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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
"A Short Narrative of the Life of Jane Hoskins"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-048
Abstract
The single volume autobiography of Jane Hoskins, entitled "A Short Narrative of the Life of Jane Hoskins," details her early life, an account of her convincement (conversion to Quakerism), her passage to Pennsylvania as an indentured servant, and her Quaker beliefs and religious reflection.
Dates:
Undated.
William Hunt letterbook
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-010
Abstract
William Hunt's included correspondence is largely personal, though there are a few letters addressed to his Meeting. In addition to correspondence, the volume includes testimonies of Hunt's character and a short account of his travels on religious visits and his last illness and death. According to a note in the cover of the letterbook, it is believed the letters were copied by William Hunt's sister.
Dates:
1748-1772
Joint Committee of the Religious Society of Friends records
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-104
Abstract
This collection contains materials relating to the work of the Joint Committee of the Religious Society of Friends, including minutes, correspondence, and reports.
Dates:
1929-1949
"The Trail of Life in the Middle Years"
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Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-054
Abstract
The manuscript of Rufus M. Jones, entitled "The Trail of Life in the Middle Years," is the third volume in an autobiographical series, of which the two preceding volumes are: "Finding the Trail of Life" and "The Trail of Life in College." The narrative begins in the year 1893, when Jones became the editor of "The Friends Review" and began teaching philosophy at Haverford College. In it, he discusses the state of the Society of Friends at the time, and discusses his personal reconciliation of...
Dates:
1934
John Letchworth Kite journal
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-040
Abstract
Journal entries describe Quaker Meetings in detail, including the names of each person who spoke at meeting, what their message was, and how Kite felt about each particular message. In addition to detailed descriptions of Meetings, Kite's entries also include his own personal spiritual and religious reflections.
Dates:
1847-1848
Mary Kite commonplace book
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-060
Abstract
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 Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1284
Abstract
Family papers, predominantly correspondence and photographs, of the Quaker Leeds family.
Dates:
1860-2000
"Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, 1682-1776"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-064
Abstract
"Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, 1682-1776," by Jack D. Marietta, provides a code that tracks offenses in Pennsylvania Monthly Meetings from 1682 to 1776. The code includes the name of the offender, sex of the individual, the Monthly and Quarterly Meeting, the date, the number of offenses, the type of offense (coded), and the resolution of the case (coded). Offenses included in the coded records are as follows: marriage, fornication, fornication with fiancee, drunkeness, debt,...
Dates:
1973
Mason, Smith, Ewing family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1223
Abstract
The collection presents a detailed picture of several generations of Smiths, Masons and Ewings -Philadelphia families, at least some of whom were Quakers, portraying their daily lives and concerns. The primary authors are Edith Mason Smith (1857-1944) and her husband, Joshua Cowgill Smith (1857-1911), their children Elizabeth Newlin Smith (1884-1977) and her husband J.M. Sharpless Ewing ( - 1960), Mildred Smith (1888-1973) and Jean Smith (1883-1966). The concentration of the collection is...
Dates:
1809-1970
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