Wilson, Rachel, 1720-1775
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1722 - 1775
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Friends Historical Library collection of memorials
Collection — Othertype MSS-056
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-056
Overview
Memorials are brief biographical essays which testify to the spiritual values of a Quaker's life. Early meetings only wrote memorials for ministers, but today some meetings continue the practice to memorialize all deceased members. In the 19th century, in particular, some Yearly Meetings periodically published compilations of memorials. This collection consists of miscellaneous memorials, from various meetings and regarding various Friends, collected by the Friends Historical Library over...
Dates:
1760 - 1920
Rachel Wilson diary
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-086
Overview
Rachel Wilson was a Quaker minister who made a religious visit to the British colonies in North America in 1768, and attended the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in the fall of 1769, where she addressed John Woolman. The diary of Rachel Wilson's religious visit to New England and Charleston, South Carolina, from England. Entries describe her travels, Quaker families visited, and meetings attended.
Dates:
1768-1769
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