Hilles, William Samuel, 1825-1876
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Coates African Colonization collection
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1190
Abstract
Letters relating to the emigration of free Blacks to the West African colony of Liberia and establishment of Liberian institutions written to American Quaker reformer, Benjamin Coates (1808-1887) whose work toward the abolition of slavery led to a relationship with many well-known people connected to Liberia, a colony established to offer a new home and a fresh start away from slavery to free Blacks in the mid-19th century.
Dates:
1848-1880; Majority of material found within 1858 - 1869
Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1213
Abstract
The Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles family papers house the correspondence of a Quaker family who lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Woodbury, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; and other surrounding areas from approximately 1840 to 1882. A majority of the letters were written to or by Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles; her husband, John Smith Hilles; and other Tatum or Hilles family members. There is a small sampling of assorted family papers, dating from 1825 to 1901. Included, among other items, are...
Dates:
Bulk, 1840-1882 1791-1930; Majority of material found within 1840 - 1882
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- African American social reformers 1
- African Americans -- Education 1
- Education 1
- Haverford (Pa.) 1
- Liberia -- History 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
- Quaker abolitionists 1
- Quaker philanthropists 1
- Quaker social reformers 1
- Quaker women 1
- Quakers 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Wills 1
- Wilmington (Del.) 1
- biographies (documents) 1
- correspondence 1
- deeds 1
- diaries 1
- estate records 1
- family papers 1
- financial records 1
- military passes 1
- school records 1 + ∧ less
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