Call Number:

MC.975.07.077

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

"Lays of Quakerdom" (HC.MC.975.07.077), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

Undated.

Creator:

Plumley, Ruth

Form:

manuscripts (documents)

Abstract:

Ruth Plumley's "Lays of Quakerdom" include three sections: "The Execution of Mary Dyer," "Visit of Mary Fisher to the Sultan Mohammed IV," and "James Parnell, the Quaker Proto-Martyr." Each section includes a brief historical summary of each individual, and a narrative poem about each individual. The "Lays" describe the piety of three icons of 17th century Quakerism. The "Lays of Quakerdom" was first published in the "Knickerbocker" magazine during the years 1853-1855, and were later published as a single volume by the Biddle Press in Philadelphia. This volume is a handwritten copy of the single published volume.

Benjamin Rush Plumley was a Quaker sympathizer and abolitionist who wrote under the pen name Ruth Plumley. Plumley was an associate of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and was later a staff officer for Union general John C. Fremont. He grew up among Quakers in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which likely inspired his "Lays of Quakerdom."

This collection is comprised of the single volume handwritten manuscript of Ruth Plumley's "Lays of Quakerdom." The manuscript includes three sections: "The Execution of Mary Dyer," "Visit of Mary Fisher to the Sultan Mohammed IV," and "James Parnell, the Quaker Proto-Martyr." Each section includes a brief historical summary of each individual, and a narrative poem about each individual. The "Lays" describe the piety of three icons of 17th century Quakerism. The "Lays of Quakerdom" was first published in the "Knickerbocker" magazine during the years 1853-1855, and were later published as a single volume by the Biddle Press in Philadelphia. This volume is a handwritten copy of the single published volume.