Box 15

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21 items. Mostly Meeting for Sufferings. Many concerning printing costs.

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His vision of disaster while residing in Philadelphia in 1735, likely written some years later. David Ferris (1707-1779) was a Quaker minister from Oblong, NY, who removed to Wilmington, Del. Also a typed transcript. Gift of Christopher Densmore, 2011-026. See also Ferris Family Papers.

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Ms. copy of a published article of a sermon she delivered, together with poem written in praise of her "by a young lady," and copy of a letter signed W. N., London, to the Governor of Rhode Island in which author describes Drummond's sermon. Drummond (ca. 1710-1772) was born in Scotland, convinced by Thomas Story, and spent many years in England. She was renowned as a speaker, especially in her early years.

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"I beheld the sun rising, and it was exceedingly broad and clear…"

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A proposition from the Quarterly Meeting of Warwickshire for reprinting George Fox’s Journal. See broadside: Proposals for printing by subscription…a new edition of the Journal…of…George Fox, together with Wm. Penn’s excellent introductory preface.

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Gift of Charles Francis Jenkins

Scope and Contents Two copies of letter of Rachel Chandler (1723?-1765) of Esher, Surrey, England. Manuscript copy, part of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Manuscripts, deposited 1975, is dated 9 mo 1764. Ms copy gift of New York Yearly Meeting, 1997, is dated 1766. Printed version, London : printed at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1766, available on-line in Eighteen Century Collections Online and in FHL. Also in the same folder from NYYM, Ms copy of "Description...

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Anonymous document. Gift of Moorestown Monthly Meeting, 1966

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Member of Pennsylvania Legislature. Purchased from Laurence Lingle, Bookseller, 1973

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Attending Philadelphia Yearly Meeting with Zebulon Ferris and visiting area monthly meetings. Gift of New York Yearly Meeting, 1997