Box 27
Contains 67 Results:
Otis, Ephraim. DeRuyter, N.Y., to Allen Samuel, Sing Sing, N.Y., 1847 1mo 28
Letter with an account of the death of his wife, Rebecca Underhill Otis (1780-1847), a year after the death of their son Stephen. Her sister, Miriam Underhill, married Samuel Allen in 1814. Gift of Thomas Hamm, Acc. 2011.036.
Brosius, Esther Ann (1825-1908) to Walton, Susanne. Sharon Boarding School, Darby, Pennsylvania, 1849 2mo 12
From Quaker daughter of Mahlon and Mary Brosius of Upper Oxford, Pennsylvania, to her cousin concerning family matters and details of her life at Sharon Boarding School. Purchased from the Autograph Alcove, 1987, Grundy Fund
Coffin, Levi to Coffin, E.D., Cincinnati, 1849 3mo 11
Includes mention of signing papers to secure freedom of James Conn (an enslaved man). Original in Quaker Collection of Earlham College. Gift of Errol T. Elliot, 1966.
Corbin, Huldah to Friends at Grand Isle, Milton, 1849 3mo 11
Epistle
Moore, Harris to Moore, Matilda. Whitestown Seminary, NY, 1849 3mo 25
Regarding her vacation time
[Thomas], Mary H. to Howland, Phebe Jane. Macedon, 1849 4mo 29
Update on her family life.
Barker, Rachel W. "to the Yearly Meeting of Men Friends", 1849 5mo 14
Copy?
Progressive Friends, Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting, and related papers, 1849 6mo 4-6
Gift of Willard Heiss
Smyth, Anna Canby (1784-1867) to Smyth, Emily Betts. Wilmington, Delaware, [1849] 9mo 5
To daughter-in-law, wife of William Canby Smyth, concerning family matters and the well-being of Emily’s infant daughter, Mary. Note: Complete names and date supplied by dealer. Purchased from the Autograph Alcove, 1987, Grundy Fund
Johnson, Oliver (1809-1889) to "My Dear Friend", 1849 10mo 2
Describes the origins of Progressive (Congregational) Friends in Ohio and names Conservatives as well as Reformers. Purchase, 2005.
