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Abraham Pennell commonplace book, 1826-1827 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The commonplace book of Abraham Pennell contains excerpts from Elias Hicks's letters and sermons, from George Fox's sermons and writings, and from the bible.

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

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John Lockwood correspondence, 1827-1828 (inclusive)

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.

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

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William Hodgson Jr. diary, 1827

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
William Hodgson Jr. was a Quaker minister. His diary entries describe the voyage from Liverpool, England, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including descriptions of the weather, books Hodgson read while on board, and the Captain and other passengers. Later entries related to Hodgson's time in Philadelphia describe the terrain, his attendance at the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and other Quaker Meetings, visits to schools in Philadelphia, and discussions of the Hicksite separation.

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

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Some memorandum of the proceedings of the Select Preparative and Monthly Meeting of Jericho, in the case of Anne Willis, Thomas Willis, and Phebe Willis,, circa 1828

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1 volumes
Abstract:
This volume contains two copies in the same hand of the account of the charge against Anne, Thomas, and Phebe Willis before Jericho Preparative and Monthly Meetings and their defense of their views; the first version includes a copy of the essay written and signed in their defense, and the second version omits the essay but includes more detail about Elias Hicks' remarks.

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

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Mary Ann Lloyd letterbook, 1832-1840 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The letterbook of Mary Ann Lloyd includes correspondence between Daniel Wheeler and his daughter Jane Wheeler, as well as a copy of a letter from Daniel Wheeler to Elias Yarnall, dated 1840.

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

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Collection of Isaac T. Hopper papers, 1833-1902 [bulk 1833-1845] (bulk)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (8 folders.))
Abstract:
This collection includes Isaac T. Hopper's original and photocopied letters and his letterbook. Much of the material concerns his bookselling business and the Hicksite separation. He relates news of figures central to the controversy, including Elisha Bates, Elias Hicks, and Anna Braithwaite. Also included is Hopper's copy of the book, The History of the Life of Thomas Elwood.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [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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Hugh Barbour lecture papers, 1975

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))
Abstract:
Includes outline and course materials for five lectures given at Pendle Hill in the winter of 1975, notes on "Ethics and Theology in the Hicksite Separation" and the manuscript of a lecture on "Quakers and the Trinity" given at Swarthmore College in the spring of 1975.

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

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