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Quakers -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Pike family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-149
Overview

Collection contains letters, memorials, commonplace books, and miscellaneous items of the Pike family, especially Sarah Pike, and letters of Thomas Scattergood to his son, Alfred Scattergood.

Dates: 1769-1902

Martha Routh journal

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-059
Overview

Martha Routh's journal describes her voyage from London to Boston, which she took in 1794. Entries describe the small group of Quakers that Routh traveled with, including Thomas Scattergood, as well as descriptions of the weather, communications with other ships during the journey, and Routh's struggles with illness on board. The journal ends when Routh arrives in Boston, and her last entry describes her Quaker hosts there, and the burial of a man who died on board the ship.

Dates: 1794

Rachel Scattergood commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-032
Overview

The commonplace books of Rachel Scattergood include extracts of poetry, prose, correspondence, and quotations.

Dates: 1856-1894