Manuscripts, collected and transcribed by Joseph Birkbeck, [ca. 1780].

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Manuscripts, collected and transcribed by Joseph Birkbeck, [ca. 1780].

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of Quaker texts, including copies of letters of Samuel Fothergill, Richard Shackleton, Thomas Pole, John Locke, Anthony Benezet, Robert Barclay, and Samuel Neale. The manuscript also contains an account of a journey to the Channel Islands and Normandy by Claude Gay, "John Churchman's Advice to a young Woman," and several accounts and testimonies of recently deceased Quaker women by their friends, describing their biographical and spiritual histories. Though the manuscript contains mostly Yorkshire material, several entries address affairs in New England and Pennsylvania; for example, "A Speech of the Chiefs & Warriors of the Oneida Tribe of Indians, to the 4 new England provinces," dated 1775, declares the Oneida Nation's neutrality in the impending War of Independence: "We are unwilling to join on either side in such a contest for we bear an equal affection to both of you, Old England & New-England. Should the great King of England apply to us for our aid, we shall decline him. If the Colonies apply, we still refuse."

1 v. (264 p.) ; 20 x 16 cm.

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Neale, Samuel, 1729-1792

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Samuel Neale was a traveling Quaker minister from Cork, Ireland. He was born the 9th of the 11th mo 1729 (old style) to Thomas and Martha Neale in Dublin, Ireland. In 1751, he spoke in meeting in Dublin. The following year, he accompanied William Brown who had come from America for a visit in the ministry; Neale was recognized a minister. His first marriage was to Mary Peisley in 1757, who was a prominent woman Friend and minister. She died of an acute and sudden illness only three days later. ...

Fothergill, Samuel, 1715-1772

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Samuel Fothergill (1715–1772), was a Quaker minister from Yorkshire, England. He was the sixth son of John Fothergill and his wife Margaret, well-to-do Quakers of considerable means at Carr End, Wensleydale, Yorkshire. He was born in November 1715. He was educated at Briggflats, near Sedbergh, and afterwards at a school at Sutton in Cheshire, kept by his uncle, Thomas Hough. At the age of seventeen he was apprenticed to a Quaker shopkeeper at Stockport. As soon as his apprenticeship was over,...

Locke, John, 1632-1704

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Bills for general naturalization of groups of immigrants were proposed several times during the later Stuart period. Locke's paper most likely relates to a bill introduced in December 1693. From the description of For a generall naturalization : manuscript, 1693. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612887619 Philosopher. From the description of Letter of John Locke, 1698. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014952 English philosopher. From...

Pole, Thomas, 1753-1829

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Birkbeck, Joseph

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Shackleton, Richard, 1726-1792

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Richard Shackleton, son of Abraham Shackleton (1697-1771), founder of the Quaker school at Ballitore, Co Kildare, Ireland. In 1756, he succeeded his father as master of the school, where he remained until replaced by his son Abraham in 1779. Shackleton's first wife, Elizabeth (Fuller) Schakleton died in 1754; he later married Elizabeth (Carleton) Shackleton, who was active in local charities. From the description of Correspondence of Richard Shackleton, 1658-1808 (bulk 1750-1795). (H...