Aaron M. Powell Papers, 1865-1900.

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Aaron M. Powell Papers, 1865-1900.

1865-1900

Correspondence, much of it letters of condolence following the death (1867) of Powell's daughter Elizabeth, biographical materials and tributes, and mss. of his biographies of George Fox and Wendell Phillips.

.5 linear feet (about 70 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7171648

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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 ...

Powell, Elizabeth, -1867

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Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts – died February 2, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts), orator and reformer, was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote frequently for William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, and eventually became president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He contributed much to the cause through inflammatory speeches favoring the division of the Union and opposing the acquisition of Texas and the war with Mexico. ...

Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899

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Quaker social reformer. From the description of Papers, 1865-1900. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 26909628 ...