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Joseph Tallcot (1768-1853) was born near Nine Partners, New York, the son of Quakers Gaius Tallcot and Sarah Causeten Tallcot. He was educated at Nine Partners School and later entered into the apothecary business with his father. Tallcot established a school which later became the Friends School at Nine Partners. He was the author of The Friendly Visitant and The Child's Companion. He married Sarah Hawxhurst.
These papers are mainly the correspondence of Joseph Tallcot (ca. 1768-1853) with family, friends, and other leading Quakers on subjects including religious education, Friends' schools and publications, the Separation of 1827-1828, the Wilburite Separation, the colony of free African Americans at Wilberforce, Canada, the enslavement of African Americans, and others. The papers also include essays, sermons, epistles, and articles by Joseph Tallcot; correspondence of Gaius Tallcot (d. ca. 1773) and Sarah (Cause-ten) Tallcot, parents of Joseph; legal and financial papers connected with property in New Milford, Connecticut, 1724-1810; and other.
Joseph Tallcot's correspondents include Samuel Battle (1775-1861), Anna Braithwaite (ca. 1788-1859), Moses Brown (1738-1836), Mahlon Day (1790-1854), George Dillwyn (1738-1820), Thomas Eddy (1758-1827), Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873), Caleb McComber, Richard Mott (1767-1856), John Murray (1758-1819), Samuel Parsons (1774-1841), Samuel Rhoads (ca.1806-1868), Martha Routh (1743-1817), Thomas Willis (1771-1864).
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Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. New Paltz, 1mo. 24, 1834.
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners, Scipio, N.Y. 2 items, Tecumseh, Mich., 8mo. 22, 1850 - 10mo. 12, 1850. - Discusses starting of Friends School
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Aurora P.O., Cayuga Co., N.Y. Burlington, 12mo. 26, 1817. -Discusses Friends publications -This letter, with large deletions and some changes, appears in Memoirs and Letters of Joseph Tallcot, Auburn, 1855. p.134
Letter to [Joseph Tallcot?] Athens, 5mo. 10, 1819. -Discusses Friends publications
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Ledyard, 12mo. 7, 1827. -Discusses Separation of 1827-1828
10 items, ca. 1814-1842. Box 1 Anonymous. Letter to Joseph Tallcot concerning Mary Capper
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Newhope, Green Co., Ohio, 7mo. 2, 1835. -Discusses Friends' publications and schools
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. Lockport, 3mo. 13, 1843. -Discusses admission of non-Friends to Leeds Friends School; also formation of a Yearly Meeting; also need of Friends to avoid extremes of lawlessness and apathy in supporting such measures as abolition and temperance
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles, Onondaga Co., N.Y. Baltimore, 7mo. 28, 1834. -Concerns his acting as agent for The Friendly Visitant; also his opinions of the deplorable tendencies of current literature in general
Letter to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot. Richmond [Ind.] 10mo. 9, 1850. -Gives news of Indiana Yearly Meeting
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles, N.Y. 2 items, Lynn, 2mo. 17 - 4mo. 22, 1837. -Tells of establishment of Friends School at Lynn; praises The Friendly Visitant; discusses role of Friends in abolition activities
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Canandaigua, Mar. 17, 1817 -Speaks of peace education among Friends and formation of Auxiliary Bible Society in Canandaigua
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners, Cayuga Co., N.Y. 4 items, Philadelphia, 2mo. 24, 1845 - 1mo. 7, 1847. -discusses care of people with mental illnesses among Friends, work of the Tract Association of Friends, work of Bible Association of Friends in America.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. New York, 7mo. 14, 1845. -Speaks of Wilburite controversy in New England and its divisive effect on Friends in New York and elsewhere
"Lines composed by a young woman to an absent friend," (to Anne Wood [n.d.] Letter and poem to Sarah Tallcot, Nine Partners, N.Y. 2 items, Milton, Oct. 16, 1806.
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 2 items, Caxlton, near London, and Kendal, 6mo. 1, 1835. 8mo. 22, 1846. -1st. letter refers to periodicals sent her, and appears in part in Memoirs, p. 281
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Nine Partners, N.Y. Nantucket, 6mo. 6, 1802 -Quoted in Memoirs, p. 23
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, 7 items, Providence, 2mo. 24, 1827-5mo. 29, 1835. -Letter of 2mo. 28, 1827, tells of controversy in New England Yearly Meeting over Mary Newhall. Content Bread, and Elias Hicks; 2nd. letter, with enclosure, is copy of letter from B. Purington, 2mo. 1827, and Memorial of Sales Monthly Meeting, both concerning Micajah Collins; letter of 10mo. 12, 1827, speaks of various Friends' books, unfriendly reception given Anna Braithwaite in New York, and idea of bringing Yearly Meetings closer together; letter of 7mo. 28, 1827, describes system used in various Meetings for facilitating Friends' travels in Ministry, and mutual help between Friends in England and America, in times of need letter of 11mo. 30, 1827, speaks of help by English Friends in efforts against slavery and to buy libraries for needy American Friends; also of cool reception English Friends received in New York; mentions epistle of Indiana Yearly Meeting against Elias Hicks and speaks of New York Yearly Meeting's partiality to him and choice it will have to make
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Nine Partners. Scipio, 11mo. 3, 1806.
The dying sayings of Thomas Burling [1790]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Near Mooresville, Morgan Co., Iowa, 1mo. 2, 1834. -Concerns subscriptions to The Friendly Visitant
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio, Cayuga Co., N.Y. New York, 12mo. 8, 1821 -Concerns a mistake in large book order for the New York Free School Society
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 4 items, New York, 3mo. 12, 1834-1mo. 31, 1837. -Discusses problems arises in trying to obtain wider distribution of Bible and other Friends' books and more support of religious education
Letter to Joseph Tallcot. [n.p.] Sept. 26, 1810 -Praises his American catechism
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Nine Partners. Nantucket, 11mo. 19, 1802. -Concerns settling of bill with Friends School
Valedictory address, Nine Partners Boarding School. Washington [N.Y.] 7mo. 8, 1842
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 2 items, Philadelphia, 11mo. 20, 1833 - 6mo.30, 1834 -Discusses work of Bible Association of Friends, institution of a Chapter in New York Yearly Meeting work of Philadelphia Friends, religious education, etc
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Aurora, Cayuga Co., N.Y. New York,3mo. 22, 1844. -Asking help in promoting sale of Memoirs... of Samuel Fothergill and other works
Letter from Hezekiah and Mary M. Collins to Sarah Tallcot, 9mo. 14, 1853, -condoling over death of Joseph Tallcot
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 3 items, 10mo. 27, 1799 - 5mo. 7, 1844. -Letter of 10mo. 27, 1799, signed R. Collins
Letter to Sarah Tallcot. Philadelphia, 8mo. 27, 1853 -Condoles with her over death of Joseph Tallcot
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. New York, 1mo. 18, 1819. -Discusses Joseph Tallcot's publications, possibility of using some of George Dillwyn's writings; mentions recent publications in Philadelphia he might find useful
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, near Sherwoods Corners. Owasco, near Auburn, Nov. 24, 1839
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles, N.Y. New York, 3mo. 7, 1837. -Concerns publishing of two small books, other matters relating to Friends publications
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners, Scipio. Laurens, 2mo. 18, 1846. -Says Joseph Tallcot has been accused of advocating "formal, vocal passages at set times in Friends' families;" asks him to clear himself
Letter to Joseph Tallcot (or David Thomas) Sherwoods Corners. Rochester, 12mo. 18, 1837. -Concerns procedure to be followed by Friends in petitioning Congress against slavery
Letter to Joseph Tallcot. Homer, 4mo. 16, 1822.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles, N.Y. Cincinnati, 5mo. 1, 1830. -Gives detailed answers to Joseph Tallcot's questions on banishment of African Americans from Ohio to Canada, their situation and needs in their new settlement (Wilberforce Colony)
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 8 items, New York, 6mo. 22, 1821 - 10mo. 11, 1845. -Concerns sales of Joseph Tallcot's American Practical Catechism, other Friends' books; Joseph Tallcot's orders for Friends' publications; letter of 10mo. 11, 1845, tells of position adopted in Indiana Yearly Meeting about Wilburite controversy and refers to conflict about it in Scipio Quarterly Meeting
Letter from I.O. Dean and Sarah Dean to Joseph Tallcot, Troy, N.Y. Poughkeepsie, 11mo. 6, 1812 -Letter quoted in part, with some changes in Memoirs, p. 87
Letter from Sarah Dean to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Pleasant Valley, 1mo. 9, 1825.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Groton, Tompkins, Co., Dec. 23, 1819. -Expresses fear of imminence of another war with European nations. (Letter, so garbled as to be almost unrecognizable, quoted in Memoirs, p. 175)
Letter to Joseph Tallcot. Burlington, 3mo. 17, 1819 -Concerns religious education.(Letter, with some changes, appears in Memoirs, p. 167)
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Beekman, 10mo. 30, 1820. -Amusing description of Firends at a Presbyterian funeral
Letter to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot. South Durham, 3mo. 12, 1851. -Tells of Quarterly Meeting at Ferrisburgh, Vt., in which Wilburites attempted to take over
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Nine Partners. Cedar Swamp, 8mo. 3. 1797. -Letter, with slight changes, appears in Memoirs, p.18
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Aurora, Cayuga Co., N.Y. Westmoreland, N.Y., 12mo. 7, 1850 -tells of travels in the ministry
Extract from an essay, "On the exertions of Pious Ladies," by Hannah More, copied for Joseph Tallcot by L.H. Eddy, 6mo., 1833.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. New York, 12mo. 8, 1821. -Tells of spreading use of Joseph Tallcot's Catechism and of Scripture Lessons, by Stephen Grellet and William Allen. (Letter, with slight changes, appears in Memoirs, p. 195)
Letter to Joseph Tallcot. Burlington, 5mo. 24, 1819 -Concerns pamphlet sales; discusses two storied not sufficiently authentic for publication -Letter, in edited form, appears in Memoirs, p. 174
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 4 items, Philadelphia and Springfield, Pa., 8mo. 2, 1830 - 7mo. 29, 1846 -Concern plan for founding of Friends school of higher learning (Haverford?), the problem of what to do about minor children of Hicksites; the Wilburite controversy
Letter to Sarah Tallcot, Nine Partners. New York, 12mo. 2,1802
Answers to Queries prepared by Preparative Meeting of Ministers and Elders, 9mo. 22, 1824. -on back: Notes [by Joseph Tallcot?] on an Address to Friends who have the care of young children
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 2 items, Philadelphia, 7mo. 26, 1820-4mo. 4, 1822. -Concern distribution of tracts and Catechisms - Signed by Mary Hughes, Clerk. (Edited version of 1820 letter appears in Memoirs, p. 191)
Letter to Gaius Tallcot. Wilmington, 10mo. 8, 1757
Letter to Gaius Tallcot, New Milford [Conn.] Wilmington, 8mo. 11, 1759. -Edited version appears in Memoirs, p. 8
Letters to Sarah (Hawxhurst) Tallcot and Joseph Tallcot. 12 items, Nov. 17, 1783 - 5mo. 6, 1811.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. New York, 2mo. 22, 1815
Letter to Phebe F[ield?] Tallcot, Skaneateles, Onondaga Co., N.Y. Stroudsburg, 7mo. 19, 1828. -Mentions Hicksites at Stroudsburg
Letter to unknown addressee. Skaneateles, 6mo. 26, 1830. -Long, explicit argument for Hicksite position
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Geneva, Feb. 19, 1819 -Concerns religious education
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 3 items, 6mo. 27, 1806 - 7mo. 8, 1834. -Tells of life in new settlement of Whitestown; accepts offer of company on trip to New England; mentions Friends' publications -Letter of 1806, with large deletions and some small changes, appears in Memoirs, p. 41
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles, N.Y. London, Dec. 3, 1836. -Concerns goods sent by Friends to Wilberforce Colony (colony established by free African Americans) in Canada, and held up by weather at Buffalo
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Nine Partners, N.Y. New Bedford, 4mo. 5, 1802. -Concerns spelling books, sent to him by Joseph Tallcot, to be sold
Letter to Joseph Tallcot [n.p., n.d.] -concerns religious education
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. 3 items, 10mo. 14, 1836 - 10mo. 25, 1837. -Speaks of abolition, religious education, short-comings of Friends, their reluctance to support causes and principles they profess to agree with, women's preaching
Letter to Sarah Tallcot, Boarding School [Nine Partners] N.Y. Rahway, 6mo. 17, 1802.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Farmington, 3mo. 25, 1834 -Concerns religious education and formation of a Free Produce Society at Farmington
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. New York, 8mo. 12, 1812. -[Tells of her brother Matthew's visit to Comfort Collins, in Maine] (Also filed here: Undated, unsigned letter, folded like a small book, which was written by a female Hawxhurst, possibly Phebe)
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 9 items, New York, ca. 1835-1845. Discusses family and Meeting news, religious education, and difficulties in getting Friends to support. Friends' publications.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles, N.Y. Philadelphia, 5mo. 25. Discusses plan for publishing Friends' periodical; also, religious education.
An "Affecting Narrative." Prepared for use in the Child's Companion. [Tells of freedman whose children were taken away, enslaved, and sold]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. New Bedford,. 11mo. 26, 1845. Tells of Wilburism in North Carolina, New England, Indiana, and elsewhere; offers encouragement to Scipio Monthly Meeting.
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles, N.Y. 2 items, Scipio, 12mo. 9, 1832 - 2mo. 26, [1833?]. Tells of brother William's illness and death.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. [Ledyard, 1827]. Sends copy of letter to treasurer of Yearly Meeting, asking for copy of Meeting's accounts, in connection with dispute in Scipio Monthly Meeting over raising assessments of Preparative Meetings: committee wished to examine expenditures of Meeting in paying traveling costs for Thomas Shillitoe and Anna Braithwaite
Letter of 12mo., 1835
discusses Hicksite Separation and problems of disownment
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Near Aurora, 9mo. 8, 1835. Obituary notice for her, and memorial to appear in The Friend. 6mo. 21, 1842,
Letter to cousin, William Howland. Washington, Dutchess Co., N.Y. Haverford, Dec. 29, 1839. Tells of pranks he played on other boys at Christmas and plans for more at New Year's Eve
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., N.Y. Peru, (1 enclosure) 12mo. 7, 1805.
Concerns sale of Joseph Tallcot's land in Peru
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Philadelphia, 10mo. 26, 1837.
Concerns payment by Friends at Spiceland, Ind., for subscription to The Friendly Visitant; money lost in mail
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Philadelphia, 12mo. 30, 1815.
Congratulates him on opening of School; wishes it well; speaks of Meeting matters and of best way to govern the young; disapproves of large boarding schools under Meeting control, like Westtown; mentions four, small, private ones he thinks are better
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Ledyard. 2 items, 2mo. 28, 1846 - 4mo. 17, 1847.
Defends John Wilbur against Joseph Tallcot's criticism
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Baltimore, 4mo. 16, 1834.
Speaks of Friends' deaths; recommends John P. Balderston as agent for The Friendly Visitant in Baltimore
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Young Street, 8mo. 30, 1810.
55 items, 1724-1810. Quit claims, deeds, surveys, receipts, etc., largely to do with property in New Milford, Conn.
Letter to Sarah Tallcot. Auburn, 11mo. 4, 1855. Thanks for her gift copy of Letters and Memoirs of Joseph Tallcot.
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 2 items, West-union, Morgan Co., Indiana and Monrovia, Indiana, 9mo. 22, 1834, 6mo. 9, 1836.
In 1834, speaks of starting a Bible School, donation of tracts from Joseph Tallcot; in 1836, reports progress, describes three Schools, speaks of popularity of The Friendly Visitant
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. Philadelphia, 1mo. 13, 1847. Sends his list of published works with prices.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Norwich, 11mo. 18, 1831.
Tells of land sales around Norwich; also of effect on the Meeting of Joseph Tallcot's advice about settling differences between Orthodox and Hicksites
Letters to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot. 9 items, 1807-1845.
Speaks of travels in the ministry, Meeting affairs, news of Friends, etc. (Letter of 9mo. 16, 1807, with changes and deletions, appears in Memoirs, p. 50. Deletion alters meaning.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. E. Hartford [Conn.] Jan. 15, 1831. Answers letter of Joseph Tallcot, of Dec. 30, 1830, concerning comments Asa Mead made about Friends; explains, qualifies, and enlarges.
Edited version of letter appears in Memoirs, p. 248
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. 2 items, East Hartford, July 30- Sept. 20, 1832.
[Tells of death of husband; discusses female preaching, other matters. (Both letters, in edited form, appear in Memoirs, p. 252 and 254. Printed version of second letter contains two errors that change meaning)
Letters to Sarah Tallcot. 6 items, 1794-1807
Acrostic on Anne Merritt, by her uncle, William Moore,...1805, and Verses written by a friend after setting out on a religious visit to the western parts of the State of New York, 1mo., 1806.
Some of the Expressions of Consider Merritt during his Illness...first month, 1801, to the 12th. of 3rd. mo., 1802.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, New York. Philadelphia, 6mo. 6, 1837.
Speaks of Sarah and Angelina Grimkés' fears they are headed for trouble; appreciates his advising them
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles, N.Y. Greenhill Farm, 4mo. 6, 1837.
Sends him a copy of book of Scripture Questions compiled by young Friends in Philadelphia and printed for circulation in remote areas, Canada, etc.; asks his approval and advice.
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. 3 items, Washington [N.Y.] 6mo. 6, 1809 - 9mo. 9, 1815.
Gives news of travels in ministry, Meeting affairs, other matters
Letter to Joseph Tallcot. New York, 10mo. 5 - 12mo. 6, 1820.
Approves his plan of a general catechism; makes suggestions. (Edited version of this letter appears inMemoirs, p. 192)
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. 2 items, New York, 2mo. 20, 1819 - 3mo. 27, 1820.
Discusses religious education, Friends' publications, including Joseph Tallcot's, situations of African Americans and Indigenous Americans, women's preaching, doubtful value of missionary work, other subjects] Note: Both letters, with large deletions and some changes, appear in Memoirs, p.162 and 179
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 3 items, Purchase, N.Y., and Burlington, N.J., Letter of 8mo. 9, 1844 - 1mo. 28, 1853. 1mo. 28, 1853,
[Speaks of need to avoid narrowness in Quakerism, need for stricter observance of First Day, importance of First Day Schools, upset condition of Society of Friends, Wilburite rebellion in Scipio Quarterly Meeting, situation in various other Meetings, etc.] Note: with minor changes and deletions, appears in Memoirs, p. 344.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. New York, 7mo. 24, 1820.
Sends some tracts; suggests merger between Joseph Tallcot's Tract Association and the one in New York. Back of letter bears notes by [Joseph Tallcot] for letter or essay, "To my grandchildren," speaking of the importance of knowing the history of the Society and saying that he will furnish them with sketches of important Friends; begins with George Fox (incomplete)
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. New York, 3mo. 11, 1847.
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. 4 items, New York, 11mo. 21, 1809 - 4mo. 30, 1817.
Sends books and pamphlets for distribution; tells of establishment and progress of Tract Association in New York; speaks of Friends' duty to help Indigenous Americans, need for uniformity of Discipline among Friends; suggests Convention, with delegates from each of the Yearly Meetings, to work for more uniformity of code and conduct] Note: Letters of 11mo.21, 1809, 4mo. 9, 1817, and 4mo. 30, 1817, with some changes and deletions, appear in Memoirs, p. 67, 128, and 131. Letter of 4mo. 30, 1817, p. 131, has alteration that changes meaning
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. (p.m.) Jacksonville, N.Y., 3mo. 15, 1846
Charges Joseph Tallcot with advocating formal family prayers (Gurneyism). Pencilled draft of Joseph Tallcot's denial, 3mo. 19, follows letter.
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. 2 items, New York, Flushing, 5mo. 8, 1834 & 10mo. 7, 1834
[Speaks of mutual concern for founding Auxiliary Bible Associations; 1st. letter discusses First Day and other Schools, the Hicksite Separation, other matters; 2nd. letter discusses operations of New York Friends and North Carolina Friends to help African Americans escape slavery; also, religious education.] Note: Edited version of this appears in Memoirs, p. 272
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Westfield, Delaware Co., Ohio, [n.d.]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Nine Partners. Easton, 5mo. 13, 1807
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. Blockley, near Philadelphia, 7mo. 21, 1846.
[Requests information on action of Scipio Quarterly Meeting regarding wilburite Separation; tells of related events elsewhere; says Phila. Free Produce Association has cotton goods ready for sale and inquires whether any stores in New York State would like some.]
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. 3 items, Raisin, [Mich.] 1850-51.
[Tells about First Day School and Friends Manual Labour School of which he is in charge]
Letter to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. Esopus, 2mo. 12, 1847.
[Discusses Wilburism]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot. Skaneateles. Hartland, 2mo. 9, 1839.
[Thanks him for gift of children's books; tells of how he became a Friend.]
Letters to Sarah and Joseph Tallcot, Nine Partners. 2 items, New Bedford, 3mo. 10, 1801 - 9mo. 10, 1802.
Note: Edited version of 1st. letter appears in Memoirs, p. 20.
-Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Aurora. Union Springs, 11mo. 27, 1849. -Letter to one of J.T.'s children. New York, 8mo. 30, 1853.
[Second letter condoles over death of Joseph T.]
Letters to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot, Nine Partners. 2 items, Newburgh, 12mo. 9, 1791 - 11mo. 1, 1795.
Letters to Joseph (and Sarah) Tallcot, Nine Partners. 3 items, Newborough [New burgh] Valley, 11mo. 1, 1795 - ca.1796.
[Tells of mother's death]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Manhattanville, 2mo. 19, 1815.
[Tells him about the regulations in her School; discusses admission of non-Friends.]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. Mt. Auburn, near Cincinnati, 10mo. 26, 1845.
Letter to Sarah Tallcot, Nine Partners. New York, 12mo. 28, 1806.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Deruiter [De Ruyter] 10mo. 2, 1808.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. Haverford, 1mo. 13, 1845.
[Discusses religious education and publishing of Friends' books.]
Letter to Joseph (and Sarah) Tallcot [n.p.] Caton, Sept., 1846.
[Tells of death of daughter Olive, last surviving of their eight children.]
(Presbyterian minister) Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Genoa, July 24, 1816.
[Thanks him for sending pamphlets on abolition of war; approves the effort.] Note: Letter appears in Memoirs, p. 114.
Letter to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot, Skaneateles. Deerfield, 7mo. 29, 1834.
[Tells of work in First Day School; asks if he could help her get books for it at low rate.]
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 2 items, West Hill, and Philadelphia, 5mo. 22, 1839, 4mo. 24, 1852.
[Speaks of distributing his little books; discusses religious education; describes Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of 1852, which John Wilbur attended, causing considerable conflict; takes gloomy view of state of the Yearly Meeting.]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. Pelham, 9mo. 14, 1844.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. [Thorold?] 12mo. 25, 1836.
[Tells about First Day School.]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Albany, Jan. 5, 1836.
Note: [Letter, with minor changes, appears in Memoirs, p. 289.]
Spencer, John C., N.Y. State Supt. of Common Schools. (And J. Spencer & Co.) 7 items: Receipted bill to Joseph Tallcot from J. Spencer & Co., Albany, letters from John C. Spencer to Joseph Tallcot. Albany, June 22, 1807; Jan. 2, 1839 - Nov. 16, 1839.
[Discusses educational matters; appoints Joseph Tallcot a School Visitor for Cayuga Co.] Note: Letter of Aug. 19, 1839, with several inaccuracies and omission of last sentence, appears in Memoirs,p. 315)
Letter to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot, Nine Partners. Western, 2mo. 22, 1807.
Note: Edited version of letter appears in Memoirs, p. 45.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Wilberforce [Canada] Dec. 2, 1836.
[Thanks him and other Friends for clothing and money; boxes delayed in arriving, by winter; says planning a school; thanks him for tracts] Note: Letter with changes and additions appears in Memoirs, p. 300)]
Letters to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot. 3 items, Oswego, 1mo. 25, 1843 - 5mo. 2, 1847.
[1st. letter, 1843, tells of progress in the iron business, in which father has reestablished him; says his sons will be part of firm. 2nd. letter, 1845, asks additional help to finish building a mill. 3rd. letter, 1847, says iron business growing, but prices too low; lumber mill is doing better; tells of growth of Oswego.]
Tallcot, Gaius, and Sarah (Causeten) Tallcot (parents of Joseph) Correspondence between Gaius Tallcot and Sarah Causeten during their courtship, plus letter from Sarah to her father, urging his approval; wedding certificate, Westchester, will of Gaius Tallcot, [(Shortly before his death); also letter of Gaius Tallcot to a friend, 13 items, 1766, 9mo. 13, 1766; 12mo. 12, 1773, 10mo. 27, 1771-4mo. 19, 1772. ca. 1766-1773.
Tallcot, George (grandson of Joseph Tallcot) Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. Croton Point, 2mo. 15, 1842.
[Visiting his Underhill relatives; tells of bankruptcy and liquidation of father's foundry business and hopes to reestablish it.]
Tallcot, Joseph, 1768-1853. Letters from. 59 items, 1788-1853. (1) Manuscript booklet of notes and instructions for caring for farm in winter (presumably while he is away) [n.d.] (2) To [Phebe Field [n.d.] (3) "To my grandchildren" [n.d.]
Note: (Rough draft of this, on back of letter from Robert H. Mott) (Bowdlerised version appears in Memoirs, p. 190. Only the first paragraph used, and that changed substantially) (4) To Sarah Hawxhurst, Harrison's Purchase. Hudson, 8mo. 29, 1788. (5) To Sarah Hawxhurst, Harrison's Purchase. Hudson, 9mo. 24, 1788. (6) To Sarah Hawxhurst, Oblong Hudson, 4mo. 28, 1789. (7) To Sarah Hawxhurst, Harrison's Purchase. Hudson, 7mo. 2, 1789. (8) To Sarah Hawxhurst, Harrison's Purchase. Hudson, 7mo. 17, 1789. (9) To Sarah Hawxhurst, Harrison's Purchase. Hudson, 8mo. 5, 1789. (10) To Phebe Field, Amawalk. Westbury, 6mo. 12, 1792. (11) To Phebe Field, Croton. Nine Partners, 10mo. 4, 1798. (12) To Sarah (Hawxhurst) Tallcot, New York. [n.p.] 5mo. 22, 1801.
Note: (Edited version, in Memoirs, p. 22.) (13) To Sarah (Hawxhurst) Tallcot, Nine Partners. John Wing's, [n.d.]
(Edited version, in Memoirs, p. 28) (14) To Phebe Field, Croton Mills. Nine Partners, 7mo. 24, 1803. (15) To Ebenezer Haight. [n.p.] 7mo. 25, 1803
Note: (Edited version in Memoirs. p. 25) (16) To Sarah Tallcot, Nine Partners. Brownville, 10mo. 2, 1803.
Note: (Edited version in Memoirs. p. 29) (17) To Phebe Field, Croton Mills. [n.p.] 2mo. 8, 1805. (18) To Jesse Field, Croton Mills. Nine Partners, 11mo. 23, 1805. (19) To Sarah Tallcot, Nine Partners. Scipio, 2mo. 3, 1806.
Note: (Edited version in Memoire. with additions and deletions, p. 38) (20) To Elias Hicks, Nine Partners. Nine Partners, 6mo. 9, 1806.
Note: (Edited version in Memoirs. p. 41) (21) To Sarah Tallcot. Nine Partners. Paris, 2mo. 24, 1806.
[Tells of travels in ministry]
Note: (Edited version in Memoirs. p. 39) (22) To Phebe Field, Croton Mills. Scipio, 9mo. 23, 1806.
Note: (Edited version in Memoirs. p. 44) (23) To Abraham I. Underhill, Croton. Scipio, 11mo. 5, 1808.
Note: (Edited version in Memoirs. p. 56)
Note: To: his aunt. 8mo. 1814 York Town (24) To Abraham I. (and Rebecca) Underhill, York Town. Scipio, 2mo. 14, 1819.
Note: (Edited version, in Memoirs.p. 154) (25) To De Witt Clinton, Gov. of New York, Albany. Scipio, 2mo. 18, 1819.
[Discusses need for more religious education in schools]
Note: (copy) (Bowdlerised version in Memoirs. p. 156) (26) To Report of Publications Committee [of Meeting] on publication of The Friendly Visitant and The Child's Companion. Farmington, Signed by Joseph Tallcot. 7mo. 6, 1819. (27) To [Sarah Tallcot, Scipio. New York, 6mo., 1820.
Note: (Edited version in Memoirs. p. 189) (28) To Record of subscriptions to fund for promoting the cause of truth. Signed by Joseph Tallcot. Receipted on back, 1821. (29) To Phebe Field, Scipio. [n.p., ca. 1822]
Note: (Edited version, with 2 inaccuracies, p. 199 of Memoirs) (30) To Mahlon Day, New York. Skaneateles, 4mo. 5, 1825.
[Discusses book sales, education of Friends' children, conditions found in different parts of country, need for more Friends' Schools] (31) To Robert Underhill. Skaneateles, 2mo. 10, 1826.
[Lengthy discussion of education, both temporal and religious. (Severely cut version - more than half deleted - in Memoirs. p. 229)] (32) To Phebe Field, Ledyard. Skaneateles, 8mo. 26, 1826.
[Expresses concern over spread of dangerous doctrines] (33) To Samuel Parsons, New York. Skaneateles, 9mo. 13, 1827.
[Discusses conflicts in the Society] (34) To N[oah] Worcester. Skaneateles, 3mo. 29, 1830. (35) To Asa Mead, East Hartford, Conn. Skaneateles, 12mo. 30, 1830.
[Takes issue with his views on Quakers]
Note: (Bowdlerised version, with one change in meaning, in Memoirs. p. 243) (36) To Isaac Collins, Philadelphia. Skaneateles, 7mo. 27, 1833.
[Thanks him for his help in starting The Friendly Visitant] (37) To Daniel Tallcot. Syracuse. [n.p.] 10mo. 8, 1842. (38) To Daniel Tallcot, Oswego "At home" 4mo. 28, 1843. (39) Record of journey to Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Burlington, made by Joseph and Sarah Tallcot in 1844. [List of Friends visited] (40).. To Richard Tallcot, Chicago, Ill. (p.m.) Sherwoods Corners, N.Y., 11mo. 5, 1845.
[Speaks of division in the Society. Daughter Phebe finishes letter for him]
Note: (Edited version, with some inaccuracies, in Memoirs. p. 338) (41) To Richard Mott, Burlington, N.J. Sherwoods Corners, 9mo. 9, 1847.
[Discusses importance of religious education, need for First Day Schools; mentions division in Scipio Preparative Meeting] (42) To Sarah C[ollins] Hawxhurst, Burlington, N.J. Sherwoods Corners, 12mo. 14, 1847. (43) To Rebecca Tallcot, Oswego, N.Y. (p.m.) Sherwoods Cornars, 9mo. 3, [ca.1849]
[Tells of his visiting schools] (44) To Meeting for Sufferings. [n.p., ca.1849]
[Deplores increase of light reading among Friends] (45) To Isaac Collins. Sherwoods Corners, 10mo. 6 [1849]
[Tells of grandson, Benjamin Howland, being sent to Haverford; asks him to look him up.]
Note: (Edited version in Memoirs. p. 342) (46) To his children. [n.p.] 10mo. 22 [ca. 1849] (47) To [Daniel and Rebecca Tallcot and their children] Oswego. [n.p.] 11mo. 25 [1849]
Note: (Edited version in Memoirs. p. 343) (48) To Solomon Griffin Sherwoods Corners, 11mo. 19, 1850.
[Concerns arrangements for sale of The Friendly Visitant] (49) To Richard Tallcot, New York. Sherwoods, Mar. 19 [ca. 1851] (50) To a Friend. Sherwood, 8mo. 14, 1852.
[Asks help in disposing of a new edition of The Friendly Visitant. ]
Note: (Bowdlerized version in Memoirs. p. 343) (51) To Henry Longstreth, Philadelphia. [n.p., ca. 1852]
[Concerns education] (52) To Henry Longstreth. Sherwood. 12mo. 6, 1852.
[Gives instructions for distribution of gift copies of The Friendly Visitant to libraries of Preparative Meetings in New York Yearly Meeting.] Note: (copy)(Written on back of copy of letter to William Wood concerning same matter) (53) To Sarah (Hawxhurst) Tallcot. [n.p.] 5mo. 29, 1853.
[Joseph Tallcot's last letter, written to Sarah Hawxhurst Tallcot, his wife, while she was at Yearly Meeting in New York]
Note: (Edited version, in Memoirs. p. 348)
Essays, epistles, articles, notes, manuscript of his Catechism, etc. 76 items (11 items, 65 undated) ["A serious and affectionate address to the pious and influential part of the community in the western parts of the State of New York, relative to a Christian Education and Ardent Spirits," Scipio, [ca.1800-1853] dated, 1817-1853
Note: 2mo. 15, 1817, appears, with a few inaccuracies in Memoirs. p. 121
[Minutes of the Education Association of Scipio Quarterly Meeting] 6mo. 1834 - 4mo., 1839. (Laid in: Circular about lessons for family of First Day Schools): [Record of Subscriptions to Friends' Publications] ca. 1847. (Laid in: 7 related items)
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Haverford [n.d.]
[Comments on lack of piety among Haverford boys]
Letter to mother, Sarah H. Tallcot, Scipio. Oswego, 10mo. 1, 1839.
Note: (Letter from [sister?] R., to both parents, on back page) Copy of Queries, with answers, 11mo. 6, 1842.
-Note to her [n.p., signed H. n.d.] -Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Hamburgh [near Buffalo] Skaneateles, 7mo. 15, 1826. -Letter to parents, Washington, Dutchess Co. The Hermitage, 7mo. 7, 1834. -Letter to brother, Richard Tallcot, New York. (p.m.) Sherwoods, 1mo. 4, 1853
Letter to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot, Skaneateles. Oswego, 3mo. 26, 1839.
[discusses their proposed removal to Scipio] Letter to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners. Oswego, 8mo. 10, 1840.
[Alludes to imminent bankruptcy of Daniel Tallcot's business]
Letters to parents and sister. 7 items, 5mo. 29, 1847 - 4mo. 20, 1857.
[Reports on Yearly Meeting of 1847, action in regard to Scipio Quarter; education, the Nine Partners Boarding School, etc.; journey to Ohio and Indiana, to buy hams, etc., for sale at home; trip to Hartford, to hunt for records of ancestors; other matters]
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 2 items, Oswego, 4mo. 1, 1840, and 8mo. 14, 1848.
[letter of 1848 speaks of hard times]
Note: Letter of 1840 has letter from Rebecca Tallcot on same sheet
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Flushing, 2mo. 23,1832
Combines two old folders
(1) Letters: To Phebe Hawxhurst, Harrison's Purchase. [n.p., n.d.] -To Joseph Tallcot, Nine Partners. Branch Joint letter from her and Anna Merritt. [n.d.] -To her children. [n.p., (copy) n.d.] -To Joseph Tallcot. Hudson. Purchase. 1mo. 28, 1789.
Note: (copy) Her first letter to him, before their marriage -To Phebe Field, Mamaroneck. Hudson, 10mo. 23, 1789. -To Phebe Field, Mamoroneck. Nine Partners, 5mo. 15, 1791. -To [Phebe Field, Croton River. Nine Partners, 9mo. 13, 1792. -To Phebe Field, Croton Kills. Nine Partners, 3mo. 5, 1795. -To Phebe Field, Croton Mills. Nine Partners, 11mo. 10, 1796. -To Phebe Field, Croton Mills. Nine Partners, 1mo., 1799. -To Phebe Field, Croton Mills. Nine Partners, 10mo. 16, 1800. -To Phebe Field, Croton Mills. Scipio, 9mo. 2, 1810. -To her aunt [Rebecca Titus], Purchase. [Scipio, ca. 1817]
(2) Minutes for traveling in the ministry Minutes from Meetings visited, account of journey with Joseph Tallcot and Phebe Field, poem, etc. 13 items, 1810-1836.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Philadelphia, 5mo. 23, 1838.
[Concerns payment for books and tracts]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Albany, April 18, 1836.
[Says he will present Joseph Tallcot's petition to New York Legislature]
Letters to Phebe Field Tallcot. 24 items, ca. 1817-1828.
[Interesting example of changes wrought by education, from one generation to the next]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods. Macedon, 11mo. 13, 1851.
Letters to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot. 13 items, ca.1807-1851.
Note: (Edited version of letter of 10mo. 10, 1807, in Memoirs. p.51)
Letter to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot, Skaneateles. Westbury, 4mo. 2, 1826.
[Mentions movement afoot to displace Samuel Parsons from the Clerkship of New York Yearly Meeting]
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 2 items, Purchase, 10mo. 5, 1789-11mo. 2, 1790.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. New Rochelle, 12mo. 15, 1819.
[expresses appreciation of his tracts; discusses parents' duties in instructing children]
Letter to Sarah (Causeten) Tallcot, New Milford. Oblong, 10mo. 4, 1775.
[Confirms his proposal of marriage. (Sarah, widow of Gaius Tallcot, mother of Joseph, married him and moved her family to Hudson, N.Y.)] Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Frogs Neck, Westchester. Hudson, 7mo. 15, 1788.
[Fatherly affection and advice]
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. YorkTown, 2mo. 17, 1817. -Speaks of building of new Meeting houses and quota system of assessing older Meetings for it
Letter to Joseph Tallcot. York Town, 10mo. 19, 1819. -Speaks of difficulties encountered in trying to sell Joseph's publications, The Friendly Visitant and Child's Companion
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Scipio. 2 items, 8mo. 24, 1821-11mo. 3, 1821. -Tells of commotion stirred up in Westbury Quarterly Meeting and Flushing Select Meeting by preaching of Elias Hicks; tells J.T. to be on his guard
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. 2 items, Welcome Retreat. 9mo. 23, 1836 - 5mo. 31, 1843. -Discusses difficulties in and importance of religions education; says his periodical publications have not been getting through in the mails; wishes for unity in the Christian faith
Letter to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot, Scipio. Nine Partners, 7mo. 6, 1807. - Edited version in Memoirs, p. 47
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, New York. New York, 5mo. 28, [1807?] -encourages him in moving to new settlement
- lamentation for Margaret Weekes, his endeared wife, who died the 21st. of 2nd. mo. 1813
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods Corners, N.Y. Waynesville, Ohio. 7mo. 15, 1852. 1mo. 16, 1849. -Sends anecdote for The Friendly Visitant; describes travels in ministry in Indiana, need for more religious education among Friends
Letter to Hannah (Tallcot) Howland, Sherwoods Corners. York, 3mo. 3, 1833.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Wilberforce [Canada] Jan. 28, 1837. -Letter from African American settlers, telling how the money he sent them was divided; complains of unfairness of Austin Steward; asks him to designate someone else to divide clothing being sent
Letters to Joseph Tallcot. 6 items. Jericho, 1mo. 20, 1846-10mo. 10, 1847. -Speaks of Wilburite controversy in Scipio Quarterly Meeting; tells of New York Yearly Meeting decision in regard to it; advises him on strategy to be pursued in Quarterly Meeting; deplores unruliness of Wilburites; tells of visit of Yearly Meeting Committee in the Quarter, after Quarterly Meeting
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Norwich, 1mo. 27, 1837. -Reports on the first day of school.
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. Macedon. 3mo., 1828,
Letter to Joseph Tallcot, Washington, Dutchess Co., New York, 8mo. 3, 1834. -Tells of organisation of Bible - School Association of Friends, for purpose of promoting Bible study and taste for religious books among young Friends
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Sherwoods. New York, 12mo. 4, 1845 - 11mo. 26, 1852. -Speaks of books, need for better religious education, possibility of a periodical; distribution of The Friendly Visitant
Letters to Joseph Tallcot, Skaneateles. [Brighton] July 3, 1829 - Aug. 17, 1832. - Edited version of last letter, in Memoirs, p. 253
Letters to Joseph and Sarah Tallcot. 4 items, 5mo. 15, 1791-2mo. 18, 1815.