Ann Shipley diary
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single handwritten diary of Ann Shipley. Entries detail her travels throughout Pennsylvania, including visits with Friends and attendance at Quaker meetings.
Dates
- Creation: 1820
Creator
- Shipley, Ann (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Ann Shipley (1760-1854), was born in London in 1760, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Shipley. She immigrated to the United States in 1794, and was a recorded minister in New York Yearly Meeting. Anna Shipley married Morris Shipley and the couple had four children: William Shipley (b. 1779), Mary Shipley (b. 1783), Morris S. Shipley (b. 1784), and Hannah Shipley (b. 1792).
She accompanied Anna Braithwaite on her two interviews with Elias Hicks in January and March, 1824, and wrote a letter, dated October 15, 1824, defending Anna Braithwaite's account of the meeting.
Extent
0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ann Shipley accompanied Anna Braithwaite on her two interviews with Elias Hicks in January and March 1824, and wrote a letter, dated October 15, 1824, defending Anna Braithwaite's account of the meeting. Her diary entries detail her travels throughout Pennsylvania, including visits with Friends and attendance at Quaker meetings.
Acquistion
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed July, 2015.
- Title
- Ann Shipley diary, 1820
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- July, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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