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Quakers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 563 Collections and/or Records:

Susanah Weston commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-039
Overview

The commonplace book of Susanah Weston includes an abstract of a letter from James Thornton, an account of a vision, excerpts of a Yearly Meeting of Ministers and Elders (1789), a letter from an Irish Friend to Catherine Payton, a prayer delivered at Hertford, and a testimony from the Monthly Meeting of Canterbury.

Dates: 1796

Charles Wharton receipt book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-033
Overview

The receipt book of Charles Wharton records payments made by Wharton for goods and services.

Dates: 1767-1771

Deborah Fisher Wharton commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-040
Overview

Deborah Fisher Wharton (1795-1888) was an American Quaker minister, suffragist, and social reformer, as well as one of the founders of Swarthmore College. Wharton's commonplace book volumes include poetry and prose.

Dates: 1808-1814

Wharton family library catalog

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-043
Scope and Content note

This collection is comprised of the single volume library catalog of the Wharton family. According to a note in the inside cover, the alphabetical catalog of volumes in Deborah Fisher Wharton’s library was recorded by her grandson, William Wharton Hurston.

Dates: Undated

Daniel Wheeler commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-041
Overview

The commonplace book of Daniel Wheeler includes letters from Wheeler's children, an account of the last illness of Jane Wheeler, and a poem by his son, William Wheeler.

Dates: 1832-1837

Whitall family financial records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-034
Overview

This collection is comprised of the financial records of the Whitall family: Israel Franklin Whitall, J.F. Whitall, Mary C. Whitall, John Mickle Whitall. The volumes of account books generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances.

Dates: 1849-1913

James Whitall manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-095
Overview

This collection is comprised of two manuscripts collected by James Whitall. The collection includes the manuscript of a memoir or autobiography by Honah Landis, entitled "How Literature Came to Texas," and a French play by Edmond See, translated by Whitall, entitled "A Friend of His Youth."

Dates: Undated.

Margaret White commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-042
Overview

Margaret White's commonplace books include poetry, prayers, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1780-1833

Solomon White receipt book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-035
Overview

This volume records payments made by Solomon White, including the amounts paid and the individuals to whom the payments were made.

Dates: 1788-1799

"From the Wabash to the Delaware"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-098
Overview Thomas Raeburn White wrote this manuscript for his children and their descendants. The volume begins with a brief genealogical history of White's ancestors, who came from England or Scotland, and initially settled in the Carolinas. White describes how the family migrated to Indiana when his father was a child, in search of a more religiously tolerant community, and provides brief family history for his mother and father. White also describes his childhood, early education, Quaker...
Dates: Undated.