Dublin's Merchant-Quaker: Anthony Sharp and the Community of Friends, 1643-1707

by Richard L. Greaves

A towering figure in the history of Irish Quakerism, and friend of William Penn and William Edmundson, Anthony Sharp left England in 1669 to settle in Dublin and carve a place for himself in the woolen trade. As a businessman he succeeded brilliantly, employing some 500 workers and amassing a fortune that included lands in Ireland, England, and New Jersey. His economic success helped him gain entree to prominent political and ecclesiastical officials,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804734526
• ISBN13: 9780804734523
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"