Quakers -- History
Found in 588 Collections and/or Records:
“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.
James & Drinker account book
The account book for doctors James and Drinker records payments made and received. Payments were often made in bonds or cash.
"Cromwell and the Quakers: A Historical Dissertation"
Paul M. James's manuscript, entitled "Cromwell and the Quakers: A Historical Dissertation," compares the lives of Oliver Cromwell and George Fox, their relationship to each other, and their affect on the Puritan movement in England. The manuscript was James's thesis for his bachelor's from University College, University of Wales, in 1952.
Janney family papers
This collection contains Janney family papers, and includes family correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, legal papers, maps, and photographs.
"Det Norske kvekersamfunns Historie i forste Halvdel av det 19de Hundrearet"
This collection is comprised of the single volume "Det Norske kvekersamfunns Historie i forste Halvdel av det 19de Hundrearet," which translates from Norwegian to "The Norwegian Quaker History in the First Half of the 19th Century."
Margaret Jenkins journals
This collection is comprised of three volumes of the travel journals of Margaret Jenkins. The first volume describes Jenkins's voyage from New York to San Francisco, and her voyage home from San Francisco to New York via Liverpool. The remaining two volumes describe Margaret Jenkins's trip to the Himalayan Mountains in 1911 and 1912, to visit her cousin, who was a missionary there.
Emily Jermyn commonplace book
John Woolman Memorial Association records
"Autobiography of Augustine Jones"
The autobiography of Augustine Jones describes Jones's early life in Maine, the death of his father, his early experiences growing up as a Quaker, his time spent in his uncle's house, political upheaval leading to Civil War, the free labor movement, Jones's work as a teacher at a Friends School in Maine, and a description of his experiences during the Civil War era.
