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Author	Arch, John, fl. 1792-1838.
Uniform Title	Arch, John : manuscript material
Title	John Arch manuscript material : 1 item, 1828

Location	Call No.	Status	Message
Schwarzman Building (42nd Street & 5th Avenue) - Pforzheimer Collection	Pforz MS	AVAILABLE	PERMIT NEEDED

Description	1 item
Summary	· To William Godwin : 1 autograph letter signed : 16 Feb. 1828 : (G'ANA 0021) : offering "... a few volumes which would furnish authentic information on the subject in question [the Quakers]; ..." Godwin wrote about George Fox and the Quakers in vol. 4 of his History of the Commonwealth of England, Chapter XX. This letter is answered by Godwin in (G 0305). Filed with Pforz MS (G 0305).
Restricted Access	Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography	John Arch, of "John and Arthur Arch," Quaker publishers and booksellers. He refers to William Godwin as an "old acquaintence." William Pickering (1796-1854), publisher and bookseller, apprenticed under John and Arthur Arch from 1810-1818.
Subject	Arch, John, fl. 1792-1838 -- Correspondence.
	Godwin, William, 1756-1836. History of the commonwealth of England.
	Quakers -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
	Publishers and publishing -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
Added Author	Godwin, William, 1756-1836, Recipient.
In:	Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Call No.	Pforz MS
Research Call Number	Pforz MS