Form: Diaries / Creator: Ford, Alice, 1906- and Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1850">1850</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1899">1899</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Form Diaries Creator Ford, Alice, 1906- Creator Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 Year 1850 to 1899

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection is composed of the draft manuscript of the memoirs and journal of Edward Hicks and related miscellaneous papers. Included are his drafts of the first pages of the memoirs, photocopies of letters and sermons of Hicks relating to the Hicksite Separation, abolition, and Quaker spirituality. Also included are a typescript copy of Samuel Johnson's letter to Edward Hicks on slavery, the original of Hicks' responses, and a letter from Isaac Parry to Benjamin Ferris after the death of Edward Hicks concerning the publication of the memoirs.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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