Creator: Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1731">1731</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Creator Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 Year 1731

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The Amna C. Stabler Family Papers are a collection of miscellaneous manuscripts relating to Quakers and the Society of Friends in southeastern New York State.

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

Extent:: .75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains over 240 mainly incoming manuscript letters addressed to Thomas Evans, a Philadelphia druggist, author, editor, Orthodox Quaker minister of Philadelphia and, in 1833, one the founders of Haverford College. The letters, 1823-1859, contain material on his very active role in the Society of Friends and the problems of religious doctrine before and during the Hicksite and Wilburite schisms within the Quaker faith. The collection also includes papers and legal documents from Evans' role as trustee for multiple Quaker estates.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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