Papers 1823-1883.

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Papers 1823-1883.

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Quaker families from Warren and Clinton Counties, Ohio. Papers consist of Stanton and Bailey families correspondence; legal documents of Warren County residents; diaries of Calvin Wasson, re. travels as Friends minister (1844-57); diary of woman, re. journey to Oklahoma to an Indian agency (1871); and other Friends material. Contact repository for more information.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7782371

Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Stanton, Bailey, and Wasson Families.

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Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...