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

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.0625 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: 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.

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

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of a single folder of miscellaneous materials attributed to Quakers in New York. Included are extracts of letters to and from Dartmouth Monthly Meeting, materials related to Stephen Buffington, descriptions of the area around E. Nottingham Meeting, and manuscripts regarding Elias Hicks. Additionally, this collection includes manuscripts that appear to have lines drawn using a mathematical compass, with biblical extracts copied around the sides. Some of these items include red wax seals in the center.

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of some business records of Elias Dayton, a nineteenth-century Elizabeth, New Jersey, general store owner and contractor.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Extent:: 46 items
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of Batak manuscripts of the ancient texts called pustaha, collected by John F. Mason.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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