White Matlack
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White Matlack was a New York Quaker and abolitionist, and a brother of Timothy Matlack
.
He married Mary Hawhurst on 6 March 1768. They had four children; White, Timothy, Mary, and Hannah.
White was a watchmaker and silversmith in New York City from around 1769 to 1775. In 1775, he also worked in Philadelphia. Then he ran a brewery located not far from the Fraunces Tavern
. By the 1780s he moved into steel manufacturing.
In 1782, he and Isaac Howell signed a document titled The memorial and remonstrance of Isaac Howell and White Matlack, in behalf of themselves, and others, who have been disowned by the people called Quakers, &c. White and his brother Timothy had been disowned by Orthodox Quakers for their support of the American Revolution
. They formed a group with others called the Society of Free Quakers.
In 1786, he signed a letter to the Senate and assembly of the State of New York, against the shipping of African slaves through the port of New York.
Three years later he became a member of the New York Manumission Society
. In 1787, the society founded the African Free School
.
He died at Bay Side, near Flushing
on Long Island, aged 80.
Timothy Matlack
Timothy Matlack was a merchant, surveyor, architect, statesman, and patriot in the American Revolution. A delegate from Pennsylvania to the Second Continental Congress in 1780, he emerged during the Revolutionary period as one of Pennsylvania's most provocative and influential political...
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He married Mary Hawhurst on 6 March 1768. They had four children; White, Timothy, Mary, and Hannah.
White was a watchmaker and silversmith in New York City from around 1769 to 1775. In 1775, he also worked in Philadelphia. Then he ran a brewery located not far from the Fraunces Tavern
Fraunces Tavern
Fraunces Tavern is a tavern, restaurant and museum housed in a conjectural reconstruction of a building that played a prominent role in pre-Revolution and American Revolution history. The building, located at 54 Pearl Street at the corner of Broad Street, has been owned by Sons of the Revolution in...
. By the 1780s he moved into steel manufacturing.
In 1782, he and Isaac Howell signed a document titled The memorial and remonstrance of Isaac Howell and White Matlack, in behalf of themselves, and others, who have been disowned by the people called Quakers, &c. White and his brother Timothy had been disowned by Orthodox Quakers for their support of the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. They formed a group with others called the Society of Free Quakers.
In 1786, he signed a letter to the Senate and assembly of the State of New York, against the shipping of African slaves through the port of New York.
Three years later he became a member of the New York Manumission Society
New York Manumission Society
The New York Manumission Society was an early American organization founded in 1785 to promote the abolition of the slavery of African descendants within the state of New York. The organization was made up entirely of white men, most of whom were wealthy and held influential positions in society...
. In 1787, the society founded the African Free School
African Free School
The African Free School was an institution founded by the New York Manumission Society on November 2, 1787. It was founded to provide education to children of slaves and freemen.-History:...
.
He died at Bay Side, near Flushing
Flushing Bay, New York
Flushing Bay is a tidal embayment in New York City. It is located on the south side of the East River and stretches to the south near the neighborhood of Flushing, Queens. It is bordered on the west by LaGuardia Airport and the Grand Central Parkway, on the south by Northern Boulevard, and on the...
on Long Island, aged 80.