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4 pages. Discusses his son William Morris Collins's difficulties breathing. Includes advice for her to pass on to his son Percival Collins regarding business matters.

Subjects: Dyspnea; Vacations

Related Locations: Newport (R.I.); Philadelphia (Pa.)

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4 pages. Discusses his activities while vacationing in Newport, Rhode Island, their friends staying in town, and his son William Morris Collins's difficulties breathing.

Subjects: Vacations; Dyspnea; Fishing

Related Locations: Newport (R.I.); Philadelphia (Pa.)

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4 pages. Discusses his wife Rebecca Collins's plan to travel to North Carolina Yearly Meeting. Describes fishing while on vacation in Newport, Rhode Island.

Subjects: Travel; Quakers; Clergy--Travel; Fishing

Related Locations: Newport (R.I.); Philadelphia (Pa.)

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4 pages. Shares the news of several deaths. Says his son William Morris Collins has recovered from his long-term difficulty breathing. Passes on advice for her to give his son Percival Collins regarding business matters and how to complete his education.

Subjects: Education; Personal correspondence

Related Locations: Newport (R.I.); Philadelphia (Pa.)

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4 pages. Discusses his wife Rebecca Collins's plans to travel to North Carolina and his plans for when to return to Philadelphia. Also writes about the health of his son William Morris Collins.

Subjects: Travel

Related Locations: Newport (R.I.); Philadelphia (Pa.)

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3 pages. Asks about his wife Rebecca Collins's trip to North Carolina Yearly Meeting. Passes on news of family and friends.

Subjects: Travel

Related Locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Greensboro (N.C.)

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4 pages. Reflects on his aging and mortality on the occasion of his 62nd birthday. Discusses his wife Rebecca Collins's preaching. Mentions visiting his brother-in-law Stephen Grellet. Discusses the illness of his son Isaac Collins.

Subjects: Birthdays--Religious aspects; Death--Religious aspects; Quaker preaching

Related Locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Greensboro (N.C.)

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4 pages. Discusses news of family and friends.

Subjects: Personal correspondence

Related Locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Baltimore (Md.)

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Offers to sell several printed bibles and testaments to New York Yearly Meeting; discusses the alarmingly high number of Quakers who do not possess copies of the scriptures.Subjects: Bible Association of Friends in America; New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1955). Meeting for Sufferings; Tract societies; Religious literature--PublishingRelated Locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Flushing (New York, N.Y.); New York...

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4 pages. Discusses the recent death of his first wife, Margaret Hill Morris Collins, and his grief over it.

Subjects: Grief; Death--Religious aspects; Grief--Religious aspects; Widowers

Related Locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Flushing (New York, N.Y.); New York (N.Y.)