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Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830

 Person

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

John Jackson correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-204
Identifier: SFHL-SC-204
Abstract

Contains primarily correspondence from John Jackson to George and Catherine Truman. Letters are largely religious in content, with reflections on education and the death of his father. Also contains a copy of a letter to William B. Irish, an account of Priscilla Hunt's sermon, and extracts of a letter from Elias Hicks.

Dates: 1834-1835

George & Ann Jones notebook

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-019
Scope and Content note This collection is comprised of a single volume manuscript notebook, with notes related to a disturbance at the Mulberry Street House, when George and Ann Jones held an evening meeting, in 1826. According to the first entry, at a meeting of the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia, a committee was created for “ascertaining the facts, and enquiring into the cause of the disturbance which occurred in the vicinity of our meeting house a few weeks since.” The notebook records the meetings...
Dates: 1826-1827

Lewis-Garrigues collection of family papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-046
Identifier: SFHL-SC-046
Abstract This collection centers on the correspodence and family history of the Garrigues family and the Price family, to whom the former were linked with the marriage of Edward Garrigues and Margaret Price. The correspondence, received by Edward Garrigues, is from many prominent Quaker ministers, including Isaac Hicks as he travelled with his cousin, Elias Hicks. Other correspondents include Rebecca Jones, Sarah Scattergood, Stephen Grellet, Charity Cook, Deborah Darby, and Martha Routh. The letters...
Dates: 1753-1840

Mary Ann Lloyd letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-013
Overview

The letterbook of Mary Ann Lloyd includes correspondence between Daniel Wheeler and his daughter Jane Wheeler, as well as a copy of a letter from Daniel Wheeler to Elias Yarnall, dated 1840.

Dates: 1832-1840

John Lockwood correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-074
Identifier: SFHL-SC-074
Abstract

This collection includes the letters of John Lockwood, received primarily from Aaron Leggett in 1827-28. Leggett, a Hicksite, relates business, news, and personal opinions concerning the Hicksite controversy in New York Yearly Meeting. His letters contain heated attacks on Orthodox Quakers, including Samuel Parsons, the Clerk of New York Monthly Meeting, Richard Mott, and Anna Braithwaite. He also gives news of Elias Hicks and of the progress of the Indiana Epistle.

Dates: 1827-1828

Matlack family commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-053
Overview

The commonplace books of the Matlack family largely focus on Elias Hicks.

Dates: Undated.

Matlack Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1120
Overview

The collection includes miscellaneous historical and genealogical documents of the Matlack and other Quaker families focused on the 18th and 19th centuries. Collection is notable for its variety of formats, including commonplace books, diaries, account books, correspondence, and poetry.

Dates: 1685-1900

Tamar Roberts Matlack commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-024
Overview

The commonplace book of Tamar Roberts Matlack includes testimonies concerning the following Quakers: Elisha Kirk, Ruth Walmsley, Mary Knight, Martha Parry, and Peter Yarnall. The commonplace book also includes poetry and excerpts concerning Elias Hicks.

Dates: 1807-1823

Charles Smith Ogden family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-108
Overview Charles Smith Ogden (1822-1904) was a Quaker businessman, genealogist, and civic leader. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, educated in Friends' schools, and married Emma Corbit in 1848. He worked as a wholesale druggist before the Civil War, was active on the committee to elect Abraham Lincoln, and served as Consul to Quebec, Canada, 1860-1864. In 1886, he began a tour around the world, which is recounted in his travel letters, 1886-1891. This collection contains genealogical...
Dates: 1732-1938

Abraham Pennell commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-049
Overview

The commonplace book of Abraham Pennell contains excerpts from Elias Hicks’s letters and sermons, from George Fox’s sermons and writings, and from the bible.

Dates: 1826-1827

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Quaker abolitionists 2
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Quakers -- Delaware -- Wilmington 2
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Quakers -- Travel 2
Society of Friends -- Doctrines 2
Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Nassau County 2
manuscripts (documents) 2
Baal (Canaanite deity) 1
Bookstores -- New York (State) -- New York 1
Canada -- Description and Travel 1
Conservative Quakers 1
England -- Emigration and Immigration -- 19th century 1
Hicksites 1
Hicksites -- 19th century 1
Literature 1
Mentally ill -- Care -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Mentally ill -- Care -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 1
Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
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Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
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Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County 1
Society of Friends -- Schisms and separations 1
Society of Friends -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Society of Friends -- Wilburite controversy 1
Spiritual life -- Society of Friends 1
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- 19th century 1
Voyages and travels -- 19th century 1
Witnesses 1
Women and religion 1
account books 1
correspondence 1
genealogies (histories) 1
letters (correspondence) 1
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