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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Peaslee-Engle Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-273
Overview

Correspondence of the related Peaslee/Peasley and Engle families, as collected by Emma P. Engle. Includes letters to her parents while she was a student at Swarthmore College.

Dates: 1893-1961

Emmor Roberts transcribed letters to Israel Roberts

 Collection — Othertype SC-282
Identifier: SFHL-SC-282
Overview

Collection of typed transcribed letters written by Emmor Robert, New Jersey Quaker farmer, to his son, Israel Roberts, a student at Swarthmore College, Class of 1878. Contains descriptions of daily life on the farm, family and Quaker local news.

Dates: Transcript not dated. Original letters dated 1875-1877

Trenton Friends Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-064
Overview

The Trenton Friends Association was formed in 1892 in Trenton, New Jersey, to promote “a thorough knowledge of the history and testimonies of the Society of Friends.” Meetings were held monthly, except in the summer, in the Trenton Friends meeting house. Papers were presented on a variety of topics. The collection contains minutes, constitution and bylaws, and manuscripts of papers read at meetings.

Dates: 1892-1908

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  • Subject: Quakers -- New Jersey X

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Quakers -- New Jersey 2
Quakers -- Social life and customs 2
Literature -- Societies, etc. 1
Moorestown (N.J. : Township) 1
Quaker farmers 1