Subject: Quakers -- History - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Henry Drinker papers, 1785-1808 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (2 folders, 30 items)
Abstract:: Correspondence relating to Henry Drinker (1734-1809).

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

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

Extent:: 0.039 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: 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.

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

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

Extent:: 2.5 linear ft. (46 volumes)
Abstract:: 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,

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

Charles Evans diary, 1861

Extent:: 0.083 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: 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.

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

Joseph Scattergood diary, 1792-1820 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.125 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: 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.

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

Eugenie Benezet journal, 1843-1849 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: 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.

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

John Mietou Griscom diary, 1912-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: 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.

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

John Pemberton diaries, 1750-1778 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: 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.

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

Martha Routh journal, 1794

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: 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.

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

Henry Hale G. Sharpless diaries, 1841-1870 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.37 linear ft. (8 volumes)
Abstract:: Four of Henry Hale G. Sharpless's diaries are travel diaries that describe his travels throughout the eastern United States, Europe, and the Middle East. The remaining three diaries describe Sharpless's daily life at home in Pennsylvania, and on his farm outside Philadelphia.

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

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