People: Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859 and Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 / Creator: Leggett, Aaron, 1792-1860 / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1800">1800</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1849">1849</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over People Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859 People Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 Creator Leggett, Aaron, 1792-1860 Year 1800 to 1849

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes the letters of John Lockwood, received primarily from Aaron Leggett in 1827-28. Leggett, a Hicksite, relates business, news, and personal opinions concerning the Hicksite controversy in New York Yearly Meeting. His letters contain heated attacks on Orthodox Quakers, including Samuel Parsons, the Clerk of New York Monthly Meeting, Richard Mott, and Anna Braithwaite. He also gives news of Elias Hicks and of the progress of the Indiana Epistle.

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