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THE FREE PRODUCE ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF PHILADELPHIA. By Watson W. Dewees. At the annual meeting of the Friends' Historical Association for 1924 there was presented an interesting memorial of the past, unique in character, and of considerable historical value. The recent history of the relic was stated to be as follows : Howard W. Taylor, a paper manufacturer of Philadelphia, was the donor. A workman engaged in sorting bales of waste paper, preparatory to its use again, came upon a stout minute book, which seemed almost too good to be destroyed. It was shown to Howard W. Taylor, who rescued it from threatened disintegration, and eventually offered it to the Historical Association. It proved to be the "Minutes of the Board of Managers of the Free Produce Association of Friends of Philadelphia" covering a period from 1845 to 1852. Before entering upon any examination of the contents of this leather bound volume of minutes, it may be worth while to glance briefly at the circumstances which brought it into existence. We of this generation recall with difficulty the fact that African slavery was once an established factor in social life in Pennsylvania and that even Friends in
Bulletin of Friends' Historical Association – Friends Historical Association
Published: Apr 4, 1925
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