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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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Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason 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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