Jesse Kersey (Folder 3)
File — Box: 4
Scope and Contents
Papers of JK 11 items (manuscript writings of JK) includes account book (ledger 1808-1825) -topics discussed include: lotteries, business practices, penalties for crimes, prayer, Boston Yearly Mtg, defense of Elias Hicks, abolishing separate mtgs for men and women -discussing the evil of slavery and the need to abolish it -discussing how to bring about a new system of labor in the south that is not reliant on enslaved people
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
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