Perry and Rebecca John Papers
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection is correspondence, primarily from the 1840s through the 1850s. Some of the letters are between Rebecca and Perry John but the collection also includes letters received by the couple from relatives and friends. Primary correspondents include Jane W. Downing, Hannah Heacock, Phebe John, James, Priscilla, and Jane Moore, Rachel Brenholts, and members of the Underwood, Yarnall, and John families.
Many of the letters relate to Rebeccas life as a traveling Quaker minister, including the period of time when her children were young. Much of the correspondence describes local events and family news. Of particular interest are letters from Sharon Boarding School from her nieces.
Organization: Organized in two series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Miscellaneous. Correspondence arranged in folders according to sender and recipient
Dates
- Creation: 1805-1873
Creator
- John, Rebecca, 1808-1887 (Person)
- Brenholts, Rachel, 1775-1844 (Contributor, Person)
- Underwood, William (Contributor, Person)
- Downing, Jane W. (Contributor, Person)
- Yarnall, Lydia (Contributor, Person)
- Yarnall, Amos (Contributor, Person)
- Underwood, Jane (Contributor, Person)
- Underwood, Susannah (Contributor, Person)
- Underwood, Jesse (Contributor, Person)
- Underwood, Alvina (Contributor, Person)
- John, Reuben, 1744-1822 (Contributor, Person)
- John, Phebe, 1780-1855 (Contributor, Person)
- Underwood, Eliza (Contributor, Person)
- Underwood, Amanda (Contributor, Person)
- Downing, Rebecca S. (Contributor, Person)
- Downing, Hannah M. (Contributor, Person)
- Janney, Mary Ann (Contributor, Person)
- Yarnall, Evan J. (Contributor, Person)
- Moore, Priscilla (Contributor, Person)
- Bailey, Hannah Jane (Contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
Perry (1815-1895) and Rebecca Underwood (1808-1887) John were ministers in the Society of Friends, members of Roaring Creek Monthly Meeting, and worshipped in the Quaker meeting house at Bear Gap (Shamokin), Pennsylvania.
Perry and Rebecca were married in 1842 at Bald Eagle, Centre Co., Pennsylvania. Rebecca was the daughter of farmer Zephaniah Underwood and Hannah Baily of York and Centre Counties in Pennsylvania. Perry, a wheelwright by trade, was the youngest of thirteen children of Abia and Martha (John) John. Perrys first wife, Annie Eves, had died in 1839, leaving an infant son, Ezra (1838-44). Perry and Rebecca had three children of their own: Griffith (1843-1928), Zephaniah (1845-46), and William (1847-1926).
Extent
0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Rebecca (Underwood) John and her husband, Perry John, were ministers in the Society of Friends, members of Roaring Creek Monthly Meeting, and worshipped in the Quaker meeting house at Bear Gap (Shamokin), Pennsylvania. The bulk of this collection is correspondence, primarily from the 1840s through the 1850s. It includes some letters between Rebecca and Perry John, but the collection also includes letters received by the couple from relatives and friends. Many of the letters relate to Rebeccas life as a traveling Quaker minister, including the period of time when her children were young. Much of the correspondence describes local events and family news. Of particular interest are letters from her nieces who were students at Sharon Female Academy, Darby, Pa.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harold Heritage (a descendant of Perry and Rebecca John), 2002
Subject
- John, Perry, 1815-1895 (Person)
- John, Rebecca, 1808-1887 (Person)
- Sharon Female Academy (Darby, Pa. : Township) (Organization)
- John family (Family)
- Underwood family (Family)
- Title
- Perry and Rebecca John Papers, 1805-1873
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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