Abigail Morris Wasson Collection
Scope and Contents
Abigail (Morris) Wasson (1835-1911) was an active member of Hopewell and New Castle Friends Meetings in Henry County, Ind. This collection includes her diary, 1886-1892, valuable for its accounts of everyday life and the births, marriages, and deaths of her Quaker and non-Quaker neighbors; genealogical material collected by her nephew, Samuel Heffley Morris (1845-1931) on the Morris and Heffley families; an account of the provisions of her will; and an 1858 removal certificate for her husband, Calvin Wasson (1832-1904). Gift of Ernest Mills, 1990. For extracts from other Abigail Wasson diaries, 1862-1909, now lost, see Oliver M. Morris, The Morris Family Tree (1940).
Dates
- 1886-1931
Conditions Governing Use
Rights: Some materials may be protected by copyright. Permission to reproduce and to publish for commercial purposes must be requested from the Archivist.
Extent
1.00 Folders
Language of Materials
English
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Repository Details
Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository