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Samuel C. Davis diary, 1807-1809 (inclusive)

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0.039 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Samuel Cole Davis's diary details his illness with "cancer of the lip," as transcribed by Steven E. Kagle. Davis's diary entries include the particulars of his medical condition and the treatments that various doctors attempted to cure the cancer or alleviate pain. Later entries especially focus on his attempt to atone for his sins and seek salvation as he approaches his death.

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Jacob R. Elfreth Sr. diaries, 1814-1870 (inclusive)

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2.5 linear ft. (46 volumes)
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Jacob R. Elfreth Sr. was a teacher and a bookkeeper for the Leigh Navigation Company. The majority of entries detail family news, Quaker meetings, Elfreth's work with the Leigh Navigation Company, and births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community,

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Charles Evans diary, 1861

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0.083 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Charles Evans was a Quaker physician and was active in the Quaker community. His "Diary of a European Trip, 1861" details Evans's voyage from Philadelphia to England, including descriptions of the captain and other cabin passengers, illness on board, and the weather during the voyage. Upon arrival in England, diary entries relate visits to Friends, Quaker meetings, and Evans's tour of England.

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Joseph Scattergood diary, 1792-1820 (inclusive)

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0.125 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Joseph Scattergood, an Elder of Green St. Monthly Meeting, was a signer of the first letter of concern by the Elders of Philadelphia to Elias Hicks regarding the doctrine he was preaching (1822). Diary entries describe Quaker meetings, social calls and family news, visits to family and friends in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and Scattergood's work as a school teacher.

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Eugenie Benezet journal, 1843-1849 (inclusive)

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0.01 linear ft. (1 volume)
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This collection is composed of the typed extracts of the diary of Eugenie Benezet, with entries dating between 1843 and 1849. Entries describe family news, Protestant and Catholic beliefs, and her work at a Friend's school in France. In later entries, Eugenie discusses the possibility of moving to England or the United States. All entries are in French.

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John Mietou Griscom diary, 1912-1914 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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.

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John Pemberton diaries, 1750-1778 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (2 volumes)
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John Pemberton was a Quaker minister who was involved in Native American issues. The first volume describes Pemberton's visit to England from 1750 to 1754, the second volume is composed of daily entries dated from 1778. The majority of entries in both volumes describe Quaker meetings attended and social visits with Friends and family.

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Martha Routh journal, 1794

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Martha Routh's journal describes her voyage from London to Boston, which she took in 1794. Entries describe the small group of Quakers that Routh traveled with, including Thomas Scattergood, as well as descriptions of the weather, communications with other ships during the journey, and Routh's struggles with illness on board. The journal ends when Routh arrives in Boston, and her last entry describes her Quaker hosts there, and the burial of a man who died on board the ship.

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George A. Selleck diary, 1920

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The diary of George A. Selleck's trip from his home in Kansas to England to attend the Friend's Peace Conference as a delegate. Entries detail Selleck's travel by train from Kansas to Philadelphia and on to New York, his voyage from New York to Liverpool, and his travels within England. Upon his arrival in England, entries describe sight seeing, largely in Devonshire, as well as Friends visited and Meetings attended.

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Elizabeth Wilkinson journal, 1761-1763 (inclusive)

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Elizabeth Wilkinson's diary describes her religious visit to Friends in the colonies in North America from her home in England. Entries describe her religious visit to Boston. Upon her arrival in North America, Wilkinson's diary entries describe visits to Friends and attendance at meetings throughout Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Rhode Island, New York, and Pennsylvania. Entries also describe Wilkinson's concerns in the ministry.

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John S. Whitall diary, 1785

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Whitall kept this diary for his sister, to whom he addresses the majority of his entries. Entries include quotes from scripture, Quaker sermons, and poetry, as well as descriptions of his voyage from New York to France by sea. During his time in France, entries describe Whitall's travels to Nantes and Bordeaux, as well as visits with Friends in France.

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Elizabeth Webb diary, 1697-1699 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Diary of Elizabeth Webb's religious visit to the American Colonies. Diary entries describe Webb's voyage from England to Virginia, and her travels to Quaker meetings as far south as North Carolina and as far north as New Hampshire. Entries include references to places visited, especially meetings in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island, as well as religious reflection and details about the difficulty of overland travel.

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Anna Yarnall diaries, 1856-1885 (inclusive)

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1.16 linear ft. (43 volumes)
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Anna Yarnall's diary entries describe weather, social calls, domestic duties, family news, attendance at meetings, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and the health of herself and family members.

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James Emlen journal, 1794

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0.042 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The diary details Emlen's travels in rural Pennsylvania to small towns and settlements of fellow Quakers. Entries often describe tensions and interactions between white settlers and Indigenous populations. Treaties between white settlers and native groups are also discussed.

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Lloyd family diaries, 1815-1873 (inclusive)

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0.125 linear ft. (6 volumes)
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This collection includes a variety of diaries of the Lloyd family, including three anonymous diaries, one diary written by Mary Ann Lloyd, one by Sarah Lloyd, and one by Susan Lloyd. Diary entries are generally related to religion, Quaker meetings, and social calls. Some volumes includes extracts or poetry.

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Mordecai Matlack diaries, 1838-1887 (inclusive)

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0.166 linear ft. (3 volumes)
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Mordecai Matlack was a Quaker farmer in the vicinity of Byberry Township, just outside of Philadelphia. The majority of his diary entries describe Quaker meetings, social calls, and daily farm work.

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Jane Maule diaries, 1866-1939 (inclusive)

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0.66 linear ft. (11 volumes, 1 folder)
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Diary entries describe weather, Quaker meetings, family news, and births, deaths, and marriages within the family and Quaker community.

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Walter Robson journal, 1877-1878 (inclusive)

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0.083 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Walter Robson's journal is entitled "Voyage to America and travels in the United States." Its entries describe Robson's departure from England and his voyages to and from the United States, including weather, accommodations, and fellow passengers. While in the United States, Robson traveled to various Friends and meetings in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Ohio, Chicago, Iowa, Indianapolis, Baltimore, North Carolina, and New York.

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Sarah Frances Smiley diaries, 1857-1859 (inclusive)

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0.083 linear ft. (2 volumes)
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Sarah Frances Smiley was a Quaker minister. Her diary entries describe Quaker meetings, ongoing struggles with her religious conviction, and her dedication to God.

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Ann Warder diaries, 1786-1789 (inclusive)

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0.25 linear ft. (5 folders)
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This collection includes three bound volumes of handwritten transcriptions and extracts of Ann Head Warder's diaries, originally written between 1786 and 1789. The transcriptions were written by later family members during the 19th century. Diary entries describe Ann's voyage to America and her travels within New York and Pennsylvania, including people she met, Quaker meetings she attended, and social calls made during her travels.

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Elizabeth Browett diary, 1833-1834 (inclusive)

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0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The diary's cover reads: "Diary of a Poor Quaker Seamstress, 1833-4, being a pathetic record of monotonous penury." Entries focus on social calls, descriptions of Quaker meetings, Browett's health, and her work as a seamstress in London.

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William Dillwyn diary, 1772-1773 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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William Dillwyn was a Philadelphia Quaker abolitionist who was tutored under Anthony Benezet. Entries describe Dillwyn's travels from his home in Burlington, New Jersey, to Charleston, South Carolina, including lists of things to pack, the voyage, and the weather. Later entries describe Dillwyn's time in South Carolina, visits with Friends, business, and Quaker meetings.

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Susan Foulke diary, 1814-1840 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Susan Foulke was an Orthodox Quaker and a member of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Entries detail Susan's daily life and include prayers, religious reflection, descriptions of visits to friends and family in Philadelphia and Burlington, New Jersey, and births, deaths, and marriages within her family and the Quaker community.

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Stephen Gould diary, 1812-1815 (inclusive)

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Stephen Gould was an active Quaker and a repairer of clocks in Newport, Rhode Island. His diary entries include descriptions of social calls, Quaker Meetings, the health of Gould's young son, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and discussions of the War of 1812 and Gould's opposition to warfare in general.

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Elizabeth Reeve Evans diaries, 1882-1899 (inclusive)

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0.3 linear ft. (7 volumes)
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Diary entries describe social calls, the health of family and friends, the weather, Quaker meetings, and births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community.

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Anna Greene diary, 1809-1819 (inclusive)

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0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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.

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

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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.

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William Hodgson Jr. diary, 1827

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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.

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Robert Lindsey journal, 1850

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0.0080 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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.

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Samuel Newitt journal, circa 1792

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0.0080 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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.

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Rebecca Scattergood diary, 1774-1775 (inclusive)

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0.01 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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.

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Ann Shipley diary, 1820 (inclusive)

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0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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.

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Henry Simmons journals, 1796-1800 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear ft. (4 volumes)
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Henry Simmons was a Quaker missionary to the Seneca Nation and a member Middletown Monthly Meeting. Henry Simmons's journals are related to time Simmons spent with the Oneida and Seneca nations.

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Sarah Wistar diary, 1857-1859 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Early diary entries describe Sallie's classes and studies in her efforts to earn her high school diploma, while later entries describe social calls, illnesses in the family, and other family news, as well as Sallie's responsibilities as the eldest daughter living at home.

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Rebecca Wright diary, 1784, Undated

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)
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Entries in Rebecca Wright's diary of her religious visit to England and Ireland provide an account of her voyage to Ireland, her recuperation in Waterford after arriving, her attendance at meetings in Ireland, her travel to Liverpool, and attendance at meetings throughout England.

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George Bacon diaries, 1813-1829 (inclusive)

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0.89 linear ft. (17 volumes)
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George Bacon's entries largely focus on descriptions of the weather, Quaker meetings attended, Yearly Meetings attended, births, deaths, and marriages in the Quaker community, social calls, and news of his family and business. In addition to the 17 original volumes of diaries, the collection includes a folder of partial transcripts of Bacon's diaries, some typed, some handwritten, as well as an index of journal entries by topic.

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Esther Fisher Wistar diary, 1866-1892 (inclusive)

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Esther Fisher Wistar's diary entries focus on family news, social calls, religious reflection, descriptions of Quaker meetings, and discussions of aging and death.

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William Savery diaries, 1794-1798 (inclusive)

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0.7 linear ft. (4 volumes)
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William Savery's diaries. The majority of the first volume concerns the Treaty at Canandaigua, and the remaining volumes are accounts of religious visits Savery made throughout Europe. Entries generally describe details of travel between destinations, Quaker meetings attended, Quaker families visited, and descriptions of each location's culture, food, language, style of dress, and form of local government.

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John Shoemaker journals, 1805-1893 (inclusive) 1805-1815 (bulk)

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0.16 linear ft. (4 volumes)
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John Shoemaker was a Quaker minister. Shoemaker's journals detail his religious visits throughout North America. Entries generally describe travel between destinations, families that host Shoemaker and his companions throughout their travels, and descriptions of Quaker meetings attended and Quaker families visited.

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Joseph Walton diaries, 1875-1894 (inclusive)

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0.66 linear ft. (20 volumes)
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Joseph Walton's diary entries focus on his various religious visits in the United States, and include details about his travel, attendance at meetings, descriptions of the communities he visited, discussions concerning the status of free African Americans, and issues surrounding voting, as well as descriptions of his time among Seneca and Onondaga reservations in New York.

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Rachel Wilson diary, 1768-1769 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Rachel Wilson was a Quaker minister who made a religious visit to the British colonies in North America in 1768, and attended the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in the fall of 1769, where she addressed John Woolman. The diary of Rachel Wilson's religious visit to New England and Charleston, South Carolina, from England. Entries describe her travels, Quaker families visited, and meetings attended.

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Edward Smedley diary, 1863

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Diary of Edward Smedley, written while at the conscript barracks in Philadelphia after being drafted for the American Civil War. Entries describe Smedley's experiences as a drafted soldier and non-combatant prisoner in Philadelphia, including religious reflection, visits from family members, and military preparations.

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Samuel Gummere diary, 1854

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Diary of Samuel Gummere's 1854 trip to England. Early entries describe the ten day voyage by steamship, including descriptions of passengers, accommodations on board, and sea sickness. Later entries describe Gummere's exploration of England, including visits to Liverpool and London.

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Elizabeth Hudson Morris diary, 1743-1778 (inclusive)

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0.21 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Elizabeth Hudson Morris was a Quaker minister who traveled through the United States, Ireland, and Scotland. Diary entries describe Elizabeth's travel as a Quaker minister throughout the British colonies in North America, as well as Ireland and Scotland, and Quaker meetings. Copied versions of letters from Jane Hoskins are also included in the volume.

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Joel Swayne diary, 1798-1800 (inclusive)

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0.0625 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Joel Swayne's diary entries describe his journey to the Seneca nation and the two years he spent there. Swayne provides detailed descriptions of Cornplanter (Gaiänt'wakê), the chief, his family, the village and villagers, cultural differences between the Quakers and the Senecas, the difficulty of the language barrier, and discussions between Quaker missionaries and Seneca members.

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Ann Cooper Whitall diary, 1760-1780 (inclusive) 1760-1762 (bulk)

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0.29 linear ft. (2 volumes)
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Ann Cooper Whitall's diary entries focus on descriptions of Quaker meetings, illnesses within her family and community, reflections on religion and the perceived failure of Whitall's community to live up to its ideals, and discussions concerning effective child-rearing practices.

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Thomas Wistar journals, 1841-1875 (inclusive)

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0.42 linear ft. (5 volumes)
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Thomas Wistar's journal entries largely describe his work as an Indian Commissioner, including visits to Washington D.C., the Seneca Nation, the Wichita Indian Agency, and other Native American Reservations. In addition to his work as a commissioner, entries detail social calls with family and friends, descriptions of Quaker meetings, and religious reflection and prayers.

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Amy Fenimore diary, 1803-1840 (inclusive)

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0.042 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Amy Fenimore was a Quaker from Philadelphia. Her diary entries largely focus on prayers and religious reflection, and many describe Quaker meetings, and births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community. Entries during the years 1832-1833 discuss the Hicksite-Orthodox Quaker separation.

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Francis Bacon diaries, 1841-1843 and 1858-1862 (inclusive)

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0.062 linear ft. (2 volumes)
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Entries describe Bacon's daily life, including descriptions of the weather, Quaker meetings he attended, business transactions, social calls with friends and family, and the births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community.

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Howard Comfort diaries, 1867-1870 (inclusive)

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0.25 linear ft. (3 volumes)
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Howard Comfort was a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia, and often traveled between Philadelphia and various cities in Great Britain on business. Each volume is a small "pocket diary," and entries include lists of assignments and readings for class, notes, and quoted excerpts from materials Comfort had read, as well as descriptions of social calls and Quaker meetings.

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Isaac Hacker diaries, 1809-1818 (inclusive)

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0.16 linear ft. (3 volumes)
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Isaac Hacker was a Quaker school administrator in Salem, Massachusetts. His diary entries describe the weather, attendance at Quaker Meetings, social calls from friends and family, and births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community.

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Sara Hartshorne diary, 1845-1856 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Sara Hartshorne's diary entries focus on illnesses and deaths within the family, but also include religious reflections, descriptions of the weather, and visits with family and friends.

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Leonard Stout Kenworthy diary, 1940-1941 (inclusive)

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Leonard Stout Kenworthy's "Quaker Berlin Diary" describes his experiences in Germany during World War II working with German Quakers to assist unaffiliated German Jews to leave Germany.

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John Letchworth Kite journal, 1847-1848 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Journal entries describe Quaker Meetings in detail, including the names of each person who spoke at meeting, what their message was, and how Kite felt about each particular message. In addition to detailed descriptions of Meetings, Kite's entries also include his own personal spiritual and religious reflections.

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Samuel B. Morris diary, 1885-1886 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Samuel B. Morris's diary entries describe his time at Haverford College, including classes he attended, meals, sporting events, socializing with friends, and family news and events.

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William G. Rhoads diary, 1858

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The first pages of William G. Rhoads's diary ask a series of questions concerning moral behavior and manners, which Rhoads subsequently answers in each entry. Entries also detail Rhoads's apprenticeship as a book keeper, social calls, and Quaker meetings he attended.

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Henry Russell diary, 1858-1861 (inclusive)

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Henry Russell's diary entries describe social calls, attendance at Quaker Meetings, personal and religious reflection, prayers, and reminiscences about his wife.

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Rachel Scattergood diary, 1840

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Rachel Scattergood's childhood diary provides an insight into Quaker childhood during the 19th century. Her diary entries revolve around her school activities and lessons, descriptions of her interactions with her parents, and often express guilt over her disobedient behavior.

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Isaac Stephenson diary, 1823-1824 (inclusive)

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0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Isaac Stephenson was a British Quaker minister who went on religious visits throughout Great Britain and the United States. His diary entries describe Stephenson's travels in the Quaker ministry in New England, including descriptions of towns he visited, Friends who hosted him or with whom he visited, and Meetings attended.

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Janet Stokes diaries, 1996-1997 (inclusive)

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0.13 linear ft. (2 volumes)
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Janet Stokes was a British Quaker who moved to Philadelphia in the 1970s. She worked at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and served as a hospital chaplain after she retired. Entries are generally related to personal and religious reflection and descriptions of Stokes's struggles with depression.

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Benjamin Seebohm diary, 1846-1847 (inclusive)

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0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Benjamin Seebohm's diary of his trip to the United States. Entries describe Seebohm's voyage from England to Boston, travel from Boston to Philadelphia, and visits to Friends and attendance at Meetings during his time in the United States.

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William Thompson diary, 1860

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Diary entries are largely related to William Thompson's family's grocery business, family news, illness, social calls, and Quaker meetings he attended. He occasionally also describes Quakers from England and Ireland making religious visits to America.

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Emma Waln diary, 1890-1891 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Emma Waln's diary entries detail her active social life, including descriptions of attendance of various social events, including whist parties, women's clubs meetings, lectures, and parties, as well as more informal social calls from friends and family. Waln's diary also describes attending classes and lectures at Swarthmore College.

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John Woolman diary, 1772

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0.0080 linear ft. (1 volume)
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John Woolman's diary from his voyage to England in 1772, the original manuscript of which is held at the Mount School, York, United Kingdom. Entries discuss Woolman's travel with Samuel Emlen, including preparations for the voyage, description of weather conditions, conditions on board, religious reflection, and reflection on the slave trade.

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George Churchman diaries, 1759-1813 (inclusive)

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0.4 linear ft. (10 volumes)
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Churchman frequently traveled throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, and thus many of his diary entries describe his travels to visit various meetings and Quaker families from Pennsylvania to as far north as Massachusetts. Entries describe meetings attended and families visited in the various towns and cities that Churchman traveled to, as well as family news, and marriages and deaths within the Quaker community.

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Anna Spencer diaries, 1855-1905 (inclusive)

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2.75 linear ft. (50 volumes)
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Anna Spencer's diary entries describe weather, social calls, domestic duties, family news, attendance at meetings, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and the health of herself and family members.

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Thomas Scantlebury diaries, 1771-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.33 linear ft. (13 volumes, 4 foldered, 5 total folders)
Abstract:
Thomas Scantlebury's diaries describe his life in Bristol, England, particularly meetings attended, visits among Friends, business related news, and social calls.

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

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Scattergood family papers, circa 1800-1876 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear ft.
Abstract:
Primarily the letters of the Quaker Scattergood family detailing daily life in the Philadelphia area and touching on issues of dress. There is a also a letter of Joseph Scattergood from Tunesassa, New York, telling of his work with Cornplanter's Native Americans. As well, there is a diary kept by Ann Sellers from 1853 to 1856 and a cookbook, circa 1800.

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

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