Society of Friends: Letters and Papers 1668-1814

Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662

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Steevens Joseph 1728-1801

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Dillwyn George 1728-1820

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Gibbins Joseph 1756-1811

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Allen, William, 1770-1843

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American Quaker and abolitionist. From the guide to the William Allen letter to Dr. C.P. Pennock, 1830, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) British Chaplain in Lisbon. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Lisbon, to Sir Philip Francis, 1774 Apr. 22 and 1779 Mar. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131854 British chaplain in Lisbon. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : Lisbon,...

Bateman John 1732-1816

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Jones George 1765-1841

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Hall, David, 1683-1756

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Banks, John, 1637-1710

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Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...

Penn, William, 1644-1718

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The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...