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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]

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Shoemaker commonplace books, 1794-1839 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.06 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:
The commonplace books of the Shoemaker family include advice, reflections, excerpts of letters, prose, poetry, and excerpts organized by topic, including matrimony, happiness, pleasure, and character.

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

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Mary Sullivan Patterson Papers, 1782-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:
8 linear ft. (15 boxes (plus photographs))
Abstract:
Mary Sullivan Patterson (1906-1987) was a Quaker historian and genealogist from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The collection contains family papers and correspondence; genealogical notes on the Thomson, Sullivan, and other related families; writings on various topics, especially Delaware County history and the Caleb Pusey House; diaries, notes, correspondence, and a manuscript concerning Patterson's 1957 research trip to England to study Quaker emigration to America. Also a diary and letters from her trip to England and Germany in 1924 with a young Friends group.

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

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Miscellaneous, 1657-1969, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of single folder collections of miscellaneous Quaker materials from the Haverford College Quaker collection.

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

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Clippings, 1783-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear ft.
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of clippings related to Quakers, Quaker history, and Quakerism.

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

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James Bringhurst papers, 1780-1802 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the personal and business correspondence, as well as miscellaneous notes and manuscripts, of James Bringhurst, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant.

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

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Maps, 1770-1946, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (1 box, 1 oversize box)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the maps from the Quaker collection.

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

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Isaac Proctor papers, 1790-1830 (inclusive)

Extent:
.25 linear ft. (5 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the papers of Isaac Proctor. The majority of the collection is composed of the personal correspondence of Proctor from the end of the 18th century, but also includes a single, small diary, and a single folder of his financial records.

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

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