Anne Emlen Mifflin

Anne Emlen Mifflin (April 30, 1755 - March 22, 1815)[1] was a Quaker minister, abolitionist, and social reformer in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.[2][3] Bryn Mawr has a collection of her papers including a diary.[4]

She was a member of the Emlen family in Philadelphia, daughter of George and Ann Emlen.[5] Her brother James Emlen was a signatory to the Treaty of Canadaigua in 1794.[6]

She was married to Warner Mifflin in 1788, after his first wife died in 1786.[7] They travelled together and convinced the Society of Friends to allow African Americans full fellowship.[7] They had sons Samuel E. and Lemuel.[8] After Warner Mifflin's death she travelled, preached and was involved in Quaker education and missions to American Indians.[7] She left her two boys in the care of her mother.[9]

She died March 22, 1815, and her will of 1811 left her estate to her two sons.[5]

See also

• Joshua Evans
• Granville Sharp
• Thomas Mifflin

References

1. Congress, The Library of. "Mifflin, Ann Emlen - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
2. "REVIEWED: Our Beloved Friend: The Life and Writings of Anne Emlen Mifflin". Friends Journal. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
3. Nash, Gary B.; Teipe, Emily M. (October 5, 2022). Our Beloved Friend: The Life and Writings of Anne Emlen Mifflin. Penn State Press. ISBN 9780271096421 – via Google Books.
4. "Collection: Emlen and Mifflin Family collection | Archives & Manuscripts". archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu.
5. Justice, Hilda (1905). Life and ancestry of Warner Mifflin, Friend--philanthropist--patriot;. Philadelphia, Ferris & Leach. pp. 16–17, 228. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
6. "Emlen and Mifflin Family collection - Philadelphia Area Archives". findingaids.library.upenn.edu.
7. Faulkner, Carol (2018). "Creating an Abolitionist Genealogy". Reviews in American History. pp. 561–566. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
8. "Life and Ancestry of Warner Mifflin: Friend--philanthropist--patriot". Ferris & Leach. October 28, 1905 – via Google Books.
9. Wilson, Lisa (October 28, 1992). Life After Death: Widows in Pennsylvania, 1750-1850. Temple University Press. ISBN 9780877228837 – via Google Books.