Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1865">1865</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1869">1869</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Mary B. Parson correspondence, 1843-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (8 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes personal correspondence between Mary B. Parsons and members of the Braithwaite family, primarily Anna and Isaac Braithwaite. Letters concern family matters and, occasionally, meeting activities at Flushing and Kendal and news of Joseph Gurney and Elizabeth Fry. Other correspondents include J. Bevan Braithwaite and Martha G. Braithwaite.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Wilmington Preparative Meeting Records, 1811-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear ft.
Abstract:

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Dickinson-Francisco family papers, 1844-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes the correspondence, in original and typescript copy, of Hannah Francisco and others of her family. The letters primarily concern family matters, with some discussion by Rowland Reece about the state of Howard Orphan asylum with which he was involved. Other correspondents include Joseph and Esther Dickinson, and Miriam Maxwell. Also included are genealogical notes on the Dickinson family.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

John Carter family correspondence, 1827-1870 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (4 folders.))
Abstract:: This correspondence is among members of the Carter family. Letters mostly concern family news. One letter from John to Sarah in 1858 concerns an editorial in The Friend, a Quaker periodical, and the general feeling at that time concerning Friends in London.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

John Comly Separation papers, 1827-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: The papers relate to the Hicksite Separation of 1827. Included are copies of the published Orthodox declaration of 1828, a letter from John Comly (1773-1850) in defense of his own actions in the Separation, a copy of the address by John Comly to Green Street Monthly Meeting, and a refutation of Orthodox charges against Hicksites by William Gibbons.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Solomon Frazer prison letters, 1864-1865 (copies), 1864-1865 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: This collection is a compilation of photocopies and typescripts of the letters of Solomon Frazer, written while he was imprisoned at Salisbury Confederate Prison as a religious objector to the Civil War. The letters are arranged as an informal history of the prison and of the Quaker community of North Carolina during the Civil War. Also included are letters from several other Quakers, some of whom were imprisoned as religious objectors and others who participated in the conflict.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Hiram Doty collected papers relating to Quaker history, 1756-1874 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (28 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes original manuscripts collected by Hi Doty relating to early Quaker involvement in Indian affairs from 1756 to 1821 and the Friendly Association. Of particular interest are documents concerning the settlement at Oneida and the Treaty of Easton. Correspondents include Tedyuscung, Nathaniel Holland, Frederick Post, John Hunt, William Cooper, Israel Chapin, William Savery, James Pemberton, and Joseph Elkinton. Also included in the collection are several letters written by 19th century Quakers on a variety of topics. Among the latter are eight letters received by Joel and Hannah E. Bean.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Upper Susquehanna Quarterly Meeting Records (including Fishing Creek and Millville Half-Yearly and Millville-Muncy Quarterly), 1834-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear ft.
Abstract:

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Heald family papers, 1841-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes papers of the family of Pusey Bancroft Heald, including the 1886 Friends Almanac with marginal notes by his grandfather, Jacob Heald, and two piece books compiled by his aunt, Lydia Heald, in her adolescence. Also included are copies of the Friends Intelligencer containing articles by his father, Dr. Pusey Heald, and about other members of the family.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Mifflin-Rasin-Jenkins family papers, 1740-1899 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes legal documents and genealogical information on the Mifflin, Rasin and Jenkins families. Included are marriage records of Warner Mifflin and a will of Abraham Rasin and deeds of Elizabeth Jenkins. Also included is an account of a conversation between Warner Mifflin, an abolitionist, and an enslaved person he was about to emancipate.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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