Society of Friends (Quaker) documents, 1662-1796.

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Society of Friends (Quaker) documents, 1662-1796.

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Approximately 110 documents concerning Quaker affairs, many mentioning and written by John Bowne (1627-1695), the Quaker leader of Flushing. Some letters are personal and written to family members.

.2 cubic ft.

New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6875441

New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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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...

Parsons, Robert B

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Bowne, John, 1627-1695

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Epithet: of Matlock Bank, in Matlock, husbandman, son of William Bowne late of the same British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000615.0x0003b6 John Bowne (1627-1695) of Flushing, Long Island. From the description of John Bowne's journal and related papers, 1649-1676. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58660271 ...