Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Subject: Quaker women -- United States / Form: Commonplace books - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Subject Quaker women -- United States Form Commonplace books

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: Milcah Martha Moore, a poet, created a commonplace book featuring the women writers in her social circle. The commonplace book of Milcah Martha Moore includes excerpts organized by topic, including topics such as: Happiness, Supplication of a Sinner, and Affliction. The note in the front cover of the volume reads: "The Gift of Sarah Dillwyn to Martha Moore."

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Extent:: .15 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the papers of Hannah Milhous Vernon, and includes two unbound commonplace books, the loose pages of Vernon's diaries, and a single unbound volume of meeting minutes for the Damorris Monthly Meeting of Women Friends.

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Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Anna McCollin Potts includes illustrations and poetry concerning friendship, nature, and religion.

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Extent:: 0.15 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Hannah Logan Fisher includes Quaker testimonies, extracts of letters, hymns, and religious poems. Notes on the inside covers of the volume describe that Fisher gave the volume to Rebecca Byrd Young in 1796, upon Young's departure for America from England.

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