Quakers
Found in 563 Collections and/or Records:
"Quaker Lines"
Walter J. Homan's pamphlet describing Quaker beliefs includes sections on: Historical Background, George Fox, Membership, Associate Membership vs. Birthright Membership, Organization of the Society of Friends, Quaker Faith, Quaker Practice, and Quakerism as a Way of Life.
Elizabeth Hooton receipt books
Entries in Elizabeth Hooton's receipt books include payments made by Hooton, who they were paid to, and for what. The majority of expenses recorded in the volumes are payments for rent, monthly washing, and yearly taxes.
Hoskins family letterbook
John Hough estate account book
The estate book of John Hough provides an inventory of Hough’s “goods and chattels” and the individuals who inherited portions of the estate. The items included in the inventory range were home goods, like furniture and cookware; farm equipment, like plows; and livestock.
Howard family papers
This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of the Howard family, as well as a printed genealogy of the Howard family.
Howell family correspondence
This collection is comprised of the correspondence of the Howell family. Letters are between family members, Elizabeth and Israel Howell and their children, and relate family matters.
William R. Hughes papers
This collection is comprised of the typed manuscript, "The Friends of Jakob Boeheme," an essay describing a visit to former Nazis interned after the war, and correspondence in both German and English.
William Hunt letterbook
William Hunt's included correspondence is largely personal, though there are a few letters addressed to his Meeting. In addition to correspondence, the volume includes testimonies of Hunt's character and a short account of his travels on religious visits and his last illness and death. According to a note in the cover of the letterbook, it is believed the letters were copied by William Hunt's sister.
"The Theology of Early Friends with Special Reference to that of Isaac Penington"
Robert Ion's undergraduate thesis, entitled "The Theology of Early Friends with Special Reference to that of Isaac Penington," includes a history of Quaker theology, a summary of Isaac Penington's life, and a brief biography of Robert Barclay and William Penn.
“A Short Account of a visit made by Isaac Jackson to Friends on the Western Shore of Maryland: 1776”
This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript which describes Jackson’s interviews with Quaker enslavers in Maryland. The volume is organized by the names of individuals that Jackson interviewed, their reasons for enslaving people, and whether they could be peruaded to emancipate them.
