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Esther Fisher Wistar commonplace book
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-066
Abstract
The commonplace book of Esther Fisher Wistar includes extracts of poetry, as well as an account of the illness and death of Wistar's mother.
Dates:
1846
Mary S. Wood commonplace book
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-044
Abstract
Mary Sutton (Underhill) Wood (1805-1894) was a Quaker author and poet. Her commonplace book includes reflections on Baltimore Yearly Meeting, the history of the Wood family, the opening of Western Yearly Meeting (1858), journal entries, Canada Yearly Meeting (1867), the Gale of 1821, New York Yearly Meeting (1865), New York Representative Meeting (1876), description of Meeting Houses in New York, London Yearly Meeting, letter from Josiah Forster, extracts of letters, hymns, China plate...
Dates:
1858-1880
Emma C. Yarnall commonplace book
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-043
Abstract
The commonplace book of Emma C. Yarnall includes quotations on religious subjects, excerpts of letters, and excerpts of poetry and literature.
Dates:
1878