Hodgson, William

--- Letters: William Hodgson, 1839-1849 & n.d. 1 folder 13 items. Most of the letters are directed to his wife, Elizabeth Hodgson. They tell of travel in Pennsylvania, especially about quality of the roads, friends (Friends) seen, scenery, Meetings for Worship, Monthly and Preparative Meetings.

Highlights include: -Hodgson, William to Elizabeth Hodgson. Mount Carbon [Pennsylvania], 1839 6/19. Primarily on travel: roads, rail, scenery -Hodgson, William to Elizabeth Hodgson. Wolf Run [Pennsylvania], 1842 4/24. States reasons for visits to other Meetings include deficient attendance of religious meetings or “use or give ardent spirits”; describes the variety of people visited. -Hodgson, William to Elizabeth Hodgson. Wellsborough, [Pennsylvania?], 1842 5/31. Discusses visits with families that did not conform with their understanding of Quaker Meeting practices, “they were not quite free from Hicksism…”, but felt it was “better than roaming among the woods or doing worse” -Hodgson, William to Elizabeth Hodgson. Muncy, [Pennsylvania], 1842 6/3. Speaks about the new settlement of Friends known as “Pennsdale” -Hodgson, William to Elizabeth Hodgson. Danville, 1849 10/12. States traveling as far as Port Clinton with Josiah White, Erskine Hazard and others. scopecontent