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1886 February 25, Philadelphia, to My dear mother
Title:
1886 February 25, to My dear mother
Date:
1886-02-25
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Mary Kite letter to Lydia B. Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Lydia B. Kite
Description:
Discusses the spiritual requirements for ministers.
Date:
1853-01-16
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite diary
Title:
Mary Kite diary
Description:
Mostly discusses Kite's religious life, including her inner spiritual feelings, impromptu sermons she gave, and Quaker meetings she attended.
Date:
1841 - 1849
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
John L. Kite letter to Mary Kite
Title:
John L. Kite letter to Mary Kite
Description:
John L. Kite was Mary Kite's brother. Discusses minister Mary Kite's mission to visit to Quaker meetings in the southern states. Shares news about recent events and family/friends, including the illness of their brother-in-law Joseph Walton.
Date:
1851-12-24
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter to a friend
Title:
Letter to a friend
Description:
Written by a Quaker minister. Offers advice about ministering by discussing their own experience as a minister. Copies of this letter published in Quaker periodicals have been tentatively attributed to Samuel Bownas, and the author's discussion of an "infant state" of ministry echoes Bownas's terminology.
Date:
1720 - 1840
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Kite
Description:
Written while minister Mary Kite was visiting Quaker meetings in the Southern states. Briefly discusses the necessity of visiting individual families in some meetings and her hopes to return home soon.
Date:
1851-12-18
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite diary
Title:
Mary Kite diary
Description:
Mostly discusses Kite's religious life, including her inner spiritual feelings, impromptu sermons she gave, and Quaker meetings she attended. Also mentions her poor health.
Date:
1850 - 1861
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Kite
Description:
Discusses religious matters and the duties of Quaker ministers.
Date:
1854-05-21
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to Anna Walton
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Anna Walton
Description:
Briefly discusses the spiritual purpose of disease. Describes her early inclination towards the ministry and the suffering she had to undergo before she could be sufficiently humbled for the task. Passes on news of friends/family.
Date:
1851-01-11
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Sarah Wheeler letter to Rebecca Collins
Title:
Sarah Wheeler letter to Rebecca Collins
Description:
Likely written by Sarah Wheeler (1807-1867), the daughter of Daniel Wheeler (1771-1840). Talks about news of friends and family, including various deaths. Discusses the role of Quaker ministers and other matters relating to Friends. Mentions regarding ''Daniel'' and his plans to travel to Finland are likely in reference to her brother Daniel Wheeler (-1848).
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Joshua Sharples letter to a friend
Title:
Joshua Sharples letter to a friend
Description:
Sharples expresses admiration for the recipient and writes about his travels and some of the Quakers he has encountered. He discusses the husband of Susanna Judge, likely referring to Quaker minister Hugh Judge.
Date:
1791-09-27
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to Nathan Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Nathan Kite
Description:
Declines Nathan Kite's invitation to visit West Grove Meeting. Discusses her current lack of divine inspiration.
Date:
1851-07-06
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to John L. Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to John L. Kite
Description:
Written while minister Mary Kite was visiting Quaker meetings in the Southern states. Discusses her travels to various meetings and her reliance on divine support.
Date:
1851-12-22
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Description:
Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott tells her sister about recent news concerning friends and family, including the schooling of various relatives and a family-member's search for a house to buy. Mott also discusses Quaker politics, including the changing religious views of her cousin Nathaniel Barney, a Quaker minister in Nantucket; his preaching; orthodox and evangelical Friends; Race Street Meeting; Rachel Rogers; and Theodore Parker. Mentions a Mrs. Sedgwick, possibly Mrs. Charles Sedgwick. Says Garrison will be at the Yearly Meeting in Kennett Square.
Date:
1860-09-21
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Kite
Description:
Reflects on her recent trip to visit Quakers in the Southern states, especially how essential divine support was to the journey. Briefly discusses the Devil. Describes the meetings she has attended since returning home.
Date:
1852-03-07
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to William Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to William Kite
Description:
Written while minister Mary Kite was visiting Quaker meetings in the Southern states. Discusses traveling to a number of meetings in North Carolina and the necessity she felt of visiting the individual families at some of them.
Date:
1851-12-10
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to John L. Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to John L. Kite
Description:
Handwritten copy of a letter to Mary Kite's brother John Kite which was sent to Mary Kite's niece-in-law Mary F. Kite. Written while Quaker minister Mary Kite was visiting meetings in the Southern states. Discusses visiting with various Quaker families and her unexpectedly long stay in the town of Newberry.
Date:
1851-10-01
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
1895 September 8, Awbury, to My Dear Wife
Title:
1895 September 8, to My Dear Wife
Date:
1895-09-08
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers