Memorial volume, ca. 1866.

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Memorial volume, ca. 1866.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28106222

Manuscript volume of recollectons of and about John Russell Davis, a Quaker watchmaker and clockmaker of New Bedford, Mass. Includes copies of Davis's letters, poetry, and inspirational writings as well as biographical information about Davis. Contents provide much information about Quaker thought and feeling during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In a copy of a letter to his sister (1848), Davis expressed his ideas on the teachings of John Wilbur and Joseph John Gurney, and told of a vision he experienced while sitting next to Wilbur at Sandwich Meeting.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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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 ...

Gurney, Joseph-John, 1788-1847

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Quaker philanthropist, writer, and minister. From the description of Letter : Charleston, to Samuel Bettle, 1840 May 3. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28886177 An English Quaker reformer and writer, Gurney traveled widely in the U.S., Canada and West Indies. From the description of ALS, 1841 February 1 : Earlham, [Eng.] to Cecilia Baring / J.J. Gurney. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 44996509 ...

Davis, John Russell, 1775-1866.

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Quaker watchmaker and clockmaker. From the description of Memorial volume, ca. 1866. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 28106222 ...