Mary S. Wood commonplace book
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume commonplace book of Mary S. Wood. It includes reflections on Baltimore Yearly Meeting, the history of the Wood family, the opening of Western Yearly Meeting (1858), journal entries, Canada Yearly Meeting (1867), the Gale of 1821, New York Yearly Meeting (1865), New York Representative Meeting (1876), description of Meeting Houses in New York, London Yearly Meeting, letter from Josiah Forster, extracts of letters, hymns, China plate patterns, the Quaker Hat, and clippings of New York fashions (1880).
Dates
- Creation: 1858-1880
Creator
- Wood, M. S. (Mary Sutton), 1805-1894 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Mary Sutton (Underhill) Wood (1805-1894) was an author and poet. She was born on September 25, 1805, the daughter of Joshua Underhill and Mary Sutton. In 1835, Mary Underhill married William Wood, a printer and clerk of the New York Yearly Meeting. The couple had one child, Elizabeth Underhill Wood. She died on April 27, 1894.
Extent
0.18 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mary Sutton (Underhill) Wood (1805-1894) was a Quaker author and poet. Her commonplace book includes reflections on Baltimore Yearly Meeting, the history of the Wood family, the opening of Western Yearly Meeting (1858), journal entries, Canada Yearly Meeting (1867), the Gale of 1821, New York Yearly Meeting (1865), New York Representative Meeting (1876), description of Meeting Houses in New York, London Yearly Meeting, letter from Josiah Forster, extracts of letters, hymns, China plate patterns, the Quaker Hat, and clippings of New York fashions (1880).
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed September, 2015.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Mary S. Wood commonplace book, 1858-1880
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- September, 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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