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Kirk family correspondence, 1818-1833 (inclusive)

Extent:

.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))

Abstract:

This collection includes letters written by Thomas Kirk and his son Israel to their family in Pennsylvania as they moved first to Center Monthly Meeting in Ohio, and later to Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Ind. The letters relate to family and local news and business. Two letters refer to the growing division in the Society, as the Hicksite controversy reaches Ohio Yearly Meeting.

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