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Hannah White Richardson letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Hannah White Richardson letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Hannah White Richardson, Quaker author of spiritual works, founder and benefactor of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and sister of Rebecca White. Discusses vacationing in the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire. Remarks on conversing with a Native American woman at Crawford Notch and discusses a captive family of bears there.
Date:
1860-08-04
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Helen M. Marr letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Helen M. Marr letter to Rebecca White
Description:
In her role as secretary and treasurer of "Berea, thanks White for a donation.
Date:
1898-03-02
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Esther Roberts letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Esther Roberts letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Thanks White for a gift and offers her condolences over the recent death of White's sister Hannah White Richardson.
Date:
1882-05-19
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
George B. Price letter to Rebecca White
Title:
George B. Price letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by White's cousin George B. Price. Discusses White's cousin Minford Levis. Says that only at an institution such as the Pennsylvania Hospital could Minford "be kept from temptation and usefully employed until he [grew] strong to resist."
Date:
1904-12-16
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Lille Austin letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Lille Austin letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Passes on news of the death of Aunt Abbe from flu.
Date:
1890-01-11
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Lille Austin letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Lille Austin letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Signed L. A., possibly for Lille Austin. Gives news of the death of Aunt Lavinia.
Date:
1893-03-21
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Elizabeth Masson letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Elizabeth Masson letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Discusses her missionary work as an educator in Greece as well as the work of her husband, attorney Edward Masson (1799-1873). Discusses Quaker ministers Sybil and Eli Jones's tours of various schools during their time in Athens.
Date:
1867 - 1869
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Elizabeth Meader letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Elizabeth Meader letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Elizabeth Meader, possibly Quaker minister Elizabeth Meader (1794-1881). Offers her condolences over the recent death of White's mother Elizabeth White. Also discusses religious themes and the health of her husband.
Date:
1855-10-15
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Elizabeth Meader letter to Rebecca White and Hannah White Richardson
Title:
Elizabeth Meader letter to Rebecca White and Hannah White Richardson
Description:
Written by Elizabeth Meader, possibly Quaker minister Elizabeth Meader (1794-1881). Discusses her deceased husband and father in relation to their writings and religious lives.
Date:
1861-02-04
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Nathan C. Hoag letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Nathan C. Hoag letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Quaker minister Nathan C. Hoag, husband of Abigail Hoag. Discusses Hoag's recent travels among Friends and passes on news from the Quaker community. Gives his opinion new "manual labor school."
Date:
1853-12-28
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Edith Griffith letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Edith Griffith letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Quaker minister Edith Griffith. Discusses news of Griffith, her family, and others. Reflects on religious themes.
Date:
1860-10-18
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Eli Jones letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Eli Jones letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Quaker minister Eli Jones from a ship on the Chesapeake Bay about to leave for Liberia. Briefly comments on the conditions of the journey and gives instructions for sending him mail in Liberia.
Date:
1851-07-24
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Eli Jones letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Eli Jones letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Quaker minister Eli Jones. Urges White not to be lonely and reiterates the Jones family's affection for her. Passes on news of family and mutual friends. Discusses the "home missionary" work Jones and his wife Sybil had done as Quaker ministers since returning from their missionary work abroad. Asks if White could send him a book of Joseph John Gurney's lectures to help him educate the local Quaker youth about the "history and doctrines" of the Society of Friends.
Date:
1855-12-30
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Eli Jones letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Eli Jones letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Quaker minister Eli Jones. Thanks White for sending him the book "Judea in her Desolations" by her sister Hannah White Richardson. Expresses horror at the bloodshed of the Civil War. Says his son James Parnell Jones had joined the army and passes on other news of his family. Wishes for books to "both instruct and interest" the young. Mentions that a company of armed men in a nearby town were trying to secede.
Date:
1861-08-14
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Eli Jones letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Eli Jones letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Quaker minister Eli Jones. Gives news of Jones's family, including his son James Parnell Jones, an officer in the United States army. Mentions buying a carriage for the health of his wife, Quaker minister Sybil Jones.
Date:
1861-11-25
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Hannah White Richardson letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Hannah White Richardson letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Hannah White Richardson, Quaker author of spiritual works, founder and benefactor of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and sister of Rebecca White. Discusses spending time in New York City and in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania (referred to as "Mauch Chunk"). Reminisces on earlier visits and reflects on death from a religious perspective. Lists her companions.
Date:
1860-07-20
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Chloe Lankton letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Chloe Lankton letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Thanks White for financial assistance and discusses Lankton's illness and dependence on others.
Date:
1884-10-13 - 1884-10-16
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Edith Griffith letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Edith Griffith letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Quaker minister Edith Griffith. Discusses her religious work, including attending Yearly Meeting in "Carolina" where she supplied Friends with new caps.
Date:
1841 - 1873
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Edith Griffith and Lydia H. Stanley letter to E. White and her family
Title:
Edith Griffith and Lydia H. Stanley letter to E. White and her family
Description:
Written by Quaker minister Edith Griffith and Lydia H. Stanley [sp?]; addressed to "E. White and family." Recounts their travels wherein Griffith preached at Quaker Meetings.
Date:
1852-06-29
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Edith Griffith letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Edith Griffith letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Quaker minister Edith Griffith. Discusses religious themes, Refers to White's upcoming Yearly Meeting as a "momentous period" and a "painfully interesting crisis." Shares news of Griffith and others. Requests books from White's brother.
Date:
1857-04-10
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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