Box 10

The American Friend was a journal published in Richmond, Ind. from January 1867 to December 1868 by a group of prominent young Gurneyite Quakers. This collection includes minutes of the board of editors, 1866-1868, the cashbook listing agents and subscribers, and some miscellaneous manuscripts.

Frederick Loten Beeson (1877-1949) and wife Laura Davis Beeson (1978-1965) were members of prominent Quaker families in Dalton Township, Wayne County, Ind. This collection, consisting of newspaper clippings, obituaries, correspondence, a Beeson genealogy, and reminiscences of Laura Davis Beeson, relates to Beeson and Davis family members and life in the Dalton and Hagerstown area. Gift of Mary Wright Dennis, 1992.

Two photographs and several newspaper clippings.

Lois S. Vaught was a Friends missionary in China from 1931 to 1944. This collection consists of a copy of a letter to Bea Kimball of Richmond, Ind., 1992, and a reminiscence of mission life in China. Gift of Bea Kimball, 1992.

Elder Daniel Bowman (1809-1894) was a prominent German Baptist minister who lived near Hagerstown, Wayne County, Ind. The collection consists of a typescript of a record of marriages performed by him, 1856-1888. Gift of Mary Wright Dennis, 1992.

Marriage certificate of Jacob Wilson (d. 1811) and Miriam Guyer (1775-1873) at Suttons Creek Monthly Meeting, Perquimans County, North Carolina, 1795. Probably a copy of the original.

Miscellaneous genealogical data relating to descendants of Anthony Chamness (1713-1777) and wife Sarah Cole (born 1718), Quakers of Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange County, North Carolina. Includes the Chamness Family Newsletter, correspondence of Mary Wright Dennis, obituaries, and a record of the Rocky River Methodist Church Cemetery in Chatham County, North Carolina. Gift of Mary Wright Dennis, 1992.

Asa Douglas (1776-1855) was an Orthodox Friend who lived in the vicinity of Rochester, New York. This collection consists of memoranda in diary form, 1818-1819, and a letter to Emmer Bowen, 1822.

John Henry Douglas (1832-1917) was a well-known Quaker minister and revivalist in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Oregon, and California. This collection consists of two letters, 1901 and 1913, to Rufus M. Jones. Photocopies of originals at Haverford College.

Elizabeth Drinker (1737-1794) was a Philadelphia Friend, recorded a minister in 1776, who died on a visit to England in 1794. This collection consists of a memorial of Gracechurch Street Monthly Meeting.