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Frost family correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-292
Overview
The collection contains correspondence between members of the Gideon and Mary W. (Willets) Frost family, Hicksite Quakers of Westbury, Long Island, New York. Gideon Frost was a successful merchant, philanthropist, and founder of Friends Academy at Locust Valley. Family members were active in Quaker concerns, especially education and abolition. The letters mention prominent Friends, family, and anti-slavery concerns.
Dates:
1831, 1838, 1843 and 1871
Isaac Hicks Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-197
Overview
Isaac Hicks (1767-1820) was a New York Quaker merchant. He established a large fleet of international trading vessels and financially helped to support his cousin, Edward Hicks (1780-1849), the Pennsylvania Quaker folk artist. Isaac Hicks traveled extensively with his cousin, Elias Hicks (1748-1830), the New York Quaker minister. The collection contains primarily the correspondence of Isaac Hicks, including letters from Isaac Hicks to his wife describing religious journeys taken with Elias...
Dates:
1798-ca. 1956 (bulk 1798-1818)
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- Names
- Comly, John, 1773-1850 1
- Densmore, Christopher 1
- Fisher, Miers, 1748-1819 1
- Fisher, Samuel Rowland, 1745-1834 1
- Frost, Gideon, 1798-1880 1
- Frost, Mary W. (Mary Willets), 1803-1847 1
- Gibbons, J. S. (James Sloan), 1810-1892 1
- Hicks family 1
- Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 1
- Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 1
- Hicks, Isaac, 1767-1820 1
- Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 1
- Marriott, Charles 1
- Rotch, Thomas, 1767-1823. 1
- Rotch, William, 1734-1828 1 ∧ less
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