Subject: Quakers -- History / Form: Correspondence / 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

Richard Hockley letterbook, 1737-1742, 1965-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the single letterbook of Richard Hockley and contains business correspondence. The majority of letters in the volume are written by Richard Hockley on his travels for the business interests of Thomas Hyam, a London merchant. Letters are written from a variety of locations, including Barbados, Charleston, South Carolina, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

Rebecca Jones letterbook, 1797-1805 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.12 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Rebecca Jones's letterbook includes her personal correspondence with Leonard Snowdon. Letters describe meetings Jones attended, discussions of the abolition of slavery, and news of friends and family. Included in the volume is a brief account of Jones's convincement.

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

Benjamin Ladd letterbook, 1809-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This volume includes Benjamin Ladd's personal correspondence. Includes letters written by Ladd to his wife Elizabeth Ladd, sister Isabella Ladd, Phillip Price, Jonathon Taylor, John Whitchall, Abner Winder, Daniel Quinby, Christopher Healy, Deborah Cook, and Thomas Tucker. Also includes letters written to Benjamin Ladd from Stephen Grellet.

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

Samuel Buckley Morris letterbooks, 1815-1842 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: Samuel Buckley Morris was a Philadelphia area Quaker and one of the founders of Haverford College. This collection contains two volumes of his letterbooks. The first volume contains business correspondence; the second volume contains both business and personal correspondence.

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

Mary Ann Lloyd letterbook, 1832-1840 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The letterbook of Mary Ann Lloyd includes correspondence between Daniel Wheeler and his daughter Jane Wheeler, as well as a copy of a letter from Daniel Wheeler to Elias Yarnall, dated 1840.

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

Daniel Wheeler commonplace book, 1832-1837 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Daniel Wheeler includes letters from Wheeler's children, an account of the last illness of Jane Wheeler, and a poem by his son, William Wheeler.

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

Thomas Arnold correspondence, 1837-1848 (inclusive)

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of Thomas Arnold.

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

Cromwell Family correspondence, 1832-1842 (inclusive)

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains the correspondence of the Cromwell family, a 19th century Quaker family, believed to be the in-laws of Thomas Chase.

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

Cope family correspondence, 1833-1855

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the correspondence of the Cope family.

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

Edwards Family correspondence, 1829-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence among members of the Edwards family.

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

Newlin family correspondence, 1839-1846 (inclusive)

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the correspondence of the Newlin family. The majority of letters are addressed to Rachel Newlin, written by her brothers, Nicholas and William, and her sister, Hannah Ann Walter. The letters discuss family news, social calls, and events attended, particularly marriages in the Quaker community.

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

Satterthwaite family papers, 1735-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear ft. (7 folders)
Abstract:: Satterthwaite family materials are primarily letters of family members in the 18th century to William Satterthwaite, as well as genealogical information (deaths, marriages, children, mostly 19th century) on the Satterthwaite, Mitchell, Stackhouse, Palmer, Simpson, Tomlinson, Wood, Croasdale, and other families.

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

Scattergood family papers, circa 1800-1876 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear ft.
Abstract:: Primarily the letters of the Quaker Scattergood family detailing daily life in the Philadelphia area and touching on issues of dress. There is a also a letter of Joseph Scattergood from Tunesassa, New York, telling of his work with Cornplanter's Native Americans. As well, there is a diary kept by Ann Sellers from 1853 to 1856 and a cookbook, circa 1800.

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

Morris-Libby papers, 1826, 1950, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the correspondence of Frederick Libby and Ellison Morris, regarding war crimes trials, as well as a number of photographs, including a photograph of Arch St.

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

New York Quaker papers, 1800s

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of a single folder of miscellaneous materials attributed to Quakers in New York. Included are extracts of letters to and from Dartmouth Monthly Meeting, materials related to Stephen Buffington, descriptions of the area around E. Nottingham Meeting, and manuscripts regarding Elias Hicks. Additionally, this collection includes manuscripts that appear to have lines drawn using a mathematical compass, with biblical extracts copied around the sides. Some of these items include red wax seals in the center.

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

Benjamin Swett letterbook, 1765-1806 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.12 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The first half of the volume contains business correspondence concerning merchant's orders and the status of shipments. The second half of the volume contains personal correspondence, chiefly letters from Benjamin Swett to Mary Howell Swett, his wife. Letters are addressed to William Johnson, Isaac Milnor, Harper & Hartshorne, John Wickman & Sons, Barclay & Sons, Richard Mayhew, Joseph Brown, Jonathon Cowpland, David Symour, Arnoll & Mayhew, Thomas Letchworth, George Dillwyn, Sally Hopkins, and John Smith.

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

Thomas Thompson letterbook, 1820

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Thomas Thompson was a British Quaker, pharmaceutical chemist, and Elder in his Meeting. This letterbook includes Thompson's personal correspondence with Robert Southey concerning Quaker related pamphlets, particularly a pamphlet entitled "Life of Wesley."

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

John Greenleaf Whittier letterbook, 1842-1873 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet and editor, as well as an involved abolitionist. He was a delegate to the Anti-Slavery Society in 1833, a member of the State Legislature in 1835, founded the antislavery Liberty party in 1840, and ran for Congress in 1842. Topics covered in Whittier's letterbook include news of health and family, as well as discussions of contributions to "The Non-Slaveholder" and discussions of English Friends.

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

Correspondence, 1656-1974, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.0080 linear ft.
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of correspondence from various Quakers.

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

Bartlett Family papers, 1842-1859 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (8 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the correspondence, school records, financial records, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers of various members of the Bartlett family.

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

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