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Sarah Wistar Cope commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-008
Abstract

This collection is comprised of two volumes of the commonplace books of Sarah Wistar Cope. The first volume includes extracts on moral and religious topics, poetry, and pressed leaves. The second volume includes a memorandum of a religious visit to New York, extracts, and an "account of Joseph Hoag's family."

Dates: 1824

George Dillwyn commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-009
Abstract

George Dillwyn was a Quaker minister, and his commonplace book includes poetry, short stories, hymns, extracts from letters and meeting minutes, and quotes from famous authors such as Shakespeare, Milton, and Chaucer. The majority of the volume is composed of lists of extracts organized by topic, including topics such as: anger, affectation, old age, ambition, abstinence, religion, books, revenge, praise, sincerity, death, and temperance.

Dates: Undated

Elfreth family commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-010
Abstract

This collection is comprised of five volumes of the commonplace books of various members of the Elfreth family, including Rebecca P. Elfreth, Jacob R. Elfreth Sr., Jacob R. Elfreth Jr,. and Jane P. Elfreth. The volumes include poetry, extracts, pressed leaves and flowers, and clippings of illustrations.

Dates: 1820-1853

Hannah Logan Fisher commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-057
Abstract

The commonplace book of Hannah Logan Fisher includes Quaker testimonies, extracts of letters, hymns, and religious poems. Notes on the inside covers of the volume describe that Fisher gave the volume to Rebecca Byrd Young in 1796, upon Young's departure for America from England.

Dates: 1796

John Fling commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-012
Abstract

The commonplace book of John Fling includes poetry and extracts arranged by topic. Some of the later extracts are signed by Hannah Fling.

Dates: 1786-1816

Mary Flowers commonplace book

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-013
Abstract

The commonplace book of Mary Flowers includes copied letters, the account of the convincement (conversion to Quakerism) of Jane Hoskins, elegies, testimonies, extracts of meeting minutes left by Thomas Brown, and extracts from speeches.

Dates: 1757-1761

Samuel Garrigues commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-014
Abstract

The commonplace book of Samuel Garrigues includes extracts of minutes by Thomas Brown, Quaker testimonies, memorandum of Thomas Brown's last illness, and an Account of Ann Parrish. The volume also contains copies of letters written by Samuel Fothergill, Frances Dodshon, Thomas Lloyd, and Samuel Neale.

Dates: 1757-1820

Miranda Gibbons commonplace book

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-015
Abstract

The commonplace book of Miranda Gibbons contains poetry, extracts, a memorandum for Henry G. Williams, and extracts from speeches.

Dates: Undated

Guide to miscellaneous Quaker series

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975
Scope and Content note The goal of this finding aid is to help users navigate the series that organize the manuscript collections in MC.975. This collection consists of bound items, including manuscript journals & diaries, commonplace books, scrapbooks, financial records, correspondence and letterbooks, and other miscellaneous items, related to Quaker individuals and families, or to Quakerism and Quaker history.These manuscript volumes are arranged on the shelves in 11 different record...
Dates: 1683-ongoing

Catherine Haines commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-017
Abstract

The commonplace book of Catherine Haines includes extracts on the art of writing, poetry (including three poems by Phillis Wheatley), extracts of speeches, extracts on child rearing and education, Indigenous peoples, a memorandum for Susanna James, extracts from William Hunt's illness, and a memorandum of Hannah Shoemaker.

Dates: 1775-1777

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Allinson, Samuel, 1739-1791 1
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Churchman, J. 1
Comfort, Elizabeth Cadwallader 1
Conard, Rebecca 1
Conard, Sarah 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
Fling, Hannah 1
Fling, John 1
Flowers, Mary 1
Garrigues, Samuel 1
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Haines, Deborah 1
Hartshorne family 1
Hartshorne, Caroline Cope Yarnall 1
Haverford College. Quaker Collection 1
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Hirakawa, Seiju 1
Jermyn, Emily 1
Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817 1
Kite, Mary, 1793?-1861 1
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Lloyd, Susan H. 1
Masters, Margaret Parvin 1
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Matlack, Tamar Roberts 1
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Morris family 1
Morris, Margaret Hill 1
Morton, John, active 1790-1800 1
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Newbold, Mary Ann 1
Peirce, Rebecca 1
Pennell, Abraham 1
Pike family 1
Pike, Sarah 1
Pim, Annie 1
Potts, Anna McCollin 1
Raper, Caleb 1
Rodman family 1
Rodman, Anne Eliza 1
Satterthwaite, Sallie 1
Scantlebury, Thomas 1
Scattergood, Alfred Garrett 1
Scattergood, Rachel 1
Sharpless, Rebecca 1
Shearman, Susan Hilles 1
Shoemaker, Margaret Wood 1
Simmons, Henry 1
Smith, Daniel B., 1792-1883 1
Smith, John, 1722-1771 1
Smith, Richard 1
Stackhouse, Ann Matlack 1
Tatum family 1
Tatum, Lewis Leeds 1
Tatum, Sarah M. 1
Taylor, Elizabeth Shoemaker 1
Taylor, Sallie M. 1
Thomas, Phebe Clapp 1
Vernon, Hannah Milhous 1
Waln family 1
Waln, Joseph 1
Waln, Richard 1
Waln, Sarah 1
Warner, Mary E. 1
Weston, Susanah 1
Westtown Boarding School 1
Wharton, Deborah Fisher, 1795-1888 1
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 1
Wheeler, Daniel, 1771-1840 1
White, Margaret 1
Wilson, Rachel, 1720-1775 1
Wistar, Esther Fisher Smith 1
Wood, M. S. (Mary Sutton), 1805-1894 1
Yarnall, Emma C. 1
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