Papers, 1747-1865.

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Papers, 1747-1865.

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Six letters from Benjamin Doughty describing a tour through Quebec and western New York State including Buffalo, Skaneateles, and Saratoga Springs in hopes of bettering his sister's failing health, 1827. Letters contain detailed comments about sociological aspects of people encountered and about comparisons between farming practices in upstate New York and Queens. Other papers consist of wills and inventories, deeds, marriage certificate for George Doughty and Harriet Williams, farm maps, bills, loans, genealogical papers, Revolutionary War papers, correspondence, and two literary compositions (memorials of deceased relatives).

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6873758

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Williams, Harriet.

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Doughty family.

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George Doughty (d. 1872) and Benjamin Doughty (d. 1867) were brothers in a Quaker family residing in Flushing. From the description of Papers, 1747-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155462496 ...

Doughty, Benjamin, d. 1867.

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Doughty, George, d. 1872.

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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...