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Preferred Citation:

Miers Fisher Manuscript, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

This memorandum was found betweem the pages of the book, Exiles in Virginia: with Observations on the Conduct of the Society of Friends during the Revolutionary War (Philadelphia: Published for the subscribers, 1848).

Biographical Information:

Miers Fisher was a Philadelphia merchant moved from Philadelphia and imprisoned in Winchester, Va. during the American Revolution. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Fisher's memorandum concerning the removal of his goods and their worth. The goods were removed from stores in Southwark [part of Philadelphia, Pa.] by the Committee of the City and Liberties and Committee of Safety in June, 1776.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American loyalists
• Financial records
• Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--18th century
• Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
• Society of Friends--History--Revolution, 1775-1783