Journal, 1803-1804.

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Journal, 1803-1804.

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Journal of a tour from Baltimore to Fort Wayne, in which Hopkins traveled as a member of "a deputation of the Society of Friends to the Western Indians, for the purpose of instructing them in agriculture and useful knowledge;" there are comments on topography, agriculture, economic conditions, and customs and life of the Indians.

1 v. ; 20 cm.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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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...

Hopkins, Gerard T.

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