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Letter to Selina, Countess of Huntington, 1775-04-10
Title:
Letter to Selina, 1775-04-10
Description:
Xerox copy of a letter from Anthony Benezet to Selina, Countess if Huntington. This letter is in regard to the orphanage in Georgia established and run by George Whitefield, under the patronage of the Countess. Whitefield had encouraged the colony of Georgia to end its prohibition of slavery. Benezet expresses respect for Whitefield but indicates that his reasoning for slavery is self serving rationalization.
Date:
1775-04-10
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Haverford College
Letter to George Washington Taylor, 1846-11-11
Title:
Letter to George Washington Taylor, 1846-11-11
Description:
Letter from Elihu Burritt describing the progress of the Free Produce Movement in Great Britain and advising G.W. Taylor on strengthening the Free Produce Movement in the U. S.
Date:
1846-11-11
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Haverford College
Mary Kite diary
Title:
Mary Kite diary
Description:
Account of Mary Kite's trip to visit the Quaker meetings in North Carolina with Pennock and Mary Passmore. Name on the cover is Edith Sharpless; the book possibly belonged to her before Mary Kite.
Date:
1851
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
1905 March 26, Awbury, to Mother
Title:
1905 March 26, to Mother
Date:
1905-03-26
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1830 November 10, Woodbourne, to Brother, Philadelphia
Title:
1830 November 10, Philadelphia
Description:
Includes William D. Cope's acknowledgment of Henry Cope's power of attorney regarding his investment in the Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania.
Date:
1830-11-10
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Mary Passmore diary
Title:
Mary Passmore diary
Description:
Account of journey to and visits in North Carolina with Pennock Passmore and Mary Kite.
Date:
1851 - 1852
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
1789 December 12, to Brother
Title:
1789 December 12, to Brother
Date:
1789-12-12
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter to Moses Brown, 1774-05-09
Title:
Letter to Moses Brown, 1774-05-09
Description:
Copy of a letter from Anthony Benezet to Moses Brown. Discussing Eastern States' petitions and bills to the King and Parliament in opposition to slavery and the slave trade. Benezet discusses his friend Samuel Nottingham and his wife's slaves. Also includes an account of a letter concerning the lives and future of slaves from Nathanial Gilbert of Antigua.
Date:
1774-05-09
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Haverford College
1901 August 12, Jamestown R.I., to My dearest wife
Title:
1901 August 12, to My dearest wife
Date:
1901-08-12
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letterbook of Robert Pleasants
Title:
Letterbook of Robert Pleasants
Description:
Letters and other documents written by Robert Pleasants, a member of Curles Monthly Meeting, Virginia. The compilation of his letters generally centers on matters of religion and abolition, including letters to George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry.
Date:
1754 - 1797
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter
Title:
Mary Kite letter
Description:
Addressed to "dear Friends." Written while minister Mary Kite was visiting Quaker meetings in the Southern states. Describes her journey to and attendance at meetings in Virginia and North Carolina. Shares her observations on slavery and the social conditions of African Americans.
Date:
1851 - 1852
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter to Moses Brown, 1773-12-28
Title:
Letter to Moses Brown, 1773-12-28
Description:
Copy of a letter from Anthony Benezet to Moses Brown. Manumissions are briefly mentioned as is concern about the destruction of tea in Boston. Benezet also discusses Virginia Yearly Meeting and their petition to the King regarding the slave trade.
Date:
1773-12-28
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, 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
1833 May 22, Philadelphia, to Dear Brother, Woodbourne, Susquehanna Country, Pa
Title:
1833 May 22, Pa
Date:
1833-05-22
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1911 July 2, Awbury, to Dear Mother
Title:
1911 July 2, to Dear Mother
Date:
1911-07-02
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
New Mexico Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Title:
New Mexico Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Description:
(a) Catharine P. Wallace, President New Mexico Woman Suffrage Association (b) Mrs. Josephus Daniels of North Carolina, Suffrage leader in N.C. and Washington, D.C. (c) Helen Morris Lewis, President North Carolina E. R. Association (d) Catharine P. Wallace, New Mexico.
Date:
1900
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers