Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1845">1845</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1849">1849</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Peter M. McGowan papers, 1832-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Abstract:: Peter M. McGowan (1804-1889) was a Methodist circuit preacher and missionary in Arkansas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This collection contains records from his ministerial services, particularly related to his work with the Creek and Cherokee Nations in Arkansas.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends (Bucks County, Pa.) Records, 1830-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends, a Quaker Bible distribution society, located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was established in 2nd month, 1830, under the Bible Association of Friends in America. Its purpose was to supply "Friends and others with the Holy Scripture, "to encourage "the frequent and serious perusal of them", and to promote "a more accurate knowledge of their invaluable contents". All subscriptions collected by the Auxiliary were turned over to the parent body, which in turn provided the Auxiliary with Bibles or testaments to sell or to distribute in their vicinity. According to the Annual Reports of the Bible Association of Friends in America, the Bucks Auxiliary ceased to operate in 1857. This collection contains the minutes, correspondence, reports and financial records of the Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends, together with a manuscript genealogy of the Moon family, compiled by the donor.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Florence Nightingale letters and recordings, 1827-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: This small collection includes a microfiche containing some of Florence Nightingale's letters, as well as two audio cassettes with brief recordings of Nightingale's voice.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

Collection of Isaac T. Hopper papers, 1833-1902 [bulk 1833-1845] (bulk)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (8 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes Isaac T. Hopper's original and photocopied letters and his letterbook. Much of the material concerns his bookselling business and the Hicksite separation. He relates news of figures central to the controversy, including Elisha Bates, Elias Hicks, and Anna Braithwaite. Also included is Hopper's copy of the book, The History of the Life of Thomas Elwood.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Robert Hill papers, 1835-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: This collection includes wills and deeds of Robert Hill and pages from a family record which document the births and deaths of the Hill, Shaw, and Wright families.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

DeRuyter Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) Records, 1827-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.17 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: Records of DeRuyter Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), 1827-1845. Includes: Minutes, 1828-1845, and women's minutes, 1827-1841.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

East Hoosic (Orthodox) and East Hoosuck (Pre-Separation) Monthly Meetings Records, 1783-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.46 linear ft. (7 volumes)
Abstract:: Records of East Hoosic Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) and its predecessor, East Hoosuck Monthly Meeting, 1783-1845. Includes: men's minutes, 1783-1820 and 1833-1843, and women's minutes, 1783-1803 and 1840-45.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Certificates of Removal, 1667-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (8 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of original and photocopied Quaker certificates of removal.

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

Edwards Family correspondence, 1829-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence among members of the Edwards family.

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

Ann Roberts Matlack Stackhouse commonplace book, 1837-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Ann Matlack Stackhouse includes religious excerpts, excerpts of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes (1848), and excerpts of letters, including a letter from Samuel Johnson to Edward Hicks. Also included are the testimony of Robert Barrow at George Fox's burial, the prayer of Nicholas Waln, James Simpson's sermon, a timeline of discoveries and settlements in the United States, a warning to the people called Quakers, and a letter to parents who have the care of youth in the Society of Friends.

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

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