Papers, 1827-1828.

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Papers, 1827-1828.

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This collection includes the letters of John Lockwood, received primarily from Aaron Leggett in 1827-28. Leggett, a Hicksite, relates business, news, and personal opinions concerning the Hicksite controversy in New York Yearly Meeting. His letters contain heated attacks on Orthodox Quakers, including Samuel Parsons, the Clerk of New York Monthly Meeting, Richard Mott, and Anna Braithwaite. He also gives news of Elias Hicks, and of the progress of the Indiana Epistle.

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859

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Leggett, Aaron, 1792-1860

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Merchant of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers of Aaron Leggett, 1840-1851. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015059 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Lockwood, John, 1793?-1859

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John Lockwood was a Quaker and a member of New York Yearly Meeting. He was born around 1793, and married Amy A. Arnold. They resided in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was a staunch Hicksite and active in the Separation of 1827/28. He died in 1859. From the description of Papers, 1827-1828. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 31524217 ...