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Abington monthly meeting manumissions
"Account of Isaac Coates, Joshua Sharpless & John Pierce's Visits to the Indian Reservation in Western New York"
This copy of an account from 1798 and 1799 was written in an unknown hand likely in the latter half of the 19th century. The volume describes Isaac Coates, Joshua Sharpless, and John Pierce's travel to Native American reservations on behalf of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Indian Committee, and the work they did while there.
Ackworth School, England records
Ackworth School was founded in 1779 as a co-educational boarding school for Quaker children by Dr. John Fothergill and other Quakers. It is located in West Workshire, England. It was intended to be a board school for children whose parents were not rich. This collection is comprised of four volumes, one of which is a transcription of one of the other volumes. They all relate to the rules and regulations for the Ackworth School in England.
Aimwell School records
The Aimwell School in Philadelphia was founded in 1796 by Anne Parrish (1760-1800) for the purpose of providing "a good English education" in the primary and grammar grades for underprivileged girls. It was instituted by the Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children and operated under the management of the Society of Friends.
Henry H. Albertson collection
Includes letters, many of which are by and to William Hodgson (1804-1878). All or most of the letter writers are Friends; a number of them are British Friends. Topics often include visits to other Friends, attending Meeting, health, religious or philosophical reflections, and because of the period of writing, often refer openly or obliquely to the Wilbur-Gurney controversy.
William C. Allen diaries
Diaries of William C. Allen's religious visits around the world from 1904 to 1937. Entries generally describe the customs, manners, language, transportation, food, and religious beliefs of each location Allen visited, as well as Quaker meetings he lead and religious and political leaders he met with in each place he visited. One volume of the collection does not record a religious visit, but is a record of Allen's thoughts on World War I, which he kept during 1917.
Samuel Allinson commonplace book
Samuel Allinson was a Quaker active in early New Jersey politics. The commonplace book of Samuel Allinson includes reflections on a variety of topics, including: Jealousy, Constancy and Fortitude, Human Trouble or Infelicity, Deceit, Novels, Romances, Riches and Poverty, Parents and Children, Women, and Marriage. He also includes remarks on slavery (p. 71), and extracts of poetry.
American Friends' letters
The collection is composed chiefly of letters of members of the Society of Friends in the United States from the 17th to the 20th centuries; there are also documents, clippings, published articles, and miscellaneous manuscripts.
"An Account of a Visit to the Indians in the Autumn of 1806"
This collection is comprised of a single letter from David Barclay to Charles Lloyd dated 1807 June 24, which includes "An account of a visit to the Indians in the Autumn of 1806, by one of the Pennsylvania Committee appointed to promote their Civilization" by Isaac Bonsall.
Peter Andrews journal
Journal kept during Andrews's travels in England during the years 1755 and 1756. Entries describe his voyage from Philadelphia to Newcastle, including the weather, fellow passengers, and Quaker meetings held on board. Upon Andrews’s arrival in England, entries describe visits to fellow Quakers, Quaker meetings, and discussions of the state of the Society of Friends in England.
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- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Indian Committee (1827-1948) 6
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- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 5
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- Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 4
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- Taylor family 3
- Wilbur, John, 1774-1856 3
- Wood, Carolena Morris, 1871-1936 3
- Woolman, John, 1720-1772 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
- Bean, Hannah E. (Hannah Elliott), 1830-1909 2
- Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 2
- Benezet, Anthony 2
- Bettle, Samuel 2
- Bowles, Gordon Townsend 2
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- Brown, Caroline Cadbury, 1851-1914 2
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- Delaware Indians. Lenape Indians. Lenni Lenape Indians 2
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- Harris, J. Rendel (James Rendel), 1852-1941 2
- Hetzel, Theodore Brinton, 1906-1990 2
- Hirohito, Emperor of Japan 2
- Hodgson, William 2
- Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox: 1828- ) 2
- Iwao Frederick Ayusawa 2
- Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 2
- Jones, Elizabeth B. (Elizabeth Bartram) 2
- Jones, Esther A. Balderston, 1891-1967 2
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