Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Subject: Quakers -- History - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 0.28 linear ft. (5 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of five volumes of the commonplace books of various members of the Elfreth family, including Rebecca P. Elfreth, Jacob R. Elfreth Sr., Jacob R. Elfreth Jr,. and Jane P. Elfreth. The volumes include poetry, extracts, pressed leaves and flowers, and clippings of illustrations.

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Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Deborah Haines includes poetry, short stories, and hymns, all religious in nature.

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Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This commonplace book is attributed to an unknown member of the Hill family, and includes extracts of "Extraordinary Escape" and a copied letter from the Bishop of London to George the Third at his accession to the Throne. It also includes extracts on various topics, including hypochondriacs, dependents, despair, death, spring, learning, poets, fiction, friends, pride, ambition, religion, retirement, adversity, affectation, and war.

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Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of John Morton includes a copy of the will of Edward Warton, recipes for colored dyes, and excerpts organized by topic, including solitude, Barclay's apology, and Paradise Lost.

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Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Anne Eliza Rodman includes poetry and quotations, largely religious or historical in nature.

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Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: The commonplace books of Rachel Scattergood include extracts of poetry, prose, correspondence, and quotations.

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Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Susan Hilles Shearman includes extracts of poetry, hymns, prayers, newspaper clippings, quotations arranged by topics, and descriptions of Shearman's baby daughter. Inside the volume are post cards from Ephrata, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as well as a photograph of Hepsiba Hathaway Howland.

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Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Ann Matlack Stackhouse includes religious excerpts, excerpts of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes (1848), and excerpts of letters, including a letter from Samuel Johnson to Edward Hicks. Also included are the testimony of Robert Barrow at George Fox's burial, the prayer of Nicholas Waln, James Simpson's sermon, a timeline of discoveries and settlements in the United States, a warning to the people called Quakers, and a letter to parents who have the care of youth in the Society of Friends.

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