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Mary Kite letter to Nathan Kite and Hannah Kite; Mary F. Kite note to Hannah Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Nathan Kite and Hannah Kite; Mary F. Kite note to Hannah Kite
Description:
Discusses her recent activities, religious beliefs, attendance at Quaker meetings, and news about family/friends. Includes a brief note from Mary Kite's niece-in-law Mary F. Kite.
Date:
1860-05-20
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter to Rebecca Collins
Title:
Letter to Rebecca Collins
Description:
Signed ''Elisa H.'' The writer discusses her friendship with Collins and her religious faith. She writes at length about the death of A. Barker and mentions a recent visit with Joseph John Gurney.
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Rebecca Collins diary
Title:
Rebecca Collins diary
Description:
Entries are from July and August 1826 and concern Collins's religious feelings and her often-repeated desire to dedicate herself more and more fully to her faith.
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to Aaron Sharpless
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Aaron Sharpless
Description:
Discusses various family/friends and her attendance at monthly meeting, where an English "Millerite" caused a disturbance and was thrown out. Briefly mentions the activities of "dear John Wilbur."
Date:
1845-03-01
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to her sister
Title:
Mary Kite letter to her sister
Description:
Probably written to Mary Kite's sister Abi Kite Walton (1787-1865). Discusses her and her sister's religious work as well as the Wilburite controversy. Shares news about family/friends.
Date:
1852-08-29
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Rebecca Collins letter to Isaac Collins
Title:
Rebecca Collins letter to Isaac Collins
Description:
Written while Rebecca Collins's husband, Isaac Collins, was on an extended trip to England. Shares news concerning herself and others, including her attendance at Concord Quarterly Meeting and a brief interaction with Quaker minister Sybil Jones (1808-1873). Last page includes a short note from their niece Mary Anna Longstreth.
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite diary
Title:
Mary Kite diary
Description:
Discusses her religious life, including her feelings at Quaker meetings and the people she heard speak there; her struggles against the temptations of "the evil one"; her visits to various people for spiritual purposes; and her increasingly strong urge to speak in meeting. Mentions being appointed to "treat with a young woman who had joined the Society of Shakers." Also discusses illnesses and major life events among her family and friends.
Date:
1827 - 1840
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
Mary Anna Longstreth letter to Rebecca Collins
Title:
Mary Anna Longstreth letter to Rebecca Collins
Description:
Mary Anna Longstreth was Rebecca Collins's niece. She shares news about several family members, including Stephen Grellet. She describes several sermons that were recently delivered at Quaker meetings and briefly mentions attending a prison committee meeting.
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to Nathan Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Nathan Kite
Description:
Discusses recent events and news concerning family/friends, including the death of their brother Joseph Kite. Reports testifying in Monthly Meeting about her visit to meetings in Virginia and discusses her religious faith.
Date:
1854-11-08
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letters; Mary Passmore letter
Title:
Mary Kite letters; Mary Passmore letter
Description:
Copies of a series of letters written by Quaker minister Mary Kite while travelling in North Carolina with Mary and Pennock Passmore. Discusses her travels and her spiritual work. Includes a copy of one letter written by her traveling companion Mary Passmore.
Date:
1851 - 1852
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
D. Willis letter to a friend
Title:
D. Willis letter to a friend
Description:
The writer discusses watching ships near his workplace and offers a religious lesson.
Date:
1801-04-24
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Thomas Evans letter to Edward G. Smedley and William P. Smedley
Title:
Thomas Evans letter to Edward G. Smedley and William P. Smedley
Description:
Edward G. Smedley and William P. Smedley were Quaker pacifists who refused to participate in any military activities when drafted during the Civil War.
Date:
1863-08-14
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Nathan Yarnall letter to his cousin
Title:
Nathan Yarnall letter to his cousin
Description:
Likely written by the Nathan Yarnall who was born in 1781, probably to Edith Sharpless Kite. Yarnall advises the recipient to follow the path laid out by God.
Date:
1801-08-24
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Elizabeth Cope Collins letter to Rebecca Collins
Title:
Elizabeth Cope Collins letter to Rebecca Collins
Description:
Elizabeth Cope Collins married Rebecca Collins's stepson William Morris Collins. She writes about her improved health, her young daughter, and several sermons recently delivered at Quaker meetings.
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Walton
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Walton
Description:
Shares her religious beliefs and reminisces about her deceased father Benjamin Kite.
Date:
1840-07-12
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Nathan Yarnall letter to his cousin
Title:
Nathan Yarnall letter to his cousin
Description:
Likely written by the Nathan Yarnall who was born in 1781, probably to Edith Sharpless Kite. Yarnall shares some of his interpretations of the Bible.
Date:
1801-06-18
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Ann Eliza Bacon letter to her cousin
Title:
Ann Eliza Bacon letter to her cousin
Date:
1857-10-09
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Rebecca Collins diary
Title:
Rebecca Collins diary
Description:
Entries are from 1824, 1827, and 1840. Discusses religious life and sermons delivered at Quaker meetings. Nearly half the pages are blank.
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Nathan Yarnall letter Edith Sharpless Kite
Title:
Nathan Yarnall letter Edith Sharpless Kite
Description:
Likely written by the Nathan Yarnall who was born in 1781. Yarnall expresses love for Kite and encourages her to maintain faith in God.
Date:
1802-01-15
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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