Subject: Quakers -- Travel and Society of Friends -- Clergy -- Diaries / Form: Diaries - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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Extent:: 0.4 linear ft. (10 volumes)
Abstract:: Churchman frequently traveled throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, and thus many of his diary entries describe his travels to visit various meetings and Quaker families from Pennsylvania to as far north as Massachusetts. Entries describe meetings attended and families visited in the various towns and cities that Churchman traveled to, as well as family news, and marriages and deaths within the Quaker community.

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

Extent:: 0.021 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Journal kept during Andrews's travels in England during the years 1755 and 1756. Entries describe his voyage from Philadelphia to Newcastle, including the weather, fellow passengers, and Quaker meetings held on board. Upon Andrews's arrival in England, entries describe visits to fellow Quakers, Quaker meetings, and discussions of the state of the Society of Friends in England.

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

Extent:: 0.0080 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Journal of Robert Lindsey's trip to visit Friends in Iowa. Entries describe the journey, including descriptions of the weather, travel by horse and wagon over the prairies, the dangerous crossing of the frozen Mississippi River, the history of the Quakers in Iowa, Quaker Meetings attended, and visits to various Iowa Quaker families.

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

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