John Wilbur papers

Five folders arranged as follows. Folder 1: 9 letters of John Wilbur to his family, 1831­-1848, which discuss family matters; his trip to Great Britain in 1831­-32; his view of the crisis approaching the Society of Friends and his arguments with the Gurneyites; his visit to N.Y. to supervise publication of his book [A narrativecand exposition of the late proceedings of New England Yearly Meeting] in 1845 and the separation of New England Yearly Meeting. Folder 2: 16 letters of Wilbur to his family, 1853-­55 relating to his trip to Great Britain, giving in detail his reception and experiences there, including the reaction to him by London Yearly Meeting. Also includes 2 letters from Amos C. Wilbur relating to the trip. Folder 3: 10 letters to Peleg Mitchell (d. 1831) of Nantucket, 1838-­53, with detailed discussions of Wilbur's attitude toward Gurney and the separation. Folder 4: 2 ms. transcripts of letters by Wilbur dealing with his views of the Society of Friends and Gurney, as well as his trip to Great Britain. Folder 5: Letters (1853-­54) of those sympathetic to Wilbur; misc. papers, (1847­-70) re: to Wilbur, and letters (1844-­1873) of other Wilbur family members chiefly containing family news; also 2 drawings of JW.