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John Whiting Severall Book and Papers, 1679-1695 (bulk) (bulk) 1679-1695, 1955 (inclusive)

Extent:

.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))

Abstract:

This collection contains a bound volume of manuscript essays by early English Quaker John Whiting, most written during his imprisonment for failing to pay tithes. These essays include accounts of his confinement, testimonies on tiths, and accounts of Mary Whiting and of William Penn. Also included is typescript of a 1955 article written for the Journal of the Friends Historical Society by Frederick B. Tolles which describes the contents and significance of the volume.

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