Quakers -- West Indies
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Chalkley letter book
Collection — Othertype MSS-071
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-071
Abstract
Letter book of Thomas Chalkley (1675-1741), Quaker minister and businessman. Primarily business correspondence, most copied by his assistant, it also includes some personal references and provides insight into early 18th century maritime trade, particularly the Quaker relationships involved in trade with the West Indies.
Dates:
1720-02-14 - 1737-01-15
Jenkins lantern slide collection
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-196
Abstract
Charles F. Jenkins (1864-1951) was a prominent Quaker who was involved with Green Street Monthly Meeting, the American Friends Service Committee, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (1919-1934), and Friends Intelligencer. He was also a Manager of Swarthmore College for 40 years and President of the Board from 1933 to 1944. He is also the author of "Tortola: A Quaker Experiment of Long Ago in the Tropics".
This collection contains primarily lantern slides, both...
Dates:
1910 - 1950
Thornton Family Research Papers (copies)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-150
Abstract
This group of papers relating to the Thornton family, all copies, were made available to Harriet Frorer Durham, a Quaker writer who was working on a biography of Dr. William Thornton (1759-1828) of Philadelphia. William Thornton of England, Dr. Thorton's descendent, provided the papers. The collection contains genealogical material compiled for Dr. William Thornton and photocopies of business and legal papers (1673-1802).
Dates:
1673-1963
