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Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830. Elias Hicks Manuscript Collection, 1779-1948 1779-1830 (bulk).

Title: Elias Hicks Manuscript Collection, 1779-1948 1779-1830 (bulk).

The collection includes correspondence written and received by Elias Hicks, sermons, surveyor's drawings, family correspondence, and other papers. Also the original manuscript journal of Elias Hicks, 1748-1822, and the 1828 Ohio travel journal. The papers relate primarily to Hicks' travels in the ministry and to theological controversies within the Religious Society of Friends. Correspondents include many prominent Quakers of his day including William Poole, Valentine Seaman, Edward Hicks, Hugh Judge, David Seaman, Benjamin Ferris, George Churchman, Samuel Rowland Fisher, Edward Garrigues, Jesse Kersey, Emmor Kimber, Thomas McClintock, James Mott, and Nathan Shoemaker.

ArchivalResource: 20 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57196249 View

Price, R. ALsS, 1827-1830, Philadelphia, Pa. to John Watson.

Title: ALsS, 1827-1830, Philadelphia, Pa. to John Watson.

The 1827 letter discusses Price's concern that Friends might turn away from the first principles of the Society of Friends in accepting Elias (Hicks') doctrines and mentions Joseph Shipley and James Emlen; in the 1830 letter, Price has spoken to James Mott about a committee to examine the writings of Job Scott; John Comley and Jesse Kersey spoke at their meeting; a new meeting may need to be established because of current large size; pamphlet of William Gibbons against Robert Owen and Frances Wright.

ArchivalResource: 2 items ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/221699418 View

Anna Davis Hallowell papers, [ca. 1883].

Title: Anna Davis Hallowell papers, [ca. 1883].

Hallowell's manuscripts from the book she edited on her maternal grandparents, JAMES AND LUCRETIA MOTT, LIFE AND LETTERS ..., published in 1884, and an undated address on Lydia Maria Child.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51576499 View

Post, Mary, 1806-1892. Post family papers, 1742-1908.

Title: Post family papers, 1742-1908.

Correspondence received by Mary and Joseph Post from 1833 to 1882. Also includes a letter from Elias Hicks to Willet Robbins, a letter received from the English Quaker minister, Martha Routh (1782), and a number of family deeds and other papers.

ArchivalResource: 25 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41342097 View

Manuscripts, [ca. 1883]

Title: Manuscripts, [ca. 1883]

Hallowell's manuscripts from the book she edited on her maternal grandparents, JAMES AND LUCRETIA MOTT, LIFE AND LETTERS..., published in 1884, and an undated address on Lydia Maria Child.

ArchivalResource: .3 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155519098 View

Mott, James, 1788-1868. ALS, 1822 December 3 : Philadelphia, [Pa.] to William Hunter.

Title: ALS, 1822 December 3 : Philadelphia, [Pa.] to William Hunter.

Discusses problems facing Paul Gardner of Nantucket, Hunter's client, in filing a claim with the Spanish treaty commissioners for a whaling ship of which Thomas Coffin was captain.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32197962 View

Mott, James, 1788-1868. Circular letter of James Mott, 1860.

Title: Circular letter of James Mott, 1860.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79454648 View

Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881)

Title: Wendell Phillips papers, 1555-1882 (inclusive) 1833-1881 (bulk).

Correspondence, compositions, and other papers of American abolitionist Wendell Phillips.

ArchivalResource: 52 boxes (17.3 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00497/catalog View

Garrison family papers, 1801-1948 (inclusive), 1840-1907 (bulk).

Title: Garrison family papers, 1801-1948 (inclusive), 1840-1907 (bulk).

Papers of American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and his family.

ArchivalResource: 15 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00673/catalog View

Dugdale, Joseph A., 1810-1896. Papers, 1841-1873.

Title: Papers, 1841-1873.

Correspondence of Dugdale and his wife, Ruth Dugdale, both of whom were active in reform efforts such as the abolition of slavery and women's rights. Correspondents include Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Garrett, William Lloyd Garrison, James Mott, Lucretia Mott, and Wendell Phillips.

ArchivalResource: 26 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27344695 View

Papers, 1808-1888.

Title: Papers, 1808-1888.

Diaries and correspondence of English historical painter Benjamin Robert Haydon.

ArchivalResource: 35 v. and 2 boxes (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00516/catalog View

Mott, James, 1788-1868. Autograph note signed : Philadelphia, 1858 Aug. 18.

Title: Autograph note signed : Philadelphia, 1858 Aug. 18.

Stating that he is "not given to sentiment," but giving his autograph since "it is wanted in addition to that of my better half."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 9.2 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/640128449 View

Hoskins family letterbook, 1729-1863

Title: Hoskins family letterbook, 1729-1863

This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of the Hoskins family. The primary correspondents in the volume are members of the Hoskins family, though quite a number of the letters are directed to Benjamin H. Warder. Most of the letters were written in the 18th century, but some are from the 19th century. A number of them are religious in nature, while others deal with service in the ministry or visiting Friends, and some deal with states of health and mortality. The letters cover a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to Quakers and trade in Barbados, outbreaks of small pox, the opening of Native American schools, and the Orthodox-Hicksite separation. Some prominent letter writers include: Martha Allinson, George Dillwyn, Thomas Evans, Rebecca Jones, James Mott, Elizabeth Robson, Charity Rotch, John Warder, Nicholas Waln, and Daniel Wheeler.

ArchivalResource: 0.16 Linear Feet (1 volume)

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/hcmc-975-02-034 View

Price family. Papers, 1809-1878.

Title: Papers, 1809-1878.

This collection includes letters of Benjamin and Jane Price, among their family and with other Quakers. Also included are letters received by Benjamin's brother Eli K. Price regarding his legal practice, and by Benjamin's daughter-in-law Lydia H. Price, regarding family news. Bound volumes of letters record the correspondence of Benjamin and Jane Price while one or the other travelled in Quaker ministry. Of particular interest are : letters of Edward Hicks, regarding the Hicksite controversy ; letters of John Comly, regarding Quaker beliefs, the worship of Baal, and the views of Edward Hicks; letters of Deborah F. Wharton on Quaker concerns in Indian affairs; letters of Dillwyn Parrish regarding Quaker involvement in the Anti-slavery movement ; and an account by Benjamin Price of an Elias Hicks meeting. Other correspondents include Thomas Garrett, William Wharton, Jane Mott, and William Ellery Channing, regarding matters of practical or business concern.

ArchivalResource: 23 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32566917 View

Mott Manuscripts

Title: Mott Manuscripts

The bulk of the collection consists of material which was assembled at the time of the publication of Life and Letters by Anna Davis Hallowell in 1884. It includes original correspondence of Lucretia Mott and her husband, James M. Mott, with family and other reformers of their day, including Susan B. Anthony, Mary Grew, Nathaniel Barney, Charles C. Burleigh, Robert Collyer, George Combe, Anna Davis, Edward M Davis, Maria Mott Davis, Joseph A. and Ruth Dugdale., Mary Earle Hussey , William Henry Furness, William Lloyd Garrison, Sarah Josepha Hale, Mary Hallowell, Phebe A Hanaford, Oliver Johnson, George and Martha Lord, Benson John Lossing, Charles Marriott, Harriet Martineau, Samuel J. May, James Miller McKim, John Stuart Mill, ElizabethNeedles, Elizabeth Pease Nichol, Emma Parker, Wendell Phillips, William J. Potter, Ann Preston, Martha Schofield, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Thomas B Stevenson, Lucy Stone, Theodore Tilton, Richard D. and Emily Webb, Ruth D.Webb, Samuel and Amos Willets, and Elizur Wright. It also contains sermons, essays, and antislavery documents, and the diary of Lucretia Mott's trip to England to attend the World's Antislavery Convention of 1840.

ArchivalResource: 3 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/mott View

Dugdale, Joseph A., 1810-1896. Joseph A. Dugdale correspondence 1841-1881.

Title: Joseph A. Dugdale correspondence 1841-1881.

Correspondence to and from Joseph Dugdale related to the abolition of slavery, woman's rights, and pacifist movements including the Iowa Peace Society. Prominent correspondents in the collection include Lucretia Mott, Amelia Bloomer, Susan B. Anthony, Cyrus Carpenter, Lydia Maria Child, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Garrett, William Lloyd Garrison, James Mott and Wendell Phillips.

ArchivalResource: 219 leaves (2 folders)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233599792 View

Painter family. Painter family papers, 1837-1922 (bulk 1880-1900).

Title: Painter family papers, 1837-1922 (bulk 1880-1900).

The bulk of Series I is authored by the sons of Samuel M. Painter and Ann (Vickers) Painter of West Chester, Pa. Includes letters from William Painter, Francis J. Painter, Albert P. Painter, John Vickers Painter, and Uriah Hunt Painter. Series includes a number of letters from Ann (Vickers) Painter to her children [handwriting difficult to decipher] as well as letters from Samuel M. Painter. Includes fifty-eight letters written by the Painter brothers from Eaglewood School with details regarding their experiences as students. Eaglewood, in New Jersey, was operated by the abolitionist Theodore Weld and his wife. Civil War-era letters include correspondence from Francis J. Painter while serving in the Navy. His duty included time in New Orleans during the Union occupation and blockade service off the coast of the Carolinas and Texas. Also includes Civil War letters from Albert Painter in the Union Quartermaster's office in Kentucky and Joseph Ellwood Painter's service as a Union medical doctor. William Painter's letters also contain details of his time served which included the position of brevet brigadier general in charge of transportation for the Army of the Potomac. Correspondence of the Painter brothers after the Civil War revolve mainly around business dealings and travel in the U.S. and abroad. Also includes the letters of Joseph Ellwood Painter from Japan while he served as a doctor in the Navy (ca. 1870-1878) offering detailed impressions of Japanese culture and life as well as details regarding life in the Navy. Group of letters (1889-1897) from Uriah Hunt Painter to his daughter in Europe offers detailed descriptions of day to day operations in his two residences in Washington and West End, N.J. Includes details of his relationship with domestic servants and his photography. Series also includes letters from the Vickers family. Series II is an assortment of letters from school friends, professional acquaintances, and extended family. Letters from Civil War soldiers include letters sent from soldiers who Ann (Vickers) Painter took care of in her home. A group of ten letters from Olive Sprogle sent to Howard Painter offers details of courtship activity [she requested the letters be destroyed upon hearing of William Painter's death]. Letters from the U.S. consulate in Japan regard the death of Joseph Ellwood Painter. Approximately 100 letters by Emma S. Hunter sent to Uriah Hunt Painter between 1860 and 1865 discuss details of the Civil War and social/business news from West Chester including updates on Uriah's telegraph business. Camille Bevill's seventeen letters from Japan to Samuel M. Painter detail life in Japan and updates on Samuel's son Joseph Ellwood Painter. Includes letter from James Mott sent from Philadelphia in 1850 and a letter from the abolitionist Theodore Dwight Weld written in 1860. Also includes a letter from Horace Mann drafted in 1853 from Antioch College. Series III includes Civil War-era telegrams and letters sent to Uriah Hunt Painter by Harding of the Philadelphia Inquirer; character references for Samuel Painter sent to governor Samuel Pennypacker; school papers; documents related to the death of John Ellwood Painter; and service (military) papers of John Ellwood Painter. Series IV includes correspondence between William Painter and John Bates related to the construction of a railroad and telegraph lines on the Eastern Shore of Maryland by the Peninsula Railroad Company. Series V includes letters between Uriah Hunt Painter and David McFarland, banker in West Chester and confidante to Uriah Hunt Painter, including straightforward discussions regarding business ventures, remarks about colleagues and acquaintances, court cases; financial investments; employees, and day to day operations of Uriah Hunt Painter's various West Chester businesses; letters between Uriah Hunt Painter, Malin Lear, and M.C. Griffith dealing with the day to day operations of Uriah Hunt Painter's West Chester businesses, mainly his ice and timber businesses, but also dealing with his real estate investments.; letters related to West Chester Opera House including correspondence from booking agents and traveling shows who offered a wide variety of genres including plays, minstrel shows, lectures, moving pictures, hypnotists, etc., and including a colorful and informative assortment of letterhead and press notices with information about particular performances as well as material from other theaters, together with copies of outgoing correspondence from Frank J. Painter and Uriah Hunt Painter as well as contracts, news clippings, playbills, advertising material, etc.; correspondence between various theaters and suppliers with Uriah Hunt Painter relating to purchasing and other financial matters, chiefly relating to theater chairs, and including brochures and other promotional/advertising materials, as well as some financial records; and correspondence of the banking firm of McFarland and Haines with J.W. Cunningham who handled the assets of Uriah Hunt Painter after his death in 1900 and was married to Painter's daughter, Ellen Painter. Series VI includes Samuel M. Painter business correspondence (1880-1884). Series VII includes correspondence from the relatives and friends of Uriah Hunt Painter's wife Belinda (Avery) Painter, the majority of the letters are addressed to Belinda Painter, the remainder are authored by Belinda Painter and include letters sent to her husband prior to their marriage and while she traveled with their daughters in Europe, and letters to Belinda Painter from her stepmother Belinda Esther Avery and Belinda Painter's sisters. Series VIII includes letters related to Ellen (Painter) Cunningham's literary interests and reform activity as well as her social life, and includes approximately 140 letters from her mother and four letters from Ida M. Tarbell.

ArchivalResource: ca. 6,000 items (20 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/649344170 View