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Richard Hockley letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-009
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the single letterbook of Richard Hockley and contains business correspondence. The majority of letters in the volume are written by Richard Hockley on his travels for the business interests of Thomas Hyam, a London merchant. Letters are written from a variety of locations, including Barbados, Charleston, South Carolina, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dates: 1737-1742, 1965-1967

William Hodgson Jr. diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-035
Abstract

William Hodgson Jr. was a Quaker minister. His diary entries describe the voyage from Liverpool, England, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including descriptions of the weather, books Hodgson read while on board, and the Captain and other passengers. Later entries related to Hodgson's time in Philadelphia describe the terrain, his attendance at the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and other Quaker Meetings, visits to schools in Philadelphia, and discussions of the Hicksite separation.

Dates: 1827

Hoskins family letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-034
Abstract This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of the Hoskins family. The primary correspondents in the volume are members of the Hoskins family, though quite a number of the letters are directed to Benjamin H. Warder. Most of the letters were written in the 18th century, but some are from the 19th century. A number of them are religious in nature, while others deal with service in the ministry or visiting Friends, and some deal with states of health and mortality. The letters...
Dates: 1729-1864

William R. Hughes papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-100
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the typed manuscript, "The Friends of Jakob Boeheme," an essay describing a visit to former Nazis interned after the war, and correspondence in both German and English.

Dates: 1952

“A Short Account of a visit made by Isaac Jackson to Friends on the Western Shore of Maryland: 1776”

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-017
Scope and Content note

This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript which describes Jackson’s interviews with Quaker enslavers in Maryland. The volume is organized by the names of individuals that Jackson interviewed, their reasons for enslaving people, and whether they could be peruaded to emancipate them.

Dates: 1776

William Jackson journal

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-036
Abstract

William Jackson's diary of his religious visit to England and Ireland. Diary entries detail the preparations required to make the journey, as well as details about the voyage itself. Upon his arrival in Ireland, entries describe attendance at Quaker Meetings, visits with Friends, and descriptions of the various Friends who hosted Jackson during his time abroad.

Dates: 1802-1803

Alice Jones diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-037
Abstract This collection is comprised primarily of the original, handwritten diary of Alice Jones, and a photocopy of the original. Diary entries discuss the history of the Friends School in Ramallah, Palestine, religious reflection and discussions concerning the divides between Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Palestine, and discussions concerning the politics within Palestine. Jones also provides descriptions of the children she teaches at the school.In addition to the Jones's diary,...
Dates: 1919-1946; 1930

Jones Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1009
Abstract

The papers of Eli and Sybil Jones, 19th century Quaker missionaries, most notably to the Middle East where they established missions on Mt. Lebanon and in Ramallah, Palestine; the correspondence of Charles and Ellen Jones, also 19th century Quaker missionaries in Ramallah; and the letters of Quaker James Parnell Jones, son of Eli and Sybil Jones, who fought in the Civil War.

Dates: 1821-1918

George & Ann Jones notebook

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-019
Scope and Content note This collection is comprised of a single volume manuscript notebook, with notes related to a disturbance at the Mulberry Street House, when George and Ann Jones held an evening meeting, in 1826. According to the first entry, at a meeting of the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia, a committee was created for “ascertaining the facts, and enquiring into the cause of the disturbance which occurred in the vicinity of our meeting house a few weeks since.” The notebook records the meetings...
Dates: 1826-1827

Hannah M. Jones index

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-018
Scope and Content note

This collection is comprised of three volumes of an index created by Hannah M. Jones, given to her aunt, Mary Ann Jones. The indexes include the deaths and marriages of Quakers, copied from The Friend, and arranged alphabetically.

Dates: 1827-1914

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American Friends Service Committee 16
Haverford College 10
Westtown Boarding School 9
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 7
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 6
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Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 6
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Indian Committee (1827-1948) 5
Bowles, Minnie, 1868-1958 4
Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 4
Parrish, John, 1729-1807 4
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 4
Simmons, Henry 4
Society of Friends 4
Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 4
Bowles, Gilbert, 1869-1960 3
Bryn Mawr College 3
Cadbury family 3
Cadbury, William Warder 3
Carter family 3
Cornplanter, Seneca chief 3
Evans, William Bacon, 1875-1964 3
Fox, George 3
Friends Girls School (Tokyo, Japan) 3
Friends World Committee for Consultation 3
Harvard University 3
Jones, Mary Hoxie 3
Nitobe, Inazō, 1862-1933 3
Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 3
Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 3
Sharpless, Joshua 3
Shipley family 3
Walton family 3
Akihito, Emperor of Japan 2
Allen family 2
Allinson, Samuel, 1739-1791 2
Anna Morris Shinn Maier 2
Bacon, David 2
Bacon, George 2
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2
Bettle, Samuel 2
Bowles, Gordon Townsend 2
Bowles, Jane T. 2
Brinton, Anna Cox 2
Brown family 2
Brown, Thomas Kite, 1851-1929 2
Cadbury, Catharine Balderston 2
Cadbury, Catherine J. 2
Cadbury, Lydia C. Shinn 2
Cadbury, Lydia Caroline Brown, 1889-1978 2
Cadbury, Richard, 1825-1897 2
Canton Christian College 2
Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China) 2
Collins, Isaac 2
Cox, John, approximately 1754-1847 2
Dillwyn, William, 1743-1824 2
Evans family 2
Evans, Thomas, 1798-1868 2
Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 2
Hartshorne, Anna C. (Anna Cope) 2
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan 2
Hodgson, William 2
Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817 2
Jones, Richard Mott, 1843-1917 2
Kite family 2
Leeds, Morris Evans 2
Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia 2
Ling nan da xue (Guangzhou, China) 2
Lloyd family 2
Lloyd, Mary Ann 2
Madāris al-Frindz (Rām Allāh) 2
Morris family 2
Nickalls, John L. 2
North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends (1698- ) 2
Peirce, John, 1756-1833 2
Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 2
Penney, Norman 2
Rhoads, Esther Biddle, 1896-1979 2
Rhoads, James E. (James Evans), 1828-1895 2
Rhoads, Samuel, 1806-1868 2
Scattergood, Joseph 2
Shinn family 2
Swayne, Joel 2
Tokyo Friends Center 2
White, Barclay, 1821-1903 2
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 2
Wilbur, John, 1774-1856 2
Wistar, Thomas 2
Woolman, John, 1720-1772 2
Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 1
Ackworth School 1
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 1
Albertson, Henry 1
Albertson, Henry Haines 1
Alexander, Samuel, 1840-1914 1
All American Friends Conference (1929 : Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1
Allen, William Charles, 1857-1938 1
Allinson, Elizabeth 1
Allinson, William J., 1810-1874 1
Alsop family 1
American Peace Society of Japan 1
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