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An apology for the people called Quakers.
Title:
An apology for the people called Quakers.
Description:
Concerns Quaker attitudes to fast days and to war. Originally published in 1757, now republished. Broadsheet, signed by James Pemberton, Clerk.
Collection:
Quaker Broadsides and Pamphlets, Haverford College
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Tells Sadie about her new job as a teacher and reassures her she is getting enough clean air for her health. Discusses marriage and the onset of the Civil War. Describes her feelings about the war; says she thinks it is divine punishment for the evils of slavery.
Date:
1861-05-10
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Minute of the Yearly Meeting of Friends in Ireland, 1854
Title:
Minute of the Yearly Meeting of Friends in Ireland, 1854
Description:
About Friends' religious opposition to war, including supporting war efforts with their businesses
Date:
1854
Collection:
Quaker Broadsides and Pamphlets, Haverford College
Conscript Quakers newspaper article
Title:
Conscript Quakers newspaper article
Description:
Newspaper article clipping discussing the drafting of Edward G. Smedley and William P. Smedley, Quakers who refused to pay the exemption fee or find substitutes upon being drafted. Includes a quote from the New York Tribune.
Date:
1863
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter to the Provost Marshall and Board of Enrollment or other proper Officers
Title:
Letter to the Provost Marshall and Board of Enrollment or other proper Officers
Description:
The writer explains that the undersigned (Edward G. Smedley) cannot conform himself to the draft as a member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Date:
1863
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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