Box 1
Contains 173 Results:
Anna Say Collins letter to Hannah Collins, 1825-06-26
2 pages. Addressed to Hannah Bowne/Bourne Collins (1784-1860). Discusses news of family and friends.
Subjects: Personal correspondence
Related Locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); New York (N.Y.)
Edward Hicks letter to Edward Hicks Walton, 1845-11-23
4 pages. Remarks on early Christian history and theology. Discusses his feeling of spiritual obsolescence ''in the present inlighten'd age.'' Mentions that ''abolitionist friends'' do not agree with his views.
Subjects: Church history--Primitive and early church; Quakers; Society of Friends--Doctrines; Quaker abolitionists
Related Locations: Newtown (Bucks County, Pa.); Philadelphia (Pa.)
Rebecca White letter, 1867-06-28
3 pages. Possibly to Rebecca Collins. Attempts to set up a meeting with the recipient; congratulates them on a recent trip to Norway. Expresses worry that the standards of the Society of Friends are falling.
Subjects: Society of Friends
Related Locations: West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.); Philadelphia (Pa.)
McGibbon and Co. business card, 1910 - 1920
1 page. Bears the name ''John J. McKillop.''
Subjects: Business cards
Related Locations: New York (N.Y.)
John Seymour Wood letter to John Russell Taber, 1886-04-12
3 pages. Confirms receipt of a check; offers services as lawyer.
Subjects: Business correspondence
Related Locations: New York (N.Y.)
Diary extract, 1830 - 1892
4 pages. Unsigned and undated. Discusses traveling to several Quaker meetings with minister Rebecca Collins. Also describes the topography and economy of the parts of Kansas they passed through. Half of the first page has been heavily crossed out.
Subjects: Travel; Voyages and travels; Quakers; Collins, Rebecca, 1805-1892
Related Locations: Chase County (Kan.); Emporia (Kan.); Osage County (Kan.); Atchison (Kan.);
Mary Forster Collins Walton birth certificate, 1843-03-06
1 page. Birth certificate for Rebecca Collin's daughter Mary Forster (Collins) Walton (1843-1904).
Subjects: Birth certificates
Related Locations: Stoke Newington (London, England); London (England)
Chesterfield Monthly Meeting letter to Wrightstown Monthly Meeting, 1793-11-05
2 pages. Certificate on behalf of Susannah Stokes, who was moving to Wrightstown. Signed by Chesterfield clerks Isaac Collins and Lucy Abbott.
Subjects: Society of Friends
Related Locations: Crosswicks (N.J.); Wrightstown (Pa.)
Rebecca Collins materials on travel in Ireland, 1842
4 pages. Includes a travelling minute from London Quarterly Meeting; a letter of recommendation signed by several dozen Quakers; and a list of meetings in Ireland that Collins visited.
Subjects: Collins, Rebecca, 1805-1892; Clergy--Travel; Quakers; Society of Friends;
Related Locations: London (England); England; Ireland
James Walton and Achsah Croasdale marriage certificate, 1793-12-13
2 pages. Certificate for the marriage of James Walton (1773-1842) to Achsah Croasdale (1778-1852). Written by Peter Yarnall.
Subjects: Marriage records; Quakers
Related Locations: Horsham (Pa.)
