Box 1
Contains 54 Results:
Janney, John Sr. to Janney, Elizabeth, 1815-1817
Letters from Janney to his daughter, Elizabeth, while she was living with the Hilles family and attending school in Wilmington, Delaware. Discusses events at home.
Janney, Joseph J. to Janney, Elizabeth, 1815-1840
Letters from Joseph Janney to his sister, Elizabeth. Topics include: an illness spreading around the town and deaths that have occurred; school and the study of French; and various social events, including one with the President.
Janney, Samuel H. to Janney, Elizabeth, 1815-1847
Letters are from Samuel H. Janney to his sister, Elizabeth. Author discusses plans for visits and other family news, particularly concerning children.
Fairfax Quarterly Meeting to Goose Creek Monthly Meeting, 1815 2mo 20
Extracts of Meeting for Sufferings' Minutes related to Quaker peace testimony.
Janney, Ann Shoemaker to Janney, Elizabeth, 1819-1833
Author, the recipient's stepmother, describes travel to visit relatives and attend Quaker meetings, mostly through Pennsylvania. Letter of 10mo 5 1828 discusses illnesses in the family, briefly giving someone tar water as medicine, and mentions Amos Jones' marriage to a non-Quaker.
Wilson, Jno. et.al. to the Meeting for Sufferings, Baltimore Yearly Meeting, 1822 5mo 6
Copy of letter in which 17 signatories, former members of Eastern District Monthly Meeting, protest actions of the Yearly Meeting. Eastern District (Baltimore) was laid down in 1819 over a dispute concerning the use of the burial ground.
Janney, Samuel M. to Janney, Elizabeth, 1825
Author is writing to his wife about family news and his various travels, particularly to New York and Boston.
Janney, Samuel M. to Janney, Elizabeth, 1825 11mo 25, 1826 1mo 3, and undated
Collection of verse.
Hopkins, Elizabeth to Janney, Elizabeth, 1825-1838
Author, the recipient's sister-in-law, is discussing various family news, particularly a serious illness.
Janney, Samuel M. to Janney, Samuel H., 1827 6mo 15
Author is discussing water management.
