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Henry and Elizabeth Drinker letters

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-854
Abstract Correspondence between Henry Drinker and Elizabeth, his wife, relates to his arrest, imprisonment, and resulting forced exile to Winchester, Virginia during the American Revolution. His letters discuss his physical and spiritual well-being, concern for his children, news of other exiled Friends, and efforts to present their case before Pennsylvanian and Virginian authorities. Elizabeth Drinker's letters to her husband relate family and neighborhood news, Friends' visits, efforts on behalf of...
Dates: 1777-1778

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  • Names: Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 X
  • Subject: Quakers -- Family relationships X