Subject: Lay ministry -- Society of Friends / People: Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1862">1862</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Lay ministry -- Society of Friends People Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 Year 1862

Extent:: 1 linear ft.
Abstract:: Elias Hicks (1748-1830) was an eminent Quaker minister from Jericho, Long Island, N.Y. In the 1820s, a religious controversy within the Society of Friends which focused on Hicks' ministry led to the Hicksite-Orthodox Separation of 1827-1828. The collection includes correspondence written and received by Elias Hicks, sermons, surveyor's drawings, family correspondence, and other papers. Also includes the original 1748-1822 manuscript journal of Elias Hicks (in three parts) and the 1828 Ohio travel journal.

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

Extent:: 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: John Hunt, a Quaker minister from Chester, New Jersey, was born in 1740, the son of Robert and Abigail (Wood) Hunt. He kept a journal for more than 40 years, recording Quaker concerns and daily events. This collections consists primarily of the manuscript journal, 1770-1800; fragments of 1805, 1806 & 1808; and 1814-1824. There if also an account book, some correspondence received, and other miscellaneous materials.

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

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