Quakers -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
"Thoughts on Slavery"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-071
Overview
In his essay, "Thoughts on Slavery," John Parrish discusses the religious and moral reasons in favor of abolishing slavery in the United States, as well as a short history of slavery in the United States, and the responsibilities of the United States government to those they are oppressing through slavery.
Dates:
1800
William Savery diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-061
Overview
William Savery's diaries. The majority of the first volume concerns the Treaty at Canandaigua, and the remaining volumes are accounts of religious visits Savery made throughout Europe. Entries generally describe details of travel between destinations, Quaker meetings attended, Quaker families visited, and descriptions of each location's culture, food, language, style of dress, and form of local government.
Dates:
1794-1798