Subject: Quakers -- New York (State) / People: Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 and Mott, Richard, 1767-1856 / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1828">1828</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Quakers -- New York (State) People Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 People Mott, Richard, 1767-1856 Year 1828

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes the letters of John Lockwood, received primarily from Aaron Leggett in 1827-28. Leggett, a Hicksite, relates business, news, and personal opinions concerning the Hicksite controversy in New York Yearly Meeting. His letters contain heated attacks on Orthodox Quakers, including Samuel Parsons, the Clerk of New York Monthly Meeting, Richard Mott, and Anna Braithwaite. He also gives news of Elias Hicks and of the progress of the Indiana Epistle.

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