Philena Kendall papers 1820-1895, bulk 1850s-1870s.

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Philena Kendall papers 1820-1895, bulk 1850s-1870s.

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The Kendall collection consists of 95 letters written to Philena Kendall, a Quaker from New Castle County in Delaware, from female family members and friends, particularly her aunt Mabell, her sister Emma, and her sister-in-law Emily.

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William L. Clements Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7139002

William L. Clements Library

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Kendall, Philena.

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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...

Winston, John Anthony, 1812-1871

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