Smith, Margaret (fl. 1660)

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Smith, Margaret (fl. 1660)

American letter writer. A Quaker who lived in Massachusetts.

With Mary Traske, wrote "Joint Letter from Mary Traske and Margaret Smith … to … John Endicott" (1660) about Puritan persecution of Quakers; was imprisoned 10 months in Boston with Traske for speaking out about Quaker beliefs.

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