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Collection of John Melchior Ogden papers, 1825-1885 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))

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This collection consists of the papers of John Melchior Ogden, including newspaper clippings, letters and receipts, as well as notices from charitable associations such as the Carpenters' Company and the House of Refuge. Also included are letters to Charles Smith Ogden regarding the book, In Memoriam John Melchior Ogden, as well as reminiscences of Philadelphia in 1800 by Jesse Ogden, and an engraving of Fairhill Meeting House by Joseph Pennell.

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Abraham Bonsall family papers, 1682-1918-1699-1793 (bulk)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet)

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Miscellaneous papers of Abraham Bonsall and his family, 1682-1918. Of note are the marriage intentions of Job Sinkler and Elizabeth Musgrave, 1771, colonial currency, 1756-1777, and a Bonsall family tree, no date.

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Some account of the journeys of Thomas and Elizabeth Robson of Liverpool upon the Continent and elsewhere in 1823-1845, 1823-1909 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 v.))

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Bound collection of 29 ALsS, plus 3 typewritten items. Includes a genealogical chart of the Robson family and a summary account of a journey to the Continent in 1831, in part a transcription of the original journal. Also includes silhouettes of members of the Crewdson and Robson families.

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George Newbold Correspondence, 1804-1850 (inclusive)

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

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Contains business and family correspondence received by George Newbold.

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Jenkins family papers, 1829-1854 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))

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Papers of the Jabez Jenkins family of Pennsylvania, 1829-1849. Includes "On board the Packet Ship George Washington Capt. Holdrege Liverpool to New York 1833: Some Recollections of England &c." 1833, manuscript Recollections of travel in England and Scotland in 1833 by Jabez Jenkins. Jenkins stopped for a relatively short time in England, on his way home to Philadelphia from Canton. Observations were largely of architecture and industry in London, Birmingham, Staffordshire, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. His postscript reflects on the differences between Americans and the British. Also of interest is a manuscript entitled "Tea and the Chinese" detailed notes on the differences between varieties of Chinese tea and its preservation. The section of "Miscellaneous Remarks" is entered between two passages on tea, and includes observations on the government, education, class structure, and personal appearance of the Chinese. A published version of The Pocket Lavater (1829)...(see more)

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John Mott papers, 1822-1851 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (7 folders.))

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Contains transcriptions of John Mott's letters to family and friends and journals, probably compiled to circulate in manuscript form. Also some original letters from John Mott to his family. Mott wrote extensively on his religious views, particularly on Quaker testimony and the issues of the Hicksite separation, as well as the conflicts within Genesee Yearly Meeting which led to the separation of Congregational (Progressive) Friends. Of special interest is a draft of responses to queries dated 1851 which refers to a discipline recently adopted by Friends.

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Thomas family papers, 1808-1909 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (5 folders.))

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Contains primarily financial and estate papers of the Charles Thomas family of Montgomery County, Pa., especially the marriage settlement and estate papers of his mother, Sarah Roberts, widow of John Thomas. Also a brief account of the family estate by his granddaughter, marriage certificates, and deeds.

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Friends Association in Aid of Freedmen records, 1864-1867 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))

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Minutes and financial records of the Friends' Association in Aid of Freedmen.

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New York Association for Educating Colored Male Adults Committee on Ways and Means minutes, 1816-1817 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 bound volume.))

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The volume contains the minutes of the Ways and Means Committee of the New York Association for Educating Colored Male Adults, 1816-1817, and a list of subscribers. Typed synopsis included.

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Friends Hospital collected records, 1812-1831 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder ; 7 items.))

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This collection contains information sent to Tyler Williams, agent for Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting, N.J., concerning the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason. It includes the proposal for the Asylum, announcement of its opening, an admission certificate, and other circulars that were sent to meetings under the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

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Stephen Grellet travel papers, 1800-1813 (bulk)

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

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The collection contains travel minutes for Stephen Grellet's ministry in 1800-1805 in the northeastern U.S., a copy of Stephen Grellet's account of the religious conversion of a Swede who was called upon to preach to pirates, and the original and a manuscript copy of Grellet's religious epistle dated 24, 6mo, 1813, to New York Monthly Meeting, sent from Morlaix, France.

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New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated, list of members, 1787-1827 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 vol.))

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Contains a membership list providing names, addresses, and year joined. Also a statement of the number of Africans and their descendants who had been freed and the number attending the free school in New York City, 1791-1814. The list was kept by Isaac T. Hopper.

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Papers concerning the education of Henry Mulindi, 1964-1966 (inclusive)

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

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The collection contains primarily correspondence concerning the funding of Henry Mulindi's college education by meetings within Farmington-Scipio Quarterly Meeting.

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Wing family papers, 1788-1857 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (6 folders.))

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The collection contains journals and two commonplace books, business papers, and a few family letters. It includes a small journal written by a young woman (unknown) on a trip from New York City to Poughkeepsie, 6 month 1835; an album, 1834, which contains a list of the scholars and teachers at Nine Partners Boarding School, and an undated commonplace book containing copies of Quaker sermons and other writings. A Friends Pocket Almanac for the year 1857 contains brief notes concerning family events and Quaker meetings. Correspondence includes two letters from James Wing to his family and a letter, 1844 from M[oses?] Wanzer, Jr., of New Fairfield, Connecticut, to Joseph E. Macomber of Farmington; the two apparently had been classmates at Nine Partners School. Miscellaneous business and legal papers, 1788-1853, concern the Wing, Arnold, and Carpenter families.

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Moses Pierce correspondence with George F. White, 1839-1926 (bulk 1842-1846) (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (4 folders.))

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The collections contains correspondence between George F. White and Moses Pierce in which Pierce asks White to clarify his views on abolition, temperance, and peace. White does not agree with abolitionists who want an immediate end to slavery, and he thinks that Great Britain's Abolition of Slavery Act was a ill-conceived. He notes the wretched conditions of factories and mines in England and Scotland as other forms of slavery. Pierce, in copies or drafts of the letters he sent, argues that the Society of Friends should take a stand against all slavery and disputes White's statistics. While the Discipline of the Society of Friends condemned slavery, the letters reflect opposing perspectives on how to confront the problem. The collection also includes a copy of White's travel minute to Great Britain and a letter from the Howard Pierce, donor of the collection.

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Writings related to the Early History of Swarthmore College, 1869-1956 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (11 folders)

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This collection of correspondence and reminiscences concerns the early history of Swarthmore College including its founding, formative years, and student life.

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Daniel P. Whitley correspondence with New York Yearly Meeting Friends, 1988-1991 (inclusive)

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

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The collections contains correspondence between Daniel P. Whitley with Friends in New York Meeting concerning issues of faith. Primary correspondent is Joseph A. Vlaskamp, General Secretary of the Yearly Meeting.

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Swift family papers, ca. 1796-1900 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (4 folders.))

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The collection contains legal papers and business papers including indentures concerning property transferred to Lemuel Swift by Abraham Swift and his second wife, Peggy, the 1842 will of Lemuel Swift and a property deed of Swift and his wife Mercy (Wing) Swift, and their marriage. Also some miscellaneous writings including a commonplace book, ca. 1796.

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Nine Partners Boarding School papers, 1795-1930 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (8 folders.))

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Chapman family correspondence, 1828-1870 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (6 folders.))

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