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3 pages. Discusses distribution of a religious pamphlet. Writes of his continuing grief over the death of his first wife, Margaret Hill Morris Collins. Mentions his brother-in-law Stephen Grellet's travels in Europe.

Subjects: Bible Association of Friends in America; Tract societies; Religious literature--Publishing

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

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4 pages. Thanks Parsons for his letter of condolence after the recent death of Collins's son Henry Hill Collins. Imagines Henry's welcome in heaven.

Subjects: Parental grief; Grief--Religious aspects; Death--Religious aspects; Future life

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

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2 pages. Addressed to ''dear Friend.'' Encloses a memorial sent to Congress on the use of bloodhounds against Indigenous people in the ''Florida War'' and a new edition of Joseph John Gurney's ''Essay on Love to God'' (both no longer attached). Invites the recipient to visit him in Philadelphia.

Subjects: Books and reading

Related Locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

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3 pages. Most likely written to Isaac Collins. She thanks the recipient for recent correspondence and mentions having a letter from Rebecca, likely Rebecca Collins, in which she expresses a desire to meet Alexander in Moate.

Subjects: Quakers; Collins, Rebecca, 1805-1892

Related Locations: Ipswich (England)

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4 pages. Signed ''Elisa H.'' The writer discusses her friendship with Collins and her religious faith. She writes at length about the death of A. Barker and mentions a recent visit with Joseph John Gurney.

Subjects: Quakers--Religious life; Quaker women; Collins, Rebecca, 1805-1892

Related Locations: Darlington (England); Philadelphia (Pa.)

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Elizabeth Cope Collins married Rebecca Collins's stepson William Morris Collins. She discusses Mary, likely Collins's daughter Mary Forster Walton, whom she supposes is now at sea headed South ''in exciting times.'' She reflects on what she's heard about the South, including from a letter written by Ellen Murray, and says she would like to spend a winter there. She also mourns her late husband and discloses that her daughters are still struggling over the loss of their father. ...

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3 pages. Stephen Collins Grellet was Rebecca Collins's son. He shares news about his farm, mostly in reference to his staff and crops.

Subjects: Farm life

Related Locations: Haddonfield (N.J.); Cape May (N.J.)

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2 pages. Susanna Corder was an author and educator. She discusses Collins's mission to Ireland and expresses her hope that she will attend Dublin Yearly Meeting.

Subjects: Quakers; Collins, Rebecca, 1805-1892

Related Locations: Walton on the Naze (England); Stoke Newington (London, England)

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4 pages. Susanna Corder was an author and educator. She extols the virtues of the work that Collins is undertaking by visiting Quaker Meetings in Ireland. She also shares news about several British Quakers.

Subjects: Quakers; Clergy--Travel; Collins, Rebecca, 1805-1892

Related Locations: Stoke Newington (London, England); Waterford (Ireland)

Scope and Contents 6 pages. Susanna Corder was an author and educator. She expresses concern for Collins's traveling companion Mary Fox. She also assures Collins that her husband, Isaac Collins, would wish her to continue her journey of visiting Quaker Meetings in Ireland for as long as she is led and not to hurry home to him.Subjects: Quakers; Clergy--Travel; Husbands; Collins, Rebecca, 1805-1892; Collins, Isaac, 1787-1863Related Locations: Stoke Newington (London, England);...