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Anna Greene diary, 1809-1819 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Anna Greene was born circa 1790, to Paul and Anna Green in Naragansett, Rhode Island. She was a Quaker preacher. Her diary entries focus on prayer and religious reflection.

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

John S. Haines diary, 1839-1865 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: John S. Haines's "Farm and Garden" diary entries detail the weather, farm work done each day, harvests, planting, and crops yielded. Entries also describe farm-related business, including the sale of crops and the purchasing of farm equipment.

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

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]

Mary Shackleton Leadbeater diary, 1784

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Mary Shackleton Leadbeater was an Irish Quaker poet and author. Her diary was written for Sarah Dillwyn, and entitled "A Tour Through the Northern Part of England." Entries describe Leadbeater's arrival in Dublin, her voyage to England, including a description of the ship and passengers, her arrival in Liverpool, and her travels to see various Friends throughout London and Northern England.

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

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]

Samuel Newitt journal, circa 1792

Extent:: 0.0080 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Travel journal of Samuel Newitt. Entries detail Newitt's journey to Rhode Island, including descriptions of visits with Friends and attendance at Meetings in various towns in Rhode Island.

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

John Parrish diaries, 1796-1805 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.14 linear ft. (7 volumes)
Abstract:: John Parrish was a member and minister of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. His diaries describe his travels to Quaker families, including those disowned by their Meeting, throughout Rhode Island, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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

Achilles Pugh journal, 1869

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Journal entries describe Pugh's travel from St. Louis, Missouri, to Lawrence, Kansas, Quaker meetings attended, meetings with "Indian agents" and officials, and visits to tribes and make payments.

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

Rebecca Scattergood diary, 1774-1775 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The diary of Rebecca Scattergood's trip to Nantucket from the fall of 1774 to the spring of 1775. Entries describe travel to Nantucket from Philadelphia, remedies for various illnesses, attendance at meetings, and social calls.

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

Ann Shipley diary, 1820 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Ann Shipley accompanied Anna Braithwaite on her two interviews with Elias Hicks in January and March 1824, and wrote a letter, dated October 15, 1824, defending Anna Braithwaite's account of the meeting. Her diary entries detail her travels throughout Pennsylvania, including visits with Friends and attendance at Quaker meetings.

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

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