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John Alston Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-002
Overview
John Alston (1794-1874) was a Quaker farmer who lived in Middletown, Delaware. This collection contains his journals (1837 (?)-1847 and n.d.), account books and business papers (1821-1874), and essays by Nathan Lord on slavery and salvation (1797).
Dates:
1797-1874
Biddle family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-177
Overview
This collection contains the papers of Philadelphia Quaker Owen Biddle (1737-1799), his son, Clement Biddle (1778-1856), and numerous descendants. Owen Biddle, a scientist and merchant, was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and helped in the establishment of Westtown School (1799). Owen Biddle's papers, 1772-1793, (Series 1) include correspondence, and journals, some of which relate to his Revolutionary War activities. Three of his letterbooks, 1778-1779, have been microfilmed. The...
Dates:
1793-1951
Ferris Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-040
Overview
The collection contains correspondence, journals and other writings, business and legal papers, and miscellaneous items of the Ferris family of Wilmington, Delaware, a prominent Quaker family. Of particular note are the correspondence and writings of Benjamin Ferris concerning the Separation in the Society of Friends, as well as the journals and diaries of Anna M. Ferris, David Ferris, Matilda Ferris, Benjamin Ferris, and Henry Ferris. Correspondents include William Lloyd Garrison, William...
Dates:
1737-1940
Lavinia Lloyd Knight Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-082
Overview
Lavinia Lloyd Knight (1816-1863) was a Quaker, of Wilmington, Delaware. The collection contains corresondence with Knight's sister, Elizabeth Knorr Knight (1814-1841), lesson book and journal kept as student (1830-1832) of Eli Hilles (1783-1863), essays, poems, biographical material, and other papers.
Dates:
1825-1857
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- Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 1
- Biddle, Mary, 1780-1849 1
- Biddle, Owen, 1737-1799 1
- Biddle, William Canby, 1864-1942 1
- Bringhurst, Joseph, 1767-1834 1
- Ferris family 1
- Ferris, Anna M., 1815-1890 1
- Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
- Ferris, David, 1821-1908 1
- Ferris, Fanny, 1778-1833 1
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- Ferris, John, 1775-1802 1
- Ferris, Matilda, 1853-1937 1
- Ferris, Ziba, 1743-1794 1
- Gibbons, Mary, 1795-1876 1
- Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 1
- Hilles, Eli, 1783-1863 1
- Hollingsworth, H. (Henry), 1737-1803 1
- Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 1
- Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 1
- Jackson, John, 1809-1855 1
- James, Dorothy Biddle 1
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- Knight, Elizabeth Knorr, 1814-1841 1
- Knight, Lavinia Lloyd, 1816-1863 1
- Lewis, Lucy Biddle, 1861- 1
- Lord, Nathan, 1792-1870 1
- Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 1
- Parke, Thomas, 1749-1835 1
- Poole, William, 1764-1829 1
- Rakestraw, Joseph, 1780?-1860 1
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- Rickman, Lydia Cooper Lewis, -1885 1
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- Swarthmore College 1
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- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Congress, 1st (1915) (Hague, Netherlands ) 1
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