Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

American Friends' letters

 Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-851

Overview

The collection is composed chiefly of letters of members of the Society of Friends in the United States from the 17th to the 20th centuries; there are also documents, clippings, published articles, and miscellaneous manuscripts.

Dates: 1682-1986

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Rachel Hunt correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-153

Identifier: SFHL-SC-153

Abstract

This collection includes letters received by Rachel Hunt and her husband, John. Among these are letters from other Quaker ministers on the topic of Quaker spirituality. A letter from Rachel Hunt's brother, John Gibbons, discusses the issue of self will in religion. Other correspondents include Thomas Scattergood, Mary S. Lippincott, Edward Hicks, and Jesse Kersey.

Dates: 1793-1840

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Business 1

Indigenous rights -- Civil rights 1

Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 1

Quietism -- Society of Friends 1

Slavery 1

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Slavery -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States 1

Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends 1

Society of Friends -- Education 1

Society of Friends -- Indian affairs -- History 1

Society of Friends -- Missions -- Japan 1

Society of Friends -- Wilburite controversy 1

Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History 1

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