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Quakers -- Massachusetts -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

"An Addition to the book, entitled, The Spirit of the Martyrs Revived. It being a short account of some Remarkable Persecution in New England"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-014
Abstract

The manuscript of Joseph Bolles, entitled "An Addition to the book, entitled, The Spirit of the Martyrs revived. It being a short account of some Remarkable Persecution in New England," was originally written in 1758. This volume is a handwritten copy, copied by Charles E. Pratt at an unknown date. The volume details the history of British Quaker martyrs in New England.

Dates: 1758

Isaac Hacker diaries

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-032
Abstract

Isaac Hacker was a Quaker school administrator in Salem, Massachusetts. His diary entries describe the weather, attendance at Quaker Meetings, social calls from friends and family, and births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community.

Dates: 1809-1818

William Leddra court records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-115
Abstract

This collection is comprised of typed transcripts and photocopies of the original court documents of William Leddra's arrest in 1660. The documents describe Leddra's arrest by the Last Court of Assistants at Boston, after returning to an area he had previously been banished from.

Dates: 1660

Henry Russell diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-060
Abstract

Henry Russell's diary entries describe social calls, attendance at Quaker Meetings, personal and religious reflection, prayers, and reminiscences about his wife.

Dates: 1858-1861

"Quakers in Boston: Three Centuries of Friends in Boston and Cambridge"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-082
Abstract

This history of Quakers in Boston covers from 1656 to 1964. The manuscript is organized chronologically-- the first section covers the first two centuries of Quakerism in Boston, 1656-1870, the second part covers 1870-1926, and the third part covers 1926-1964.

Dates: 1976

Allen C. Thomas lecture notes

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-041
Scope and Content note

This collection is comprised of the single volume notebook of history and lecture notes of professor Allen C. Thomas. The notebook includes notes on the history of Sandwich monthly and quarterly meetings, and on Newell Hoxie, of Sandwhich, Mass.

Dates: Undated