Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1755">1755</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1759">1759</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Roberts Family papers, 1709-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 document box)
Abstract:: Letters, diaries, genealogical material and legal papers of the 19th century Quaker Roberts, Hooton and related families.

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

Taylor Family papers, 1755-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.3 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Abstract:: Papers realted to the 19th-century Quaker Shoemaker and Taylor families of Burlington, NJ and Philadelphia and their westward movement to begin a business in Ohio. They deal also with such varied topics as surveying, sheep raising, the Contraband Relief Commission, the establishment of Bryn Mawr College and the mental hospital Friends' Asylum. Prominent correspondents are Abraham Merritt Taylor, Joseph Wright Taylor, Isaac Shoemaker, Charles Shoemaker and Thomas Wistar Jr.

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

Taylor Family papers, 1754-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: .75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Includes letters of Elihu Burritt (1810-1879) and others on Quakers, African Americans, and slavery; papers of Francis R. Taylor (1884-1947) on Quakers, African Americans, and peace; and George Washington Taylor (1803-1891) papers and Free Produce Association records relating to Taylor's work for the use and sale of goods not attached to the slavery economy.

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

Thompson Family papers, 1751-1876 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Correspondence, genealogy, silhouette, printed material, certificate, testimony, and accounts. Includes letters from Jonah Thompson (written 1756-1758) and son John Thompson to family in England (written 1773-1805). Letters (written 1840-1874) of John's grandson, John James Thompson, to cousin John Thompson (Hitchin, England) discuss family news, national and political questions, slavery, business, and financial conditions.

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

Anna Wharton Wood collection, 1741-1853 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 document box)
Abstract:: The collection of Quaker Anna Wharton Wood includes letters of several 18th century Friends, a petition by English Friends, epistles, testimonies, and other miscellaneous items.

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

Anne Moore journal, 1756-1786 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.083 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Anne Moore was a Quaker minister from 1738 to 1783. Journal entries detail her travels as a Quaker minister to Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, parts of New England, and England. Entries also provide descriptions of Quaker meetings, visits from Friends, and Moore's reflections on religion and advice for her children.

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

Peter Andrews journal, 1755-1756 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.021 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Journal kept during Andrews's travels in England during the years 1755 and 1756. Entries describe his voyage from Philadelphia to Newcastle, including the weather, fellow passengers, and Quaker meetings held on board. Upon Andrews's arrival in England, entries describe visits to fellow Quakers, Quaker meetings, and discussions of the state of the Society of Friends in England.

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

Anonymous commonplace books, 1750-1894 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.34 linear ft. (7 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of seven volumes of anonymous commonplace books. The commonplace books tend to include poetry and religious extracts.

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

"An Addition to the book, entitled, The Spirit of the Martyrs Revived. It being a short account of some Remarkable Persecution in New England", 1758

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The manuscript of Joseph Bolles, entitled "An Addition to the book, entitled, The Spirit of the Martyrs revived. It being a short account of some Remarkable Persecution in New England," was originally written in 1758. This volume is a handwritten copy, copied by Charles E. Pratt at an unknown date. The volume details the history of British Quaker martyrs in New England.

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

Morris Wistar Wood Collection, 1716-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 18 linear ft. (36 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of related Quaker families including Collins, Cresson, Emlen, Morris, Wistar and Wood, consisting of travel letters, diaries, notebooks and photographs. Principals in the collection are Horatio C. Wood, Annabella Cresson Wood, Morris Wistar Wood, Caleb Cresson and Charles Wood.

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

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