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Robert Lindsey journal, 1850

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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Samuel J. Gummere manuscripts, 1857

Extent:

0.1 linear ft. (2 volumes)

Abstract:

Samuel J. Gummere's manuscripts detail his time traveling through Iowa's prairies, and include both poetry and prose.

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