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Contains 15 Results:

Mary W. Collins, miscellaneous rec'd, 1820-1829

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
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re: descriptions of school life from both a student's (Lydia Wilbur, 1821) and a teacher's (Timothy Clark Collins, 1821) perspective. From Lewis Clark (5mo. 5, 1822) re: "Philadelphia Friends" and Quaker Testimony; from Charles D. Longworthy (April 19, 1825) re: Scriptures and Quaker Testimony.

Dates: 1820-1829

Mary W. Collins, miscellaneous rec'd, 1830-1856, n.d.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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re: opening colored school in Plainfield, Phebe C. Monroe (6mo. 9, 1833); re: ode to "life and character of grandfather Collins" from T. Monroe (11mo. 22, 1840).

Dates: 1830-1856, n.d.

Abel F. Collins from G[eorge] F[ox] Collins, 1835-1841

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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re: observed changes in society after returning to upstate NY from 9 yrs. at sea, including the visit of Lindly M. Hoag, slavery and abolition, tensions between North and South, and the details of establishing a medical practice.

Dates: 1835-1841