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Charles Evans papers, 1681-1860 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Abstract:

Jonathan Evans's papers, ca. 1818-38, shed light on the religious, doctrinal controversies, and differences arising among the members of the Society of Friends related to the preachings of Elias Hicks, Nicholas Brown, and Elisha Bates. There are also letters of the Cope and Evans families relating to the Hicksite Separation.

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

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Robinson Family papers, 1723 - circa 1980 (inclusive)

Extent:

3.25 linear ft. (6 boxes, 3 volumes)

Abstract:

Primarily the letters of Mary Robinson Morton (1757-1829), a member of the Society of Friends, reflecting the social and cultural attitudes of the day.

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

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Joseph Scattergood diary, 1792-1820 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.125 linear ft. (1 volume)

Abstract:

Joseph Scattergood, an Elder of Green St. Monthly Meeting, was a signer of the first letter of concern by the Elders of Philadelphia to Elias Hicks regarding the doctrine he was preaching (1822). Diary entries describe Quaker meetings, social calls and family news, visits to family and friends in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and Scattergood's work as a school teacher.

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

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John Mietou Griscom diary, 1912-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)

Abstract:

John M. Grisom was a physician who lived and practiced in Moorestown, Burlington, New Jersey. His diary focuses on his attendance at "Friendly Study Group" meetings, a group, according to Griscom, that gathers for "the study of the influences and causes leading to the separation of 1827." Entries describe discussions had at these meetings.

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

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"Some Account of Baltimore Yearly Meeting 1825", 1825

Extent:

0.067 linear ft. (1 volume)

Abstract:

This collection is composed of the single, handwritten document by an unknown author. It reads similiarly to minutes that may have been taken. It also includes a note on the inside that "The Individuals to whose names the * is attached in the following sheets were acive and influential "Hicksites" at the time or afterwards" [Emphasis theirs].

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

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Bristol Friends' School Minutes, 1875-1880 (inclusive)

Extent:

.2 linear ft. (1 volume)

Abstract:

This collection contains one minute book from the Bristol Friends' School for Girls and Boys, in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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

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George & Ann Jones notebook, 1826-1827 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)

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

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Mary King Swayne letters, 1807-1864 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.8 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Abstract:

The collection contains handwritten letters from and to Mary King Swayne, the wife of Joel Swayne, a Quaker missionary to the Onondaga Tribe of Upstate New York. The letters cover family life and discussions on religion, including the Hicksite Schism.

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

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Jennings-Clark-Eldridge Family Papers, 1768-1871 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.5 linear ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

Hannah A. Jennings was the daughter of Phebe (Glover) and John Clark of Gloucester, N.J. She married Levi Jennings, a bricklayer, in 1832. The collection contains correspondence (1805-1861), household accounts, and miscellaneous papers of Hannah A. Jennings, her husband, Levi Jennings, and her mother, Phebe (Glover) Clark Eldridge. Includes a manuscript account of a sermon by Priscilla Hunt at Merion in 1823, the renunciation of Maria Emily (Imlay) by Ann Jones in 1826, and letters discussing the Hicksite controversy.

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

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George M. Justice Memorandums, 1825-1861, 1825-1861 (inclusive)

Extent:

.5 linear ft.

Abstract:

George M. Justice was a successful Philadelphia merchant and important Hicksite Quaker. Beginning in 1825 until shortly before his death, he kept volumes of memorandum reflecting his thoughts on religion, the Hicksite Separation and its aftermath in Philadelphia, family information, astronomy, slavery, and other topics.

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