Halliday Jackson Manuscripts, 1755-1833

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...

Seaman, David, 1791-1844.

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David Seaman was a birthright Quaker. The son of William and Mary Seaman of Jericho Monthly Meeting of Friends in New York, he was born in 1770. He married Sarah Kirby in 1791. A Hicksite, he was a friend and follower of Elias Hicks throughout the controversy. David Seaman died in 1844. From the description of Correspondence, 1808-1843. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 31403437 ...

Garrigues, Edward, 1756-1845

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Edward Garrigues, the son of Samuel and Mary Ralph Garrigues, was born a birthright Quaker in 1756. In 1779 he married Margaret Price, daughter of Philip and Hannah Price. Edward Garrigues became an elder of Darby Monthly Meeting in 1807 and died in 1845. From the description of Collection of Lewis-Garrigues family papers, 1753-1840. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 31403589 ...

Jackson, John, 1809-1855

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John Jackson, son of Halliday and Jane Jackson of Darby, Pa., was a Quaker minister and educator. George Truman (1798-1877), a merchant and dentist, also was a Quaker minister. From the description of Correspondence, 1834-1835. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 57202931 John Jackson (1809-1855), son of Halliday and Jane Jackson of Darby, Pa., married Rachel Tyson (1807?-1883), daughter of Isaac Tyson of Baltimore, Md., in 1832. Together they established the Sharon Fe...

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955)

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The peace testimony is central in the belief and religious history of Quakers. During the U.S. Civil War, American Quakers debated the issues of passification and conscientious objection, and many Quakers suffered fines or imprisonment for their refusal to bear arms. From the description of Collected materials on the Quaker Peace Testimony, 1780-1917, 1861-1867. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 34010711 A general meeting for Friends in the Delaware Valley area was f...

Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835

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Halliday Jackson was a Pennsylvania Quaker missionary to the Indians. From the description of Journals, 1805-1806. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122440339 From the description of Journal, 1814. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466066 From the description of Some account of my journey to the Seneca Nation of Indians, and residence amongst that people, 1798-1799. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122380084 ...

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Indian Committee

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The Indian Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting [PYMIC] began in 1795 and continues at the present time. The committee worked primarily with the Seneca on the Allegany and Cattaraugus Reservations (N.Y.); work was centered at Quaker Bridge ("Tunesassa"). The Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures was active as a formal organization from ca. 1756-1764. From the description of Records, ca. 1502-1983. (Haverford College Library)....

Poole, William, 1764-1829

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William Poole was a Quaker of Wilmington, Delaware. He was born in 1784, the son of William and Elizabeth Shipley Canby Poole. In 1791 he married Sarah Sharpless. He died in 1829. Poole was a distant relative of Benjamin Ferris, also of Wilmington. From the description of Letters to Benjamin Ferris, 1821-1825. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 34015646 ...

Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867

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Benjamin Ferris was a prominent member of the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends in Wilmington, Delaware. He was born a Quaker in 1780, the son of Ziba and Edith (Sharpless) Ferris. Benjamin Ferris married Francis Canby in 1804. Among their ten children were Deborah, born in 1813, Anna M., born in 1815, and David, born in 1821. Fanny Ferris died in 1833 and Benjamin Ferris married his second wife, Hannah Gibbons, in 1835. He died in Wilmington in 1867. From the description of ...

Collins, Micajah, 1764-1827

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Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845

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Jesse Kersey of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was a prominent minister in the Society of Friends. The son of William and Hannah Kersey, he married Elizabeth Coates and had eleven children. From the description of Letter, 1817 8mo 5, Downingtown [to] Samuel Bettle, Philadelphia. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 20031262 A minister in the Society of Friends. From the description of Letter : to Samuel Bettle, Philadelphia, Pa. Undated. (Bryn Mawr College). Wor...