"Account of the Yearly Meeting continued", 1850-1855
Scope and Contents
Entries mostly on the days Patience Jenkins attends meetings and describes her visits in the ministry. Brother John Hunn is widowed with three children and comes to stay with her family. They visit the poor, and she speaks at the graveside at the burial of a neighbor, surprising some who had never heard a woman preach. The volume ends with entry 1855, 3 mo, 12, attending monthly meeting, signed Patience Jenkins, "In Another book is [sic] is continued." Some sections faded.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1855
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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