Call Number:

MC.975.03.002

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Martha Allinson commonplace book (HC.MC.975.03.002), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1772-1779 (inclusive)

Creator:

Allinson, Martha Cooper

Form:

Commonplace books

Abstract:

The commonplace book of Martha Allinson includes Quaker testimonies, extracts of poetry, hymns, accounts of miracles, and memorandums upon the death of Quaker leaders.

Martha Cooper Allinson (1747-1823) was born circa 1747. Allinson married Samuel Allinson and the couple had nine children: Mary Allinson, James Allinson, Margaret Allinson, John Cooper Allinson, David Allinson, Elizabeth Allinson, Sybil Allinson, Samuel Allinson, and Mary Allinson. She died on March 9, 1823, in Burlington, New Jersey.

This collection is comprised of the single volume commonplace book of Martha Allinson. The volume includes Quaker testimonies, extracts of poetry, hymns, accounts of miracles, and memorandums upon the death of Quaker leaders.