Papers, 1669-1830 (inclusive), 1669, 1752-1800, 1830 (bulk).

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Papers, 1669-1830 (inclusive), 1669, 1752-1800, 1830 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122633025

These papers included John Woolman's spiritual autobiography, 1756-1770, which also contains his essay, A Plea for the Poor. There are also John Woolman's daybook as a tailor, 1743-1746, continued as a ledger for his executorship of various estates, 1746-1765, and his dry-goods and other business ledgers, 1752-1798 (continued after Woolman's death). In addition, there are John Woolman letters, 1760-1772, to his wife and miscellaneous family legal papers, 1669-1830. The papers also contain Quaker preacher Elias Hicks letters, 1824-1827, to Woolman's grandchild Samuel Comfort, also a Quaker preacher, concerning the Society of Friends.

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Woolman, John, 1720-1772

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John Woolman was a Mount Holly, New Jersey, Quaker minister who advocated the abolition of slavery. From the description of Papers, 1669-1830 (inclusive), 1669, 1752-1800, 1830 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122633025 ...

Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830

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Elias Hicks was an eminent Quaker minister from Jericho, Long Island, N.Y. He was a farmer, partner in a tannery, and had a knowledge of surveying. Elias Hicks was born on March 19, 1748, a birthright member of Westbury Monthly Meeting, New York, and the son of John and Martha (Smith) Hicks. At thirteen he went to live with his older brother and was apprenticed to a carpenter. During this time, he became increasingly devoted to religious principles. In 1771, he married Jemima Seaman, th...

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...

Comfort, Samuel, 1776-1867

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