Eli Hampton journal 1843-1852 Hampton, Eli
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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...
Hampton, Eli, b. 1787
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The author of these journals, probably Eli Hampton, was born in 1787 and resided in or near East Caln Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania. A deeply religious man and a "minister," Hampton was consumed with thoughts of salvation, of his spiritual preparedness and the spiritual well-being of Friends. Despite his apparent high status within the Society, he was beset with deep insecurities over his worth as a minister. "I was sertanly one of the most poorest and unworthyest beings that e...
