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Lloyd family diaries
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
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Sarah Smith Lloyd (1770-1840) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May, 1770, the daughter of William Smith and Elizabeth Garrigues. She married Thomas Lloyd (1765-1840) circa 1797/1798, and the couple had six children: Mary Ann (ca. 1797-1873), Elizabeth (1799-1879), Susanna (1802-1857), Isaac Smith (1803-1879), Thomas (1805-1876), Sarah (1807-1895), and William (1809-1860). Sarah Smith Lloyd died shortly after her husband, in May, 1840.
Susan H. Lloyd (1802-1857) was a Quaker and member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District. She was born circa 1802, and died in 1857 "in the 56th year of her age," according to an obituary notice in Friends Review, v. 10, p. 569, 1857.
Mary Ann Lloyd (ca. 1797-1873) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1797, the daughter of Sarah and Thomas Lloyd. She died circa 1872 in Philadelphia.
This collection includes a variety of diaries of the Lloyd family, including three anonymous diaries, one diary written by Mary Ann Lloyd, one by Sarah Lloyd, and one by Susan Lloyd. Diary entries are generally related to religion, Quaker meetings, and social calls. Some volumes includes extracts or poetry.
Materials are arranged into four series alphabetically by author, and are arranged chronologically within each series.
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Processed by Kara Flynn; completed July, 2015.
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- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
- Finding Aid Author
- Kara Flynn
- Finding Aid Date
- July, 2015
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The collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Collection Inventory
3 volumes
Note inside identifies author as "possibly Sarah Smith-Lloyd or possibly older person." Entries include poetry, prayers, and reflections on religion and temptation.
Diary entries detail Quaker meetings, social calls, and struggles with religious convictions.
Entries include prayers and descriptions of social calls and Quaker meetings.
1 volumes
Includes extracts, and daily entries about Quaker meetings and Lloyd's reflections on religion.
1 volumes
"Recollections of the Year 1840" includes a detailed description of Sarah Lloyd's father's illness and death.
2 volumes
Entries describe Susan's reflections on religion, Quaker meetings, and social calls.
Entries describe Susan's reflections on religion, Quaker meetings, and social calls.