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Ann Jones Papers

 Collection — othertype: SC-251
Identifier: SFHL-SC-251

Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters and other manuscripts relating to visits of English Friends to America in the 1820s and the controversies which led to the Hicksite-Orthodox Separation. Also included are letters from Elizabeth Rathbone, Liverpool, England, to "My Beloved Uncle;" Joseph Bringhurst, Philadelphia, to "My Esteemed Friend;" also Abel Thomas to Thomas and Mary Wistar (copy) as well as some miscellaneous Quaker papers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1793 - 1831

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access: open for research without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Biographical / Historical

Ann Jones was an English Quaker minister, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Burgess. In 1815, she married George Jones (1765-1841), who also was a minister. From 1826 to 1830, they made an extensive religious visit to Friends in the United States. Their staunch evangelical ministry added to the tensions already brewing in the Society of Friends and resulting in the Hicksite-Orthodox Separation of 1827-1828.

Extent

6 folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains letters and other manuscripts relating to visits of English Friends to America in the 1820s and the controversies which led to the Hicksite-Orthodox Separation. Also included are letters from Elizabeth Rathbone, Liverpool, England, to "My Beloved Uncle;" Joseph Bringhurst, Philadelphia, to "My Esteemed Friend;" also Abel Thomas to Thomas and Mary Wistar (copy) as well as some miscellaneous Quaker papers.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Acc. 2013.002

Title
Ann Jones papers
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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