Rebecca Jones commonplace book

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 commonplace book of Rebecca Jones. The volume includes extracts from H.F.'s manuscript, Samuel Fothergill's remarks upon Cornelius Cayley's application to Friends of Leed's Meeting, the manuscript found among the papers of Thomas Wilson, a sermon preached by Luke Cock at York, the Vision of William Bayley, and the Quaker testimonies of Samuel Fothergill and Rachel Wilson. The volume also includes copied letters to Friends of the Women's Meeting in Dublin, and a letter to Catherine Payton.

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Processed by Kara Flynn; completed August, 2015.

HC.MC.975.02.011 Rebecca Jones letterbook HC.MC.968 Allinson family papers HC.MC.975.02.034 Hoskins family letterbook HC.MC.1100 Scattergood family papers

Use

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Preferred Citation

Rebecca Jones commonplace book (HC.MC.975.03.022), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Publisher

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Finding aids author

Kara Flynn

Date

August, 2015

Creator

Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817

Subject

Quakers

Quakers -- History

People

Wilson, Rachel, 1720-1775

Fothergill, Samuel, 1715-1772

Language

English

Form

Correspondence

Commonplace books