Mary B. Parson correspondence
Abstract
This collection includes personal correspondence between Mary B. Parsons and members of the Braithwaite family, primarily Anna and Isaac Braithwaite. Letters concern family matters and, occasionally, meeting activities at Flushing and Kendal and news of Joseph Gurney and Elizabeth Fry. Other correspondents include J. Bevan Braithwaite and Martha G. Braithwaite.
Dates
- Creation: 1843-1878
Creator
- Parsons, Mary B., 1813-1878 (Person)
- Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859 (Contributor, Person)
- Braithwaite, Isaac, 1781-1861 (Contributor, Person)
- Braithwaite, J. Bevan (Joseph Bevan), 1818-1905 (Contributor, Person)
- Braithwaite, Martha, 1823-1895 (Contributor, Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Mary B. Parsons was a birthright Quaker born in 1813, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Parsons of New York. She was a member of Flushing Monthly Meeting and died in 1878.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (.1 linear feet (8 folders.))
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Anna H. Parsons. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1941.
Subject
- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 (Person)
- Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845 (Person)
- Braithwaite family (Family)
- Description rules
- Archives, Personal Papers, And Manuscripts (Appm)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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