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8 ALsS, ca. 1820 mention Thomas Garrett and disturbance at Pine Street meeting concerning Nathan Dunbar. Other letters review essays, Christian Repository, and mention extreme agitation concerning Elias [Hicks] that was dividing the Society. Poole (1764-1829) was Ferris's uncle; Poole's wife, Sarah Sharples, was the half sister of Benjamin's mother, Edith. Poole was a prosperous and influential Wilmington Quaker and a good friend of Elias Hicks.

7 ALsS. Letter of 4 month 18 relates that he received a letter from Edward Garrigues, discouraged that matters would settle. He laments that English and Irish visitors are causing discord. Letter of 1827 concerned with revising the Discipline.

ALS concerning decisions at Bradford Preparative Meeting, etc.

3 ALsS. Ferris refers to Orthodox publication of Extracts as a "Creed." Letter of 7mo 19, 1833, on behalf of the Committee, asks Price, a Philadelphia attorney, to offer advise on the NJ court case. Note at bottom from Thomas M'Clintock.

ALS, after the Bucks Quarterly Meeting held at Falls in which Edward Hicks spoke extensively. Priscilla Cadwallader making visits.

ALS concerning arrangements for visiting minister George F. White of New York

ALS describes the visit of "Our interesting friend G. T. White." Ferris delivered him to Quarterly Meeting and describes his well-received sermon.

ALS reporting that Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) had avoided a separation between the Gurneyite and Wilburite factions. Price was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Hicksite).

1849, Pusey sent an ALS expressing strong disagreement with the sectarianism and policies of the Society of Friends. A committee wished to meet with him, but he said that although birthright, he had no desire to belong to the Society and therefore would not resign or acknowledge a disownment. Copy of the disownment also enclosed as well as Ferris's note commenting on the dangers of music, dance, sports and amusements. Regret that the young man is precipitous in his decision.

ALS relates his visit in the ministry to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and elsewhere in which he attended 40 meetings and visited 107 families, traveling 1600 miles in less than two months. Quimby was a member of Rochester Monthly Meeting and died in 1858 at age 80.