1820-1827 4 Warehouse rental dispute with Elisha Tyson 1821-1822and other papers concerning E. Tyson. 4 Notices of meetings of business organizations of which Sheppard was a director 1819-1830 4

Includes Savings Bank of Baltimore.

 Baltimore Fire Insurance 1816-1833 4 Baltimore and Fredericktown Railway 1819-1822 4 Maryland Penitentiary 1817-1824 4 Union Mfg. Co. notices 1823-1846 4 Maryland State Colonization Society 1831-1841 4 Miscellaneous notices of meetings 1818-1848 4 Miscellaneous deeds, land descriptions and sales, wills, etc. 1713-1844 4 Receipts, promissory notes, certificates of stock, etc. 1809-1862 4 Ser. 4. Writings by Moses Sheppard, n.d. ms. essays “Essay.” 4 “Mausoleums, Monuments, Tombstones.” 4 “Rambles in Green Mount.” 4 See also Ser. 2, for essays included in 2 large bound volumes of miscellaneous correspondence. Ser. 5. Social Concerns, n.d. Material on Sheppard asylum n.d. 2 folders 5

Includes annual report for 1963-1965.

 Mss. relating to libel trial of Wm. Lloyd Garrison 5 Bound volume of lists of applicants for Liberia 5 List of contributors to funds 5 Titles of books and pamphlets on Sheppard concerns, names of persons to whom copies were given. 5 Ser. 6. Reference Material, 1784-1870 Clippings and other printed material 5 Epistles and pamphlets re: the Society of Friends, 1784-1870: 5 “The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting held in London 1784. To the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends in Great Britain, Ireland, and elsewhere.” 1784-1792 5

Same document included for 1785, 1786, 1790, 1791, 1792.

 “An Epistle from the Yearly Meeting held in Phila... 1821.” 5 “The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting held in London...1824.” 1824-1831 5

Same document included for 1827, 1831.

 “Epistle from Genessee Yearly Meeting of Women Friends...1842.” 5 An Appeal to that Society of Friends which holds its Yearly Meetings at Cherry St.. Phila., Merrihew, etc. 5 Sixth Annual Report of the Friends' Association of Phila. for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedman. Phila. 1870 5

Stuckey, printer.

 James Panell, Tract Association of Friends 5 Manuscripts, 1858, n.d. A Confession of Faith 1858 copy 5 Plan to Improve the Condition of the Indians 5 Dissertation by John Jackson 5 Ground Plan of Friend Asylum near Frankford, Pa. 5 Catalogue of books on single subjects 5 Pamphlets 6

See list in Box 6 for titles of pamphlets filed in RG 5 as well as titles and location of those pamphlets filed elsewhere in FHL.

 Periodicals and Newspapers, 1830-1857 The Christian Rationalist 9/2/1848-11/18/1848 with gaps 7 The Christian Register 4/29/1848 & 10/7/1848. 7 The Colonization Herald 2/1853-1/1857 with gaps 7 The Genius of Universal Emancipation 7/1830 7 The North Star 5/26/1848, 9/8/1848. 7 The Spirit Messenger 8/10/1850 7 The Spirit of the Age 7/7/1849-4/27/1850 with gaps 7 The Univercoelum and Spiritual Philosopher 1/6/1848-6/30/1849 with gaps 8 Scrapbook of Clippings on a variety of subjects 9