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Sarah Wistar Cope commonplace books, 1824

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0.1 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of two volumes of the commonplace books of Sarah Wistar Cope. The first volume includes extracts on moral and religious topics, poetry, and pressed leaves. The second volume includes a memorandum of a religious visit to New York, extracts, and an "account of Joseph Hoag's family."

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Tamar Roberts Matlack commonplace book, 1807-1823 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The commonplace book of Tamar Roberts Matlack includes testimonies concerning the following Quakers: Elisha Kirk, Ruth Walmsley, Mary Knight, Martha Parry, and Peter Yarnall. The commonplace book also includes poetry and excerpts concerning Elias Hicks.

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Daniel Wheeler commonplace book, 1832-1837 (inclusive)

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0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The commonplace book of Daniel Wheeler includes letters from Wheeler's children, an account of the last illness of Jane Wheeler, and a poem by his son, William Wheeler.

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Caroline Cope Yarnall Hartshorne commonplace books, 1848-1868 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear ft. (2 volumes)
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The commonplace book of Caroline Cope Yarnall Hartshorne includes sketches, postcards, pressed flowers, and poems copied by various friends of Hartshorne, including M.A. Longstreth, S. Longstreth, Susan H. Lloyd, Hannah Whitall Smith, Alfred Cope, M. Newlin, Jane Edge, and Anna Hallowell. Poetry focuses on nature, religion, and friendship.

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Joseph Fisher manuscript, 1833 (inclusive)

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0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
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This poem, written by Joseph Fisher to Carmel Friends, is related to the religious tensions among Quakers during the Hicksite-Orthodox separation. It is addressed to a meeting in Carmel, to which Joseph Fisher used to belong. The original poem was written in 1832, and this copy was made by Lydia Morlan in 1833.

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Pennock Commonplace Books, 1818-1839 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection contains a variety of poems copied by William Pennock in the years 1818 and 1821. It also contains poems copied by Mary Pennock in 1839.

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The Erodelphian, 1835 February 28

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection contains the eleventh issue of The Erodelphian, a hand-written literary journal containing essays and poetry.

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