"The Society of Friends (Quakers) in Virginia, 1657-1786" [manuscript] : a masters thesis, rough draft with manuscript notes / by Meridith Johnson. 1946. 1946.

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"The Society of Friends (Quakers) in Virginia, 1657-1786" [manuscript] : a masters thesis, rough draft with manuscript notes / by Meridith Johnson. 1946. 1946.

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The collection also includes a typescript of Johnson's student paper entitled "The University, 1855-1865."

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Johnson, Meredith

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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...

University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...