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Quakers -- Travel

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:

William Kennard diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-038
Overview

William Kennard was a Quaker minister of Somerset Monthly Meeting. Kennard's diary records his travels through Ohio, Michigan, New York, Canada, Connecticut, Vermont, and Pennsylvania, including travel by rail, steam and canal boat, and coach, and comments on visits to Quaker Meetings and with Friends.

Dates: 1841

Mary Kite commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-060
Overview

The commonplace book of Mary Kite includes extracts from her diary, correspondence, and an account of a religious visit to North Carolina. Diary entries concern family news, as well as Kite's attendance at Quaker meetings and social events.

Dates: 1831-1851

Mary Shackleton Leadbeater diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-041
Overview

Mary Shackleton Leadbeater was an Irish Quaker poet and author. Her diary was written for Sarah Dillwyn, and entitled "A Tour Through the Northern Part of England." Entries describe Leadbeater's arrival in Dublin, her voyage to England, including a description of the ship and passengers, her arrival in Liverpool, and her travels to see various Friends throughout London and Northern England.

Dates: 1784

Lewis-Garrigues collection of family papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-046
Identifier: SFHL-SC-046
Abstract This collection centers on the correspodence and family history of the Garrigues family and the Price family, to whom the former were linked with the marriage of Edward Garrigues and Margaret Price. The correspondence, received by Edward Garrigues, is from many prominent Quaker ministers, including Isaac Hicks as he travelled with his cousin, Elias Hicks. Other correspondents include Rebecca Jones, Sarah Scattergood, Stephen Grellet, Charity Cook, Deborah Darby, and Martha Routh. The letters...
Dates: 1753-1840

Robert Lindsey journal

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-042
Overview

Journal of Robert Lindsey's trip to visit Friends in Iowa. Entries describe the journey, including descriptions of the weather, travel by horse and wagon over the prairies, the dangerous crossing of the frozen Mississippi River, the history of the Quakers in Iowa, Quaker Meetings attended, and visits to various Iowa Quaker families.

Dates: 1850

“Selections from memorandums by Sarah Lindsey”

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-125
Overview

Sarah Lindsey's journal entries describe travel, places visited, attendance at Quaker meetings, and people met on their travels.

Dates: 1857-1860

"An Account of a Religious Visit, Made by Hannah Hall"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-133
Overview

This manuscript, written by Joshua Maule, describes Hannah Hall's religious visit to England, Scotland, and Ireland. The manuscript describes her trip, including details of her travel, meetings attended, and Quaker families visited. The volume includes extracts of some of Hall's letters.

Dates: 1872-1873

Mitchell Family letters

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-959
Overview

The papers of the Mitchell family, Quakers in 19th century Philadelphia.

Dates: 1830 - 1911

Morris Family Items

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-277
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a Golden Wedding commemoration booklet, with poetry written by Thomas Wistar, marking the 50th anniversery of Isaac C. Jones and Sarah W. Jones in 1890. In addition, the collection also features Hannah Perot Morris's journal from her voyage to England and France in 1904 with her father, Samuel Morris.

Dates: 1890 - 1904

Jehu Newlin signature album

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-05-006
Overview

The signature album of Jehu and Sarah Newlin includes an inscription on the inside cover, which reads: "Jehu and Sarah Newlin, From their friends Susanna Midgley and Martha Carth. Torquay, 3/1/1887." Signatures are accompanied by dates and locations. locations include Torquay; Philadelphia; Damascus, Syria; Ramallah; London; Yorkshire; Alder, Oregon; Newberg, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; Pasadena, California; and Damascus, Ohio.

Dates: 1887-1888