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Mary Kite letter Abi Kite Walton
Title:
Mary Kite letter Abi Kite Walton
Description:
Discusses her living situation and the arrangment of the house. Mentions hearing "a long communication in the Hicksite end of the house" and Samuel Cope's theological response to it. Also says that "our cousin is very zealous that the spirit of Gurneyism should not spread amongst us."
Date:
1845-05-11
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
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to Joseph Kite
Description:
Expresses concern over conflict within the Quaker community. Discusses Quakers Samuel Leeds, Job Haines Jr., and David Cope, and their journeys to visit other Meetings.
Date:
1852-08-29
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:
Alludes to the Hicksite-Orthodox schism in the Society of Friends.
Date:
1828-07-13
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Hannah Warrington letter to Mary Kite
Title:
Hannah Warrington letter to Mary Kite
Description:
Expresses concern over the growing "libertine spirit" within the Quaker community. Discusses her Quaker Meeting and the people who spoke there, including minister Elizabeth Robson and a man named James Sleeper.
Date:
1827-03-17
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. Primarily a copy of an extract of a letter from a friend regarding the Rhode Island Yearly Meeting (i.e., New England Yearly Meeting) and the conduct of the Wilburite separatists.
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins 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. Reports on recent events and shares news about herself, family, and friends. Discusses various Quaker meetings and references the Wilburite controversy. Mentions an upcoming abolition meeting and encloses some abolitionist circulars (no longer attached).
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter
Title:
Mary Kite letter
Description:
Possibly a fragment. Includes a note at the end written by one of Kite's siblings. Details the events of a Quaker meeting.
Date:
1825 - 1858
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Susanna Corder letter to Rebecca Collins and Isaac Collins
Title:
Susanna Corder letter to Rebecca Collins and Isaac Collins
Description:
Susanna Corder was an author and educator. She expresses concern over the divisions within the Society of Friends in the United States and expresses her hope that the rift will be mended. She also shares news about several British Quakers.
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to her brother
Title:
Mary Kite letter to her brother
Description:
Discusses her opinions on conflicts within the Quaker community. Reflects on an address her uncle John Letchworth made in a past meeting. Shares news about family/friends, including Yardly Warner [sp].
Date:
1858-03-12
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite letter to James Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to James Kite
Description:
Describes a recent Yearly Meeting in detail, including a discussion of whether it would correspond with New England Yearly Meeting. Expresses her worries that the Meeting was being "driven farther and farther from the semblance of Quakerism."
Date:
1849-09
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:
Written to John L. Kite's sister minister Mary Kite while she was visiting Quaker meetings in the southern states. Discusses religious matters, Mary Kite's travels, the Wilburite controversy, and the events of Quaker Meetings. Also discusses multiple individuals including Pennock Passmore, Sarah Healy, Benjamin Cadwallader, Cordelia Bayes, and Robert Scotten.
Date:
1851-11-11
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. Responds to Isaac's letter and shares news concerning herself and others. Discusses recent events, including various Quaker meetings and the Wilburite separation within the Society of Friends.
Collection:
Rebecca Singer Collins 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. Primarily discusses Yearly Meeting and mentions an African American woman who Griffith encouraged to attend. Shares news of Griffith and others, including the death of Dr. Stanley.
Date:
1856-09-18
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. Responds to White's recent letter, reflects on religious themes, and congratulates White on acquiring a young daughter, possibly a foster daughter. Shares news of Griffith and others, and comments on Wilburite Quakers.
Date:
1861-01-13
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 activities in Ohio and reflects on religious themes including Wilburites, religious conversion, and the teaching of scripture in schools. Discusses Quaker minister Sybil Jones, who she says "is too eminently gifted for such service - to hide her talents at home long at a time in her domestic sphere."
Date:
1864-03-22
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. Shares news regarding Griffith and others, including the ill health of her and her family. Discusses the states of various Quaker Yearly Meetings.
Date:
1858-10-01
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 recent activities, including traveling to and attending various Quaker Meetings. Reflects on religious matters. Shares new about friends and family. Asks after White's health.
Date:
1870-12-20
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Rebecca Collins letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Rebecca Collins letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Passes on news of the death of Sarah Hillman; discusses her life. Describes a sermon given at Quaker meeting and a religious visit to an invalid. Passes along Joshua Baily's description of the Gurneyite and Wilburite meetings in Ohio.
Date:
1855-09-12
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 the recent schism between Gurneyite and Wilburite/Conservative Quakers in the Ohio Yearly Meeting and wonders about its consequences for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Date:
1854-09-19
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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