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Balderston Collected Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-006
Abstract
Most of the correspondence in this collection is addressed to Henry Drinker concerning trivial and more substantive matters of his business and that of the Society of Friends, including a letter from William Savery in 1794 from Canadagua describing a visit to the Oneidas. Also included are a document from the Philadelphia Committee to Joseph Elkinton in Tunesassah (1822) and a subscription list (1831) for J.J. Foster's publication on the New Jersey Crosswicks trial, signed by Roberts Vaux...
Dates:
1735-1822
Elizabeth Drinker diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-018
Overview
Elizabeth was a colonial era Quaker and prolific journal writer. Elizabeth's diaries are composed of her personal reflections of the day-to-day life of a wealthy Quaker woman in colonial Philadelphia. The majority of Elizabeth’s entries detail her daily life, including social calls with other Quaker families and individuals, the births, deaths, and marriages within her community, and attendance at, and descriptions of, weekly and monthly Quaker meetings. Elizabeth’s description of events...
Dates:
1758-1800
Henry and Elizabeth Drinker letters
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-854
Overview
Correspondence between Henry Drinker and Elizabeth, his wife, relates to his arrest, imprisonment, and resulting forced exile to Winchester, Virginia during the American Revolution. His letters discuss his physical and spiritual well-being, concern for his children, news of other exiled Friends, and efforts to present their case before Pennsylvanian and Virginian authorities. Elizabeth Drinker's letters to her husband relate family and neighborhood news, Friends' visits, efforts on behalf of...
Dates:
1777-1778
Henry Drinker correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-031
Abstract
This collection includes letters received by Henry Drinker regarding various business and personal matters. The correspondents include Ruth Anna Rutter (later Lindley), George Churchman, and William Brinton, who wrote concerning a subscription from Lampeter Preparative Meeting for relief in Europe.
Dates:
1791-1801
Henry Drinker Letters to Isaac Hicks
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-280
Overview
Henry Drinker (1734-1809) was a successful Philadelphia Quaker merchant and served as clerk of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. A prominent New York City merchant, Isaac Hicks (1767-1820) was a cousin of the Quaker artist and minister Edward Hicks and of Quaker minister Elias Hicks. Drinker and Hicks were close friends and acted as business agents for each other, reflected in the 1801 correspondence. As prominent members of the Society of Friends, they were active in Quaker concerns, including...
Dates:
1801, 1817; Majority of material found within 1801
Isaac Proctor papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-151
Overview
This collection is comprised of the papers of Isaac Proctor. The majority of the collection is composed of the personal correspondence of Proctor from the end of the 18th century, but also includes a single, small diary, and a single folder of his financial records.
Dates:
1790-1830
James Thornton correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-132
Abstract
This collection includes letters written to and by James Thornton, mostly regarding his work and the work of other Friends in travelling ministry, both in the United States and in England. Among the correspondents are John Pemberton, Samuel Allinson, Henry Drinker, Thomas Fisher, Rebecca Jones, and William Rathbone.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1669-1792- 1771-1792
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- Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 2
- Allinson, Samuel, 1739-1791 1
- Brinton, William, 1759-1842 1
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- Chalkley, Thomas, 1675-1741 1
- Churchman, George, 1730-1814 1
- Claypoole, Jane 1
- Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 1
- Drinker, Henry Sandwith,, 1770-1824 1
- Elkinton, Joseph, 1794-1868 1
- Emlen, Samuel 1
- Fisher, Thomas, 1741-1810 1
- Foster, J. J. (Jeremiah J.) 1
- Fothergill, Samuel 1
- Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 1
- Hicks, Isaac, 1767-1820 1
- Jenkins, John 1
- Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817 1
- Kite, Thomas, 1785-1845 1
- Lampeter Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) 1
- Lindley, Ruth Anna, 1768-1810 1
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- Pike, Stephen, -1826 1
- Proctor, Isaac 1
- Rathbone, William, 1757-1809 1
- Savery, William, 1750-1804 1
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