Subject: Society of Friends -- Military service - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: .1 linear ft.
Abstract:: This small collection of Civil War correspondence consists of letters of a Hicksite Quaker family of West Chester, Pennsylvania, received by Eugene Vickers while he was serving with Company C of the 97th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the coastal South. Most of the letters are from his mother, Elizabeth (Painter) Vickers. A few are from his brothers, Jonathan and Joseph P. Vickers, who also served the Union cause, and his father, Joseph Vickers. The material is particularly interesting for the insight into Quaker attitudes during the Civil War.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: 3.6 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains the personal materials of Stephen G. Cary and historical materials collected by Cary about his relatives.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (1 box (50 letters))
Abstract:: The Palmer brothers belonged to a Quaker family of Concord Monthly Meeting, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Three sons of William W. and Hannah Trimble Palmer, all birthright Quakers, served in the Union Army during the Civil War. This collection contains fifty letters and transcriptions of the same, written to family members by Quaker brothers, John, William T., and Edward L. Palmer during their service in the Union army. Letters from John Palmer also describe his post-military service employment in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1864.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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