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Quakers -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 588 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Garrigues commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-014
Abstract

The commonplace book of Samuel Garrigues includes extracts of minutes by Thomas Brown, Quaker testimonies, memorandum of Thomas Brown's last illness, and an Account of Ann Parrish. The volume also contains copies of letters written by Samuel Fothergill, Frances Dodshon, Thomas Lloyd, and Samuel Neale.

Dates: 1757-1820

Joseph Gibbons account book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-010
Abstract

The account book of John Gibbons's household expenses includes payments for dry goods, wages for servants, saddles, and services, such as sending out the washing or a home visit from a doctor.

Dates: 1790-1837

Miranda Gibbons commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-015
Abstract

The commonplace book of Miranda Gibbons contains poetry, extracts, a memorandum for Henry G. Williams, and extracts from speeches.

Dates: Undated

John Gibson extracts

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-051
Scope and Content note

This collection is comprised of the single volume, which includes two extracts of John Gibson. One extract is dated 1666, another dated 1670. The extracts have been bound in a 20th century binding.

Dates: 1666-1670

Charles Anderson Gould papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-083
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the clippings, correspondence, and manuscripts of Charles Anderson Gould.

Dates: 1946-1961

Stephen Gould diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-027
Abstract

Stephen Gould was an active Quaker and a repairer of clocks in Newport, Rhode Island. His diary entries include descriptions of social calls, Quaker Meetings, the health of Gould's young son, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and discussions of the War of 1812 and Gould's opposition to warfare in general.

Dates: 1812-1815

Michael P. Graves manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-084
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the two volumes of the manuscript entitled, "A Checklist of Extant Quaker Sermons, 1653-1700."

Dates: 1970

Map of Great Britain and Ireland

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-022
Scope and Content note

This collection is comprised of the single map of Great Britain and Ireland, with Quaker meetings marked on the map by Joseph Pease, Jr.

Dates: 1823

Joseph Joshua Green manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-038
Abstract

The biographies written by Joseph John Green include that of Samuel Cater, an early British Quaker, and of "Bishop" John Hall.

Dates: 1917, undated

Anna Greene diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-028
Abstract

Anna Greene was born circa 1790, to Paul and Anna Green in Naragansett, Rhode Island. She was a Quaker preacher. Her diary entries focus on prayer and religious reflection.

Dates: 1809-1819