Charles Evans papers

Charles Evans (1802-1879), the son of Jonathan and Hannah (Bacon) Evans, was born on December 25th, 1802, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Evans was a Quaker physician and was active in the Quaker community. He attended the 1827 meeting that planned the Orthodox/Hicksite seperation, and was an attendant physician at the Friends Asylum for many years. Evans was on the editorial committee of The Friend, and wrote conservative editiorials for the publication. In 1861, Evans visitied England and Ireland, a journey taken in part due to an affection of the throat. Evans married Mary Lownes Smith, the daughter of Robert Smith III, the first editor of The Friend, in 1836. They had no children. Charles Evans died on April 21st, 1879.

This collection primarily consists of correspondence to/from Evans's father, Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans was born in Philadephia, Pennsylvania in 1759, to Jonathan D. Evans and Hannah Walton. He married Hannah Bacon (1765-1829) on April 13th, 1786, in Philadelphia. They had seven children: William (1787-1867), Joseph (1789-1871), Mary (1791-1859), Hannah (1793-1865), Joel (1796-1865), Thomas (1798-1868), and Charles (1802-1879). Jonathan Evans died on February 8th, 1839 in Philadelphia.