Call Number:

MC.975.02.011

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.12 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Rebecca Jones letterbook (HC.MC.975.02.011), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1797-1805 (inclusive)

Creator:

Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817

Form:

Correspondence

Abstract:

Rebecca Jones's letterbook includes her personal correspondence with Leonard Snowdon. Letters describe meetings Jones attended, discussions of the abolition of slavery, and news of friends and family. Included in the volume is a brief account of Jones's convincement.

Rebecca Jones (1739-1817) was born 7th month, 8, 1739, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Mary and William Jones. Jones's parents were members of the Church of England, and her father died when she was a young child. Jones was convinced (converted to Quakerism) at the age of 15 through the influence of Catherine Peyton. Jones supervised the school established by her mother from when her mother died until she went to England on a religious visit in 1784. Upon her return to Philadelphia, Jones opened a shop. Jones survived the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, during which she was nursed by Dr. Edward Cathrall. Jones died April 10, 1817.

This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of Rebecca Jones. The volume includes personal correspondence between Jones and Leonard Snowdon. Letters describe meetings Jones attended, discussions of the abolition of slavery, and news of friends and family. Included in the volume is a brief account of Jones's convincement.