William Rees Papers
Scope and Contents
The Rees Papers consist mainly of William Ree's diary of attendance at Indiana, North Carolina, Philadelphia, and Baltimore yearly meetings in 1854 as a companion to Mary Thomas, a minister. Rees included observations about slavery, the New Garden boarding school, and the separation in Ohio Yearly Meeting in 1854. Also included is a brief journal of religious reflections from 1833.
Dates
- 1833-1854
- Other: Majority of material found in 1854
- Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1960
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Biographical or Historical Information
William Rees (1805-1858), son of James and Jane (Elmore) Rees, was a native of Tennessee, and as a child moved with his parents to Highland County, Ohio. In 1832 he moved to Parke County, Indiana, and in 1833 married Mary Hunnicutt under the care of Sugar River Monthly Meeting in Montgomery County. In 1843 they transferred their membership to Sugar Plain Monthly Meeting in Boone County, where William died.
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Extent
1.00 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Travel diary, 1854, and other papers of William Rees (1805-1858), an Orthodox Friend of Boone County, Indiana.
Arrangement Note
By item.
Source of Acquisition
Olive Smith, '1933
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Other Descriptive Information
Identification of author done by Opal Thornburg from internal evidence.
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Thomas Hamm
- Date
- 04/17/2012
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository