Scattergood, Thomas, 1748-1814
Person
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Thomas Scattergood journal
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0177
Abstract
This journal was created by Thomas Scattergood (1748-1814), a Quaker minister, pioneer of mental health reform, and early advocate for the creation of Friends Asylum (later Friends Hospital) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It describes his travels to various Quaker Meetings in New Jersey and New York between 1789 and 1792.
Dates:
1789, 1791-1792