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Box 16

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Correspondence, 1809-1876

 File — Box: 16
Scope and Contents Ca. 100 items, arranged by Francis R. Taylor in chronological order and so numbered.Note: Most of the letters are not by George W. Taylor. There are many letters from the agent Nathan Thomas as he traveled around the South and from Levi Coffin, also I.H. Krafft, primarily on Free labor topicsFrancis R. Taylor created a numbered list of the letters and the topic briefly stated. The list includes the following topics:Free Labor and Free Labor Projects;...

Correspondence, 1848-1890

 File — Box: 16
Scope and Contents Ca. 100 itemsNote: These letters were arranged, presumably, by Francis R. Taylor, in a chronological arrangement. Many deal with the issue of health, family members and a sense of the life style of these letter writers also becomes evident.Letter writers include:Rebecca Allinson, Charles Atherton, James Birt, I.R. Brown, Charles Bullock, I. Dennis, Charles Dowman, Mary Evanson, Ruthanna Haines, Thomas Hambleton, John Hickman, John Logan, Myrtle Miner,...

John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1890 and no date

 File — Box: 16
Scope and Contents John Greenleaf Whittier to G.W.Taylor 2.0 Items1890 and no date. Glad to hear from Taylor, one of his few remaining friends from his time in Philadelphia. Is pained by the state of the Society of Friends in various parts of the country, some having totally abandoned Friends' principles and practices.Has nothing worthy of a place in Friends Review and sends money for subscriptions to same for 6 people, including himself, and hopes it will be clear of...

Letters to the editor, 1871-1890

 File — Box: 16
Scope and Contents Ca. 90 items.Note: Although this folder was labeled by the donor, there are some materials other than letters to the editors included.Included are poems, letters to the editors of Friends Review, The North American, The Voice, Public Ledger, newspaper clippings of his published thoughts, lettersTopics include:Structure of the periodical, slavery, safety of trains, comments on books, religion, liquor, Society of Friends, politics, weather,...