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Allinson, William J., 1810-1874

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Allinson and Taylor family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-001
Overview

This collection is comprised of the papers of the Quaker Allinson and Taylor families.

Dates: 1876-1912

Allinson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-968
abstract This collection spans more than two centuries and includes most notably members of the Allinson and Taylor families. There are also letters from Joseph Bonaparte, Sarah Moore Grimke, Julia Ward Howe and George Washington. Prominent material types include correspondence, diaries, financial, legal and property papers, maps, photographs and poetry. The richest subject veins are anti-slavery, including the Free Produce Association of Friends, the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and...
Dates: 1710 - 1939

Samuel Allinson papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-001
Identifier: SFHL-SC-001
Abstract

Correspondence and miscellaneous memorabilia, including a 1834 letter from brother William and Uncle (?) in Burlington regarding temperance and the potential purchase of land.

Dates: 1812-1856

Cathy Cary collection

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-219
Overview

This collection contains miscellaneous Quaker materials collected by Cathy Cary.

Dates: 1812-1840

John Greenleaf Whittier letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-025
Overview

John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet and editor, as well as an involved abolitionist. He was a delegate to the Anti-Slavery Society in 1833, a member of the State Legislature in 1835, founded the antislavery Liberty party in 1840, and ran for Congress in 1842. Topics covered in Whittier's letterbook include news of health and family, as well as discussions of contributions to "The Non-Slaveholder" and discussions of English Friends.

Dates: 1842-1873

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Antislavery movements -- United States 2
Quakers 2
Temperance 2
letters (correspondence) 2
Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1