Papers, 1660-1952.

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Papers, 1660-1952.

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Letters, portraits, photographs, illustrations, facsimiles, articles, clippings, pamphlets, map and Bible. Includes holograph epistle to the king (1660) and epistle to king and parliament (1661); ms. copies (some contemporary) of other Fox letters include epistle (1675) to Friends in America, letters (1679, 1683) to Pieter Hendricks, epistles (1667, 1669) to Friends, and epistle (1673) to women's Meetings; also ms. copies of sermon of 1680. Includes New Testament in Dutch [Staats-General version, ca. 1657] carried by Fox on religious visit to Holland in 1677; also material related to history and provenance of Bible. Bulk of collection consists of portraits, photographs, illustrations, articles, clippings, pamphlets and map concerning the life of Fox, including material from George Fox tercentenary (1924).

ca. 200 items (2 boxes)

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Fox, George, 1624-1691

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George Fox (July 1624 – 13 January 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual, uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, performing hundreds of healings, and often being persecuted by ...

Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685

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The New River is in fact a canal which has brought water to London from outlying areas since the early 17th century. From the description of Letter to the Governor of the New River Company, 1667 Sept. 19. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 70187741 Bount is remembered in particular for his travels in Turkey, published as A VOYAGE INTO THE LEVANT (London, 1636). He was recognised by Charles I, being made a gentleman pensioner to the king and knighted 21 March 1...

Hendricks, Pieter, fl. 1661-1689.

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