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Jackson-Conard Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-217
Overview

The Jackson-Conard Family Papers include correspondence and other manuscripts of the Jackson and Conard families of London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The primary recipients are William Jackson (1746-1834), a Quaker minister, and his nephew, William Jackson (1789-1864), who served a single term in the Pennsylvania State Senate and was active in the anti-slavery movement.

Dates: 1748-1910

John Lockwood correspondence

 Collection — othertype: SC-074
Identifier: SFHL-SC-074
Abstract

This collection includes the letters of John Lockwood, received primarily from Aaron Leggett in 1827-28. Leggett, a Hicksite, relates business, news, and personal opinions concerning the Hicksite controversy in New York Yearly Meeting. His letters contain heated attacks on Orthodox Quakers, including Samuel Parsons, the Clerk of New York Monthly Meeting, Richard Mott, and Anna Braithwaite. He also gives news of Elias Hicks and of the progress of the Indiana Epistle.

Dates: 1827-1828

New York Yearly Meeting collection of papers concerning slavery

 Collection — othertype: SC-284
Identifier: SFHL-SC-284
Overview

The collection contains a small number of miscellaneous papers relating to efforts within New York Yearly Meeting to support the manumission of enslaved people, abolition, and education of formerly enslaved people, 1778-1870. Most are copies of reports presented to New York Monthly Meeting or to the Yearly Meeting, compiled as a reference file.

Dates: 1778 - 1870

Parrish Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-229
Overview Collection contains papers of the Parrish family, a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family. Includes correspondence, writings, and other papers of Edward Parrish, first president of Swarthmore College. Also of special interest is the correspondence of Dillwyn Parrish and his aunt and uncle, William and Deborah Parrish Wright; the letters of the Wrights in 1835 and 1836 give information about abolition and anti-slavery efforts in Lancaster County. A scrapbook assembled by Clemmons Parrish...
Dates: 1780-1966

Samuel Parsons correspondence

 Collection — othertype: SC-229
Identifier: SFHL-SC-229
Abstract The collection contains correspondence received by Samuel Parsons of New York Monthly Meeting. Correspondents include William and Hannah Jackson, ministers of New Garden Monthly Meeting, Pa.; London Friends writing to James Mott, Parsons, and Richard R. Lawrence in response to their report of Friends' activities with native Americans; Samuel Bettle of Philadelphia concerning the Separation, offering advice for New York Yearly Meeting; Daniel Comstock describing the program of study at the...
Dates: 1805-1831

Joseph Tallcot correspondence

 Collection — othertype: SC-186
Identifier: SFHL-SC-186
Abstract

Contains five letters from Quaker educator Joseph Talcot, including one to New York Yearly Meeting for Sufferings and four to Samuel Parsons (1744-1841), long-time elder and clerk of New York Yearly Meeting. The letters deal with concerns of the Meeting for Suffering and providing literature to Friends in remote quarterly meetings.

Dates: 1814-1824

Correspondence concerning John Unthank Gift

 Collection — othertype: SC-232
Identifier: SFHL-SC-232
Abstract Contains correspondence concerning the gift of Dr. John Unthank of Limerick, Ireland, of £1,000, to be divided between two concerns: first, to the Ohio, Indiana and Baltimore Yearly Meetings to be applied by them through their Indian committees toward promoting the so-called civilization and Christian instruction of Native Americans; and, secondly£250 each to Indiana and Ohio Yearly Meetings toward establishing boarding schools for the children of members. Samuel Parsons of New York Yearly...
Dates: 1835-1837

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New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2
Preston, Ann, 1813-1872 2
Bates, Elisha, 1781-1861 1
Bettle, Samuel, 1774-1861 1
Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859 1
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Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 1
Carey, Matthew, 1760-1839 1
Cooper, David 1
Cox, John, approximately 1754-1847 1
Darby, Deborah, 1754-1810 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
Emlen, Samuel, 1730-1799 1
Fisher, Thomas, 1741-1810 1
Garrigues, Edward, 1756-1845 1
Harlan, Ann, 1739-1804 1
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 1
Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 1
Jackson, Hannah, 1767-1845 1
Jackson, Isaac, 1775-1855 1
Jackson, James, 1736-1817 1
Jackson, Joel, 1776-1857 1
Jackson-Conard family 1
Jenkins, Mehetabel, 1731-1815 1
Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 1
Leggett, Aaron, 1792-1860 1
Lindley, Jacob, 1744-1814 1
Lockwood, John, 1793?-1859 1
Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839 1
McKim, James Miller, 1810-1874 1
Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889 1
Monaghan, Hannah, W.1784-1804 1
Mott, James, 1742-1823 1
Mott, James, 1788-1868 1
Mott, Richard, 1767-1856 1
New Garden Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Chester County, Pa.) 1
New Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : Chester County, Pa.) 1
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1955) 1
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1955). Meeting for Sufferings 1
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings 1
Parrish family 1
Parrish, Clemmons, 1848-1912 1
Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 1
Parrish, Edward, 1822-1872 1
Parrish, John, 1729-1807 1
Parrish, Margaret S. (Margaret Shreve), 1824-1872 1
Parrish, Thomas C. (Thomas Clarkson), 1847-1899 1
Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 1
Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 1
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Senate 1
Pennypacker, E.F.(Elijah Funk), 1804-1888 1
Rodman, Sarah 1
Rotch, William, 1759-1850 1
Rowntree, Rachel, 1770-1825 1
Sands, David, 1745-1818 1
Scott, Job, 1751-1793 1
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 1
Shipley, Ann 1
Smith, George, 1804-1882 1
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 1
Swarthmore College 1
Tallcot, Joseph, 1768-1853 1
Unthank, John, 1754-1840 1
Webb, Benjamin, 1786-1851 1
Webb, Catherine, 1792-1872 1
Wharton, Susanna Parrish, 1852-1928 1
Wharton, Susanna, 1827-1915 1
Willis, Thomas, 1770 or 1771-1864 1
Willson, Anne 1
Wistar, Margaret, 1728?-1793 1
Wood, Samuel, 1760-1844 1
Wright, William, d.1846 1
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