“Selections from memorandums by Sarah Lindsey”
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the five manuscript volumes of selections from Sarah Lindsey's journals. The full title of the manuscripts is “Selections from memorandums by Sarah Lindsey whilst accompany her husband Robert Lindsey on a religious visit to Friends and others in Western Hemisphere including California, Oregon, British Columbia, and the Sandwich Islands, also some of the Meetings of Friends in Australia and Van Van Hierneu Land. For the Use of her Children and Friends." Entries describes travel, places visited, attendance at Quaker meetings, and people met on their travels.
Dates
- Creation: 1857-1860
Creator
- Lindsey, Sarah Crosland (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Sarah Crosland Lindsey (1804-1876) was born in Lancashire in 1804. In 1828, she married Robert Lindsey. She was a Quaker minister, and traveled on a religious visit with her husband from 1857 to 1861. She died in Worcester on Third Month 17, 1876.
Extent
0.04 Linear Feet (5 volumes)
Language
English
Overview
Sarah Lindsey's journal entries describe travel, places visited, attendance at Quaker meetings, and people met on their travels.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed December, 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- “Selections from memorandums by Sarah Lindsey,” 1857-1860
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- December, 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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