Family papers, 1724-1857 (bulk 1788-1853).

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...

Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873

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Even though Sarah Moore Grimké was shy, she often spoke in front of large crowds with her sister Angelina. The two sisters became the first women to speak in front of a state legislature as representatives of the American Anti-Slavery Society. They also became active writers and speakers for women’s rights. Their ideas were so different from most of the ideas in the community that people burned their writings and angry mobs protested their speeches. However, Grimké and her sister would not let t...

Tallcot, Joseph, 1768-1853

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Joseph Tallcot was the son of Gaius and Sarah (Caustin) Talcott. He married Sarah Hawxhurst in 1789. Tallcot taught school near Washington, Duchess County, N.Y., this later became the Friends School at Nine Partners (1797). He was the author of "The Friendly visitant for parents and children" (1817?) and "The child's companion, being a collection of easy pieces of prose and poetry for young readers" (1818). From the description of Family papers, 1724-1857 (bulk 1788-1853). (Haverford...

Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859

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Mott, Richard, 1767-1856

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Quaker minister. Richard Mott was the son of James and Mary Mott. He married Abigail Field (1766-1851). They lived in Mamaroneck and Purchase, N.Y. where they were both clerks of their respective Monthly Meetings and Richard was clerk of New York Yearly Meeting. From the description of Papers, 1799-1863. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 25734846 ...

Wilbur, John, 1774-1856

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Quaker minister from Hopkinton, R.I. and leader of the opposition to the evangelical views of Joseph John Gurney. His lifelong opposition to Gurney led to his disownment in 1843 and the separation in 1845 of New England Yearly Meeting into Gurneyites and Wilburites. From the description of Papers, 1831-1873. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 25540875 ...

Talcott, Gaius, d. ca. 1773.

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Parsons, Samuel, 1774-1841

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Samuel Parsons was the son of James and Mary Parsons and in 1806 married Mary Bowne. He was an Orthodox Quaker, serving as an elder and long-time clerk of New York Yearly Meeting; he was Clerk at the time of the Hicksite-Orthodox separation. From the description of Samuel Parsons correspondence, 1805-1831. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 182857127 ...

Mott family.

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Collins family.

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Routh, Martha Winter, 1743-1817

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Martha Routh or Martha Winter (25 June 1743 – 18 July 1817) was a British Quaker minister and writer. Martha Winter was the last child, born in Stourbridge in 1743, to Henry and Jane Winter. She had nine siblings, although only five survived childhood. By the age of 24, she was the head of a Quaker boarding school in Nottingham after starting to teach there when she was seventeen. She was made a minister in 1773 and, after her marriage to Richard Routh in 1776, she devoted herself to Quaker mi...

Howland family.

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Thorne, Isaac.

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Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854

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Quaker, publisher of children's books, printer, and bookseller of New York City. From the description of Journal of a voyage among the West India Islands, 1839 Nov. 11-1840 Apr. 20. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663089 Mahlon Day was an Orthodox Quaker printer and bookseller of New York City. He and his wife, Mary, joined the Society of Friends in 1820, and Mahlon Day travelled in the ministry with Joseph John Gurney. His press produced many t...

Tallcot, Sarah Hawxhurst, ca. 1770-1864.

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Rhoads, S. (Samuel)

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Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830

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Elias Hicks was an eminent Quaker minister from Jericho, Long Island, N.Y. He was a farmer, partner in a tannery, and had a knowledge of surveying. Elias Hicks was born on March 19, 1748, a birthright member of Westbury Monthly Meeting, New York, and the son of John and Martha (Smith) Hicks. At thirteen he went to live with his older brother and was apprenticed to a carpenter. During this time, he became increasingly devoted to religious principles. In 1771, he married Jemima Seaman, th...

Bettle, Samuel, 1774-1861

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Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends. From the description of Letters : Philadelphia, Pa., New Cornwell, [N.Y.], and Mount Pleasant, Ohio, to Jane Temple Bettle, Pennsbury and Philadelphia, Pa., 1802-1803, 1813 July 23, 1817 Aug. 18, and 1828 Sept. 7. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24857582 ...

Eddy, Thomas, 1758-1827

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Reformer, assisted in drafting legislation for N.Y. State penitentiary system; assisted N.Y. State Governor DeWitt Clinton in developing the Erie Canal; a founder of the Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane; and the New York House of Refuge. From the description of Letter, 1803 April 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122364402 Reformer. From the description of Thomas Eddy letter, 1810. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009888 ...

McComber, Caleb, ca. 1770-1851.

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Willis, Thomas, 1770 or 1771-1864

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Thomas Willis (1771-1864), Quaker minister, was the son of Fry and Anne Willis of Westbury Monthly Meeting. In 1789 Jericho Monthly Meeting was set off from Westbury, and in 1795 Thomas married Phebe Searing (d. 1845) under the care of Jericho Monthly Meeting. Anne, Thomas, and Phebe Willis, all Elders in the Meeting, had serious concerns about the views of fellow member and minister, Elias Hicks. In 1827, Phebe Willis asked Elias Hicks to respond in writing to specific questions about his belie...

Thomas, Mary.

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Murray, John, 1758-1819

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Smith family.

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Brown, Moses, 1738-1836

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Quaker, abolitionist, founder of Brown University. From the description of Letter : Providence, R.I., to an unidentified correspondent, 1774 Dec. 1. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 29540202 ...

Talcott family.

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