Henry H. Buxton Notebook, 1887-1891.

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Henry H. Buxton Notebook, 1887-1891.

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Notebook with material concerning the Society of Friends, Lynn and Salem (Mass.)

1 envelope.

Peabody Essex Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7942762

Peabody Essex Museum

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Buxton, Henry

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Epithet: of Buxton, yeoman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000615.0x0000eb ...

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...