Call Number:

MC.975.07.014

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

"An Addition to the book, entitled, The Spirit of the Martyrs Revived. It being a short account of some Remarkable Persecution in New England" (MC.975.07.014), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1758

Creator:

Bolles, Joseph

Form:

manuscripts (documents)

Abstract:

The manuscript of Joseph Bolles, entitled "An Addition to the book, entitled, The Spirit of the Martyrs revived. It being a short account of some Remarkable Persecution in New England," was originally written in 1758. This volume is a handwritten copy, copied by Charles E. Pratt at an unknown date. The volume details the history of British Quaker martyrs in New England.

Joseph Bolles (1701-1785) was born March 1, 1701, in New London, Cconnecticut, the daughter of John and Sarah Bolles. He married Martha Bolles on July 18, 1731. Joseph Bolles died in 1785, at the age of 83.

This collection is comprised of the single volume, handwritten manuscript of Joseph Bolles, entitled "An Addition to the book, entitled, The Spirit of the Martyrs revived. It being a short account of some Remarkable Persecution in New England." Bolles's manuscript was originally written in 1758. This volume is a handwritten copy, copied by Charles E. Pratt at an unknown date. The volume details the history of British Quaker martyrs in New England.