Philena Kendall papers 1820-1895 1850s-1870s Kendall, Philena

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Philena Kendall papers 1820-1895 1850s-1870s Kendall, Philena

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The Kendall collection consists of 95 letters written to Philena Kendall, a Quaker from New Castle County in Delaware, from female family members and friends, particularly her aunt Mabell, her sister Emma, and her sister-in-law Emily.

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Winston, John Anthony, 1812-1871

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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...

Kendall, Philena

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Philena was the daughter of Gibbons and Eliza Kendall, who were Quakers living in New Castle County, Delaware, near the "Mermaid" post office. Philena never married. She had a brother Caspar, who succeeded as a carriage manufacturer, and was married to Emily. They moved from Wilmington to Philadelphia in the early 1880s. Philena also had a younger sister named Emma, who attended Miss Shortledge's Institute in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Philena's aunt and uncle, Mabell...