Diaries of Thomas Scantlebury. 1771-1820.

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Diaries of Thomas Scantlebury. 1771-1820.

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These diaries report Thomas Scantlebury's attendance at Meetings, people whom he knew, including Thomas Jefferys (map maker?) and are a record of his illnesses. They show the importance he placed on his spiritual life and yield a picture of contemporary social life. The journals consist of: 1. Extract from the journal of George Fox; in another hand, from William Penn, Francis Howgill and Edward Burrough; 2. Fragments of 1771 entitled Redruth Cornwall (2 p.); 3. Memorandums at Bristol, 1773-1776; 4. Undated, but may be found to fit in somewhere; 5. Bristol, 1776-1778; there is a section directed to Friends in the station of ministers & elders at the end and in another hand; 6. Bristol, 1780-1787; 7. 1810-1811; 8. 1812-1813 (6 mo.); 9. 1813-1814; there is a section at the end in another hand, the entry beginning 6 mo 2nd 1869; 10. 1814-1816 (6 mo.); in the middle, annotation in the same hand as the section in no. 9 beginning 1869 about father (Thos. Scantlebury); 11. 1816; 12. 1817; 13. 1817-1819; 14. 1819-1820, with note at the end by S[amuel] Scantlebury].

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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 ...

Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669

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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771

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London engraver, geographer, and publisher. A prolific eighteenth century map publisher who between 1751 and 1768 produced important maps of America and the West Indies as well as large-scale English county maps, Jefferys declared bankruptcy in 1765, but continued his ventures with the assistance of friends. From the description of Letters : [London, Eng.], to the Earl of Morton, 1767 Jan. 17. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38142487 ...

Scantlebury, Thomas, -1821

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Thomas Scantlebury, 1747?-1821, was a Quaker from Sheffield, England married to Sarah Barlow. He had 5 children, including a son, Samuel. One of the pamphlets which he authored is signed "A.L.M." which is said to mean "A Looking-Glass Maker." He was the author of "Church & State Heterogeneous," "A Looking-Glass for the Clergy," "The Rights of Protestants, asserted," "A Serious Expostulation ... on the subject of Public Rejoicings," "Testimonies of Ancient Friends," and "Universal and Saving ...

Penn, William, 1644-1718

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The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...

Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662

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