Box 19
Contains 72 Results:
Kersey, Jesse to Bettle, Samuel (Philadelphia), 1809-1826
Kersey (1768-1845) and Bettle (1774-1861) were both Quaker ministers. The letters indicate a close friendship and their mutual concern for the poor. A.L.S. of 1 mo 11 1826 details controversy at Sandy Spring meeting with visit of English Friends. Gift of Thomas Hamm, 2012-005
Downing, Silas and Phebe (Nine Partners) to Valentine, Lewis and Jane (Mosquetocove, Long Island), 1809 8mo 28
Addressed to "Dear Brother and Sister." Silas Downing (1747-1822) provides an update on Nine Partners School, and his wife, Phebe, adds an advice to chidren; she laments that they are abandoning plainness and simplicity. Phebe Downing and Silas's first wife, also named Jane, were sisters, the daughters of Isaac and Sarah Rushmore. Gift of New York Yearly Meeting, 1997
Reynolds, Richard to William, Allen, 1809 9mo 25
Enclosing a donation to the African Institution and discussing Paul Cuffe’s plans. Includes typed biographical information. Purchase, 1997
Waln, Nicholas to Townsend, Joseph, 1810 3mo 12
Court of Quarter Sessions of Chester County. Report, 1810 8mo 9
Relating to a new road. Gift of C. Marshall Taylor, 1944.
Newcastle County, Del., Petitioners Petition to Judges of Quarter Sessions of Newcastle County, Delaware, 1810 12mo 11
Concerning a road intersecting that from Odessa (Appoquinimink) P.M. (?) to Port Penn. Gift of Michael Richards, 1972
Franklin, Mathew, to _ _ _, 1811
Concerning Comfort Collins, aged 101
Mifflin, Ann (Emlen) to "Dear Friend," Philadelphia, 1811 2mo 8
Concerning colonizing African-Americans in Africa, with mention of Paul Cuffe. Original in Cuffe Papers, New Bedford Free Public Library, New Bedford, Mass. Gift of Sally Loomis, 1980
Gurney, Joseph John to Lancaster, Joseph, 1811 2mo 19
The selection of a master for Norwich School. Purchased from Ifan K. Fletcher, 1967
