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Hannah Logan Fisher commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-057

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the single volume commonplace book of Hannah Logan Fisher. The volume includes Quaker testimonies, extracts of letters, hymns, and religious poems. Notes on the inside covers of the volume describe that Fisher gave the volume to Rebecca Byrd Young in 1796, upon Young's departure for America from England.

Dates

  • Creation: 1796

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Hannah Logan Fisher was a Quaker minister at Arch St. Meeting.

Extent

0.15 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The commonplace book of Hannah Logan Fisher includes Quaker testimonies, extracts of letters, hymns, and religious poems. Notes on the inside covers of the volume describe that Fisher gave the volume to Rebecca Byrd Young in 1796, upon Young's departure for America from England.

Acquisition

The Hannah Logan Fisher commonplace book was donated to Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College in 1943 by the Emlen family.

Related Materials

  • HC.MC.975.02.006 Sarah Logan Fisher letterbook
  • HC.MC.975.01.087 Esther Fisher Wistar diary

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed November, 2015.

Title
Hannah Logan Fisher commonplace book, 1796
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
November, 2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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