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Ferris Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-040
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, journals and other writings, business and legal papers, and miscellaneous items of the Ferris family of Wilmington, Delaware, a prominent Quaker family. Of particular note are the correspondence and writings of Benjamin Ferris concerning the Separation in the Society of Friends, as well as the journals and diaries of Anna M. Ferris, David Ferris, Matilda Ferris, Benjamin Ferris, and Henry Ferris. Correspondents include William Lloyd Garrison, William...
Dates:
1737-1940
Elias Hicks Manuscript Collection
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-044
Abstract
Elias Hicks (1748-1830) was an eminent Quaker minister from Jericho, Long Island, N.Y. In the 1820s, a religious controversy within the Society of Friends which focused on Hicks' ministry led to the Hicksite-Orthodox Separation of 1827-1828. The collection includes correspondence written and received by Elias Hicks, sermons, surveyor's drawings, family correspondence, and other papers. Also includes the original 1748-1822 manuscript journal of Elias Hicks (in three parts) and the 1828 Ohio...
Dates:
1779 - 1948; Majority of material found within 1779 - 1830
Charles Smith Ogden family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-108
Abstract
Charles Smith Ogden (1822-1904) was a Quaker businessman, genealogist, and civic leader. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, educated in Friends' schools, and married Emma Corbit in 1848. He worked as a wholesale druggist before the Civil War, was active on the committee to elect Abraham Lincoln, and served as Consul to Quebec, Canada, 1860-1864. In 1886, he began a tour around the world, which is recounted in his travel letters, 1886-1891. This collection contains genealogical...
Dates:
1732-1938
William Poole letters to Benjamin Ferris
Collection — othertype: SC-100
Identifier: SFHL-SC-100
Abstract
This collection includes photocopies and typed transcripts of letters from William Poole to his relation, Benjamin Ferris. The letters primarily concern the Letters of Paul and Amicus, by Primitive Friend, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Poole's views on the issues of Quaker doctrine, including the divinity of Christ and baptism. Poole also relates his opinions on Elias Hicks and the developing controversy in New York.
Dates:
1821-1825
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- Poole, William, 1764-1829 3
- Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 2
- Biddle, Mary, 1780-1849 1
- Bringhurst, Joseph, 1767-1834 1
- Churchman, George, 1730-1814 1
- Comly, John, 1773-1850 1
- Ferris family 1
- Ferris, Anna M., 1815-1890 1
- Ferris, David, 1821-1908 1
- Ferris, Fanny, 1778-1833 1
- Ferris, Henry 1
- Ferris, John, 1775-1802 1
- Ferris, Matilda, 1853-1937 1
- Ferris, Ziba, 1743-1794 1
- Fisher, Samuel Rowland, 1745-1834 1
- Francke, Marie Ogden, 1878-1955 1
- Garrigues, Edward, 1756-1845 1
- Gibbons, Mary, 1795-1876 1
- Gilbert, E. W. (Eliphalet Wheeler), 1793-1853 1
- Hicks, Jemima, 1750-1829 1
- Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 1
- Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 1
- Jackson, John, 1809-1855 1
- Jesus Christ 1
- Judge, Hugh, 1750?-1834 1
- Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 1
- Kimber, Emmor, 1775-1850 1
- McClintock, Thomas, 1792?-1876 1
- Mott, James, 1788-1868 1
- Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 1
- Ogden family 1
- Ogden, Charles Smith, 1822- 1
- Ogden, Emma Corbit, 1827-1874 1
- Rakestraw, Joseph, 1780?-1860 1
- Seaman, David, 1791-1844 1
- Seaman, Valentine, 1770-1817 1
- Shoemaker, Nathan, 1788-1868 1 + ∧ less
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