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“Selections from memorandums by Sarah Lindsey”

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-125

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the five manuscript volumes of selections from Sarah Lindsey's journals. The full title of the manuscripts is “Selections from memorandums by Sarah Lindsey whilst accompany her husband Robert Lindsey on a religious visit to Friends and others in Western Hemisphere including California, Oregon, British Columbia, and the Sandwich Islands, also some of the Meetings of Friends in Australia and Van Van Hierneu Land. For the Use of her Children and Friends." Entries describes travel, places visited, attendance at Quaker meetings, and people met on their travels.

Dates

  • Creation: 1857-1860

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Sarah Crosland Lindsey (1804-1876) was born in Lancashire in 1804. In 1828, she married Robert Lindsey. She was a Quaker minister, and traveled on a religious visit with her husband from 1857 to 1861. She died in Worcester on Third Month 17, 1876.

Extent

0.04 linear ft. (5 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Sarah Lindsey's journal entries describe travel, places visited, attendance at Quaker meetings, and people met on their travels.

Acquisition

Unknown.

Related Materials

HC.MC.975.01.042 Robert Lindsey

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed December, 2015.

Title
“Selections from memorandums by Sarah Lindsey,” 1857-1860
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
December, 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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