Hoskins family letterbook, 1729-1863

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Hoskins family letterbook, 1729-1863

1729-1864

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/hcmc-975-02-034

This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of the Hoskins family. The primary correspondents in the volume are members of the Hoskins family, though quite a number of the letters are directed to Benjamin H. Warder. Most of the letters were written in the 18th century, but some are from the 19th century. A number of them are religious in nature, while others deal with service in the ministry or visiting Friends, and some deal with states of health and mortality. The letters cover a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to Quakers and trade in Barbados, outbreaks of small pox, the opening of Native American schools, and the Orthodox-Hicksite separation. Some prominent letter writers include: Martha Allinson, George Dillwyn, Thomas Evans, Rebecca Jones, James Mott, Elizabeth Robson, Charity Rotch, John Warder, Nicholas Waln, and Daniel Wheeler.

0.16 Linear Feet (1 volume)

eng, Latn

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

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Hoskins, John, approximately 1728-1814

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John Hoskins was a Quaker from Burlington County, New Jersey. Born around the year 1728, he married Mary Raper, daughter of Joshua and Sara Raper in 1750; the couple had eleven children. His daughter Sarah married minister Thomas Scattergood (1748-1814) and his daughter Mary married twice, first to Samuel Newbold (1771-), and then to minister Isaac Bonsall (1765-). His daughter Abigail married educator John Griscom (1774). Hoskins himself was a member of Burlington Monthly Meeting, where he serv...

Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820

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George Dillwyn (1738-1820) was a Quaker minister born April 26, 1738, Old Style (May 7, New Style), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John and Susanna (Painter) Dillwyn. He married Sarah Hill in 1759. Dillwyn was unsuccessful in business, but was recognized as a minister in 1766. In 1784, he and his wife traveled to England and the continent of Europe on a religious visit, along with Sarah Grubb, Mary Dudley, and Robert Grubb. In 1793, Dillwyn and his wife again visited England, where they staye...

Cresson, Sarah, 1771-1829

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Sarah Cresson (1771-1829) was born January 27, 1771, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joshua and Mary (Hopkins) Cresson. Cresson was a Quaker minister beginning in 1791, and was “much esteemed.” She traveled frequently, and moved to Haddonfield, New Jersey, in 1807. She died September 23, 1829, in Haddonfield, New Jersey. From the description of the Sarah Cresson diary, 1789-1829. (Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections). http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/hc...

Warder, Benjamin H.

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Evans, Thomas.

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Allinson, Martha Cooper, 1748-1823

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Martha Cooper Allinson was a Quaker minister from Burlington County, New Jersey. She was born to David Cooper and Sibyl (Matlack) Cooper on 10th Month 31, 1747, old style (January 11, 1748, by the Gregorian calendar). Martha married Samuel Allinson, widower of Elizabeth Smith, and the couple had seven children. Allinson died on the 9th of 3rd month, 1823....

Hoskins family.

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Waln, Nicholas, 1742-1813

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Nicholas Waln (1742-1813), Quaker minister, was the son of Nicholas and Mary Shoemaker Waln. He married Sarah Richardson in 1771. Their children included Joseph R. Waln (1773-1783), Jacob Shoemaker Waln (1784-1847), and William and Nicholas Waln. Waln was educated as a lawyer but, as a result of a profound religious experience in 1772, gave up his lucrative practice. Waln began to travel in the ministry in 1774 and made two religious visits to Great Britain, in 1783 and 1795. From t...

Robson, Elizabeth, 1771-1843

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Quaker minister from England. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to Jane Bettle, Philadelphia, 1825 Dec. 24. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 29231424 Elizabeth Robson was an English Quaker minister who was in America from 1824-1828. Robson was the daughter of Isaac Stephenson & Eliz. Maire and m. Thomas Robson. Jane Bettle was an elder of Phila. Monthly Meeting. From the description of ALS, 1826 April 1 : Virginia to Jane Bettle / E. ...

Rotch, Charity Rodman, 1766-1824

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Charity Rodman Rotch (1767-1823) was a Quaker minister from Massachusetts who was an early settler of Massillon, Ohio. Rotch was born Charity Rodman on October 31, 1766, to Captain Thomas Rodman (1724-1766) and Mary Borden Rodman (1729-1798) of Newport, Rhode Island. Her father's ship was lost at sea mere weeks after her birth. In 1790 Charity married her brother-in-law Thomas Rotch, a merchant from the island of Nantucket. The new couple lived on the island for several months before moving t...

Hoskins, Lydia.

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Mott, James, 1788-1868

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Abolitionist. From the description of Circular letter of James Mott, 1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454648 American abolitionist and advocate for women's rights. From the description of Autograph note signed : Philadelphia, 1858 Aug. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 640128449 ...

Ward family.

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Hoskins, John, 1566-1638

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Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817

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Rebecca Jones was a Quaker minister from Philadelphia. She was born in Philadelphia, 7mo. 8 (old style), 1739, of pious parents of the Church of England. Her father, William Jones, was a seaman, and was lost on a voyage when Rebecca was a young child. Kary, Jones's mother, opened a school at No. 8 Drinker's Alley, which proved very successful, and she was able to give a careful education to Rebecca and her older brother Daniel. Rebecca never married. Jones was convinced of ...

Wheeler, Daniel, 1771-1840

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Daniel Wheeler (1771-1840) was an English Quaker traveler and farmer. He spent many years in Russia, with his wife, Jane, and their children, clearing the swampland around St. Petersburg. He also sailed to the South Seas, following a religious calling. From the description of Family papers, 1820-1843. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 33239233 Quaker missionary. From the description of At a special meeting for sufferings, convened by desire of five of its...