Manuscript Group 946, Benjamin White (1755 – 1841), Merchant Paper, 1825 – 1865

946. WHITE, BENJAMIN (1755-1841), merchant.

Papers, 1825-65. 20 items.

Manuscript autobiography of this Shrewsbury Township merchant, written in 1825 and copied for Mrs. George Hance in
1865

by Henry F. Spaulding; genealogical record entitled ”
“An Account

of the Birth and Marriage of Benjamin and Mary White, together

with the Birth and Ages of Their Children”; miscellaneous

genealogical material relating to Benjamin White and his
family.

Typescript copies of the autobiography and the genealogical

record are available. Benjamin White was a Quaker merchant
from

Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County. His autobiography includes recollections of the Revolutionary War, and was printed
in

John E. Stillwell, <1Historical and Genealogical
Miscellany,- Early>1

<1 Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants>1 (New
York,

1903-32), 5: 380-86.

Gift of Graham Brush, 1946.

MG 946 – Benjamin White, Merchant

1825-1865

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