Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1800">1800</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1804">1804</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Clippings, 1783-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft.
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of clippings related to Quakers, Quaker history, and Quakerism.

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

James Bringhurst papers, 1780-1802 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the personal and business correspondence, as well as miscellaneous notes and manuscripts, of James Bringhurst, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant.

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

Maps, 1770-1946, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (1 box, 1 oversize box)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the maps from the Quaker collection.

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

Isaac Proctor papers, 1790-1830 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear ft. (5 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the papers of Isaac Proctor. The majority of the collection is composed of the personal correspondence of Proctor from the end of the 18th century, but also includes a single, small diary, and a single folder of his financial records.

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

Hoskins family letterbook, 1729-1864 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of the Hoskins family. The primary correspondents in the volume are members of the Hoskins family, though quite a number of the letters are directed to Benjamin H. Warder. Most of the letters were written in the 18th century, but some are from the 19th century. A number of them are religious in nature, while others deal with service in the ministry or visiting Friends, and some deal with states of health and mortality. The letters cover a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to Quakers and trade in Barbados, outbreaks of small pox, the opening of Native American schools, and the Orthodox-Hicksite separation. Some prominent letter writers include: Martha Allinson, George Dillwyn, Thomas Evans, Rebecca Jones, James Mott, Elizabeth Robson, Charity Rotch, John Warder, Nicholas Waln, and Daniel Wheeler.

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Richard Reave Wood papers, 1687-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: .05 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of Richard Reave Wood.

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Thomas Evans papers, 1704-1868 (inclusive) 1823-1859 (bulk)

Extent:: .75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains over 240 mainly incoming manuscript letters addressed to Thomas Evans, a Philadelphia druggist, author, editor, Orthodox Quaker minister of Philadelphia and, in 1833, one the founders of Haverford College. The letters, 1823-1859, contain material on his very active role in the Society of Friends and the problems of religious doctrine before and during the Hicksite and Wilburite schisms within the Quaker faith. The collection also includes papers and legal documents from Evans' role as trustee for multiple Quaker estates.

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

Rhoads-Evans-Garrett Family Papers, 1699-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25.2 linear ft. (60 boxes, 8 volumes)
Abstract:: The William Evans Rhoads family papers collection contains letters, financial material, deeds, photographs, genealogical charts and more, related to William Evans Rhoads, his children, and his ancestors extending back to the early 1800s. William Evans Rhoads was a Quaker businessman living in Moorestown, New Jersey at the turn of the 20th century.

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William Wistar and Connie Comfort materials, 1773-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 linear ft. (11 boxes, 7 volumes)
Abstract:: Collection of letters by Members of the Comfort Family, with most records covering WIlliam Wistar Comfort and William Wistar Comfort II. Topics include William Wistar Comfort's time as president of Haverford College, communications about his books and Quakerism, personal letters of William Wistar Comfort II. Includes a series of letters and small manuscript covering the Comfort Family's time in France during the start of World War One.

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