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Lay ministry -- Society of Friends

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Farrer, William (1738-1826) . Journal of a Religious Visit to Germany & Holland, 1796 - 1797

 Item
Identifier: MSS 003/207
Scope and Contents A Journal of a Religious Visit to Germany and Holland by William Farrer as Companion to David Sands in Company with William Savery and Benjamin Johnson and Also George Dillwyn and Wife as far as Pyrmont. Manuscript, 1796-1797. 1 bound volune, 160 pages.Farrer was a member of the party of Friends who toured Germany and Holland from August 1796 to February 1797. The party included David Sands of Cornwall, NY; William Savery and Benjamin Johnson of Philadelphia, PA; and George and...
Dates: 1796 - 1797

Thomas Gilpin Profile Album, approximately 1820-1849

 Series
Identifier: SFHL-PA-033C
Overview This album of profiles was the property of Thomas Gilpin, Quaker manufacturer and author. It contains copies in ink of profiles made by amateur silhouette artist Joseph Sansom about 1790 in Philadelphia of distinquished personages of the day. The sitters include familiar figures such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madisonand also important Quakers including William Savery, the Pembertons, George Dillwyn, Miers Fisher, Rebecca Jones, and Nicholas Waln. It is not...
Dates: approximately 1820-1849