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Rebecca Jones commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-022
Overview

The commonplace book of Rebecca Jones includes extracts from H.F.'s manuscript, Samuel Fothergill's remarks upon Cornelius Cayley's application to Friends of Leed's Meeting, the manuscript found among the papers of Thomas Wilson, a sermon preached by Luke Cock at York, the Vision of William Bayley, and the Quaker testimonies of Samuel Fothergill and Rachel Wilson. The volume also includes copied letters to Friends of the Women's Meeting in Dublin, and a letter to Catherine Payton.

Dates: 1786

Mary Kite commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-060
Overview

The commonplace book of Mary Kite includes extracts from her diary, correspondence, and an account of a religious visit to North Carolina. Diary entries concern family news, as well as Kite's attendance at Quaker meetings and social events.

Dates: 1831-1851

Leeds and Tatum family collection

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-119
Overview

The collection consists primarily of photographs depicting various Tatum and Leeds family members, including Sarah Mickle Tatum and Lewis L. Tatum, and also Daniel Leeds and a picnic at the Joseph Sturge First Day School. In addition, there are commonplace books of Sarah M. Tatum, at least one kept while she was a student at Westtown Boarding School in Westtown, Pennsylvania, and of Lewis L. Tatum.

Dates: 1829-1925

Lloyd family commonplace books

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-023
Overview

The Lloyd family commonplace books include extracts, poetry, and literary quotes.

Dates: 1815-1858

Margaret Parvin Masters commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-045
Overview

The commonplace book of Margaret Parvin Masters includes poetry copied by various Friends, including Jane Edwards, Rebecca B. Johnson, Amy Eastlack, Susanna Lightfoot, Anna Mendenhall, Sidney Stevenson, and James Emlen. The poetry included in the commonplace book generally relates to friendship and faith.

Dates: 1838-1841

Matlack family commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-053
Overview

The commonplace books of the Matlack family largely focus on Elias Hicks.

Dates: Undated.

Matlack Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1120
Overview

The collection includes miscellaneous historical and genealogical documents of the Matlack and other Quaker families focused on the 18th and 19th centuries. Collection is notable for its variety of formats, including commonplace books, diaries, account books, correspondence, and poetry.

Dates: 1685-1900

Tamar Roberts Matlack commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-024
Overview

The commonplace book of Tamar Roberts Matlack includes testimonies concerning the following Quakers: Elisha Kirk, Ruth Walmsley, Mary Knight, Martha Parry, and Peter Yarnall. The commonplace book also includes poetry and excerpts concerning Elias Hicks.

Dates: 1807-1823

Milcah Martha Moore commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-025
Overview

Milcah Martha Moore, a poet, created a commonplace book featuring the women writers in her social circle. The commonplace book of Milcah Martha Moore includes excerpts organized by topic, including topics such as: Happiness, Supplication of a Sinner, and Affliction. The note in the front cover of the volume reads: "The Gift of Sarah Dillwyn to Martha Moore."

Dates: 1776

Morris family commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-065
Overview

The commonplace book of the Morris family includes copied extracts from the journals of Margaret Morris, which include a description of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793, as well as copied poems, letters written by Mary Morris and Richard Hill Morris, and a clipped illustration depicting early settlers.

Dates: Undated.

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Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 4
Fothergill, Samuel 2
Fox, George 2
Haverford College 2
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Scattergood, Thomas, 1748-1814 2
Allinson, Elizabeth 1
Allinson, Martha Cooper 1
Allinson, Samuel, 1739-1791 1
Baily, Joshua L. (Joshua Longstreth), 1826-1916 1
Benezet, Anthony 1
Borton, Hugh 1
Brooks, Erica May 1
Churchman, J. 1
Comfort, Elizabeth Cadwallader 1
Conard, Rebecca 1
Conard, Sarah 1
Cooper family 1
Cooper, Dorothy Nyhart, 1898-1990 1
Cooper, E. Newbold, 1898-1957 1
Cope, Sarah Wistar 1
Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 1
Dillwyn, Sarah 1
Elfreth, Jacob R. Jr., 1837-1924 1
Elfreth, Jacob R., Sr., 1789-1870 1
Elfreth, Jane P. 1
Elfreth, Rebecca P. 1
Fisher, Hannah Logan 1
Fisher, Thomas 1
Fling, Hannah 1
Fling, John 1
Flowers, Mary 1
Garrigues, Samuel 1
Gause, Charles Edward, Jr 1
Gibbons, Hannah, d. 1868 1
Gibbons, Miranda 1
Girard College 1
Green, Albert Lamborn, 1845-1947 1
Greene, Rowland 1
Haines family 1
Haines, Catherine 1
Haines, Deborah 1
Hartshorne family 1
Hartshorne, Caroline Cope Yarnall 1
Haverford College. Quaker Collection 1
Hill family 1
Hirakawa, Seiju 1
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952 1
Jermyn, Emily 1
Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817 1
Keith, George, 1639?-1716 1
Kite, Mary, 1793?-1861 1
Leeds family 1
Lloyd family 1
Lloyd, Mary Ann 1
Lloyd, Susan H. 1
Masters, Margaret Parvin 1
Matlack, Tamar Roberts 1
Moore, Milcah Martha 1
Morris family 1
Morris, Margaret Hill 1
Morton, John, active 1790-1800 1
Mott, Abigail Field 1
Newbold, Mary Ann 1
Nicholson, Elizabeth 1
Peirce, Rebecca 1
Pemberton, Phineas, 1650-1702 1
Pennell, Abraham 1
Pike family 1
Pike, Sarah 1
Pim, Annie 1
Potts, Anna McCollin 1
Potts, Ethel Rhoads, 1870-1962 1
Raper, Caleb 1
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Rhoads, Anne Gibbons, 1809-1890 1
Rhoads, Edward, 1841-1871 1
Rhoads, Edward, 1873-1903 1
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Rodman, Anne Eliza 1
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Scattergood, Rachel 1
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Sharpless, Rebecca 1
Shearman, Susan Hilles 1
Shoemaker, Margaret Wood 1
Simmons, Henry 1
Smith, Daniel B. 1
Smith, John, 1722-1771 1
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