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Box 44

 Container

Contains 68 Results:

Additions 8, 1831-1921

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 19
Identifier: 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of individual letters related to Quaker life that have been either purchased by or donated to the Archives.

Dates: 1831-1921

Mary Minthorn Letter, 1899

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 19, Item: 1
Identifier: 19.1
Scope and Contents

Mary Minthorn, Scotts Mills, Oregon, to Mable ?, July 9, 1899, als, re: school, family, friends. Mary Minthorn (1887-1983), later the wife of William G. Strench, was the daughter of Dr. Henry J. and Laura Ellen (Miles) Minthorn and a first cousin of Pres. Herbert C. Hoover.

Dates: 1899

William M. Laughlin to Allen Lewis, 1863

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 19, Item: 2
Identifier: 19.2
Scope and Contents

William M. Laughlin, Milton, Indiana, to Allen Lewis, Williamsburg, Indiana, Dec. 25, 1863, als re: tax law

Dates: 1863

Joseph Stamps to Melis Tilson, 1831

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 19, Item: 3
Identifier: 19.3
Scope and Contents

Joseph Stamps, Wolverhampton, to Melis Tilson, New York, Sept. 15, 1831, als, re: death of sister. Edged in black for mourning.

Dates: 1831

John C. Teas Nursery Envelope, c. 1860

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 19, Item: 4
Identifier: 19.4
Scope and Contents

Envelope used by the nursery of John C. Teas, Quaker nurseryman of Raysville, Indiana, ca. 1860

Dates: c. 1860

Hannah B. Janney Disownment, 1846

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 19, Item: 5
Identifier: 19.5
Scope and Contents

Letter, 4th Mo. 9, 1846, notifying Hannah B. Janney of Monroe County, Michigan, of her disownment by Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for nonattendance and joining the Hicksites. Hannah B. Janney (1824-1907) was the daughter of Jacob and Esther (Betts) Janney and the wife of Lacey Amasa Atkinson.

Dates: 1846

Henry A. Moore to Daniel Agnew, 1839

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 19, Item: 6
Identifier: 19.6
Scope and Contents

Henry A. (or C) Moore, Cambridge [City], Indiana, to Daniel Agnew, Beaver, Pa., Nov. 13, 1839, als, re: travel to Indiana, wildlife, business, marking parents' graves.

Dates: 1839

Henry & Elizabeth (no last name) to "Dear Friends Hannibal and Eliza", 1858

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 19, Item: 7
Identifier: 19.7
Scope and Contents

Henry & Elizabeth (no last name), Leavenworth, Kansas to "Dear Friends Hannibal and Eliza," als, 1st Mo. 3, 1858, re: life in Kansas. "Hannibal and Eliza" are probably Hannibal Hollingsworth and Eliza Harris, married in 1854 in Belmont County, Ohio. The letter has hints that would help dientify the writers, mentioning children Harry, Sarah, Willie, and Lizzie.

Dates: 1858

William and Caroline Edgerton to Edmund B. Osborn, 1862

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 19, Item: 8
Identifier: 19.8
Scope and Contents

William Edgerton and wife Caroline, Spiceland, Indiana, to Edmund B. Osborn, Economy, Indiana, 2nd Mo. 4, 1862, als, re: family news, proposed trip west, deaths among Spiceland Friends. William Edgerton (1827-1905) and his wife Caroline (Osborn) Edgerton (18341-1917) were Friends who lived near Spiceland, Indiana. Although neither signs with a last name, the identification of Edmund B. Osborn as brother makes their identities clear.

Dates: 1862

W. R. Lewis to Mr. Burson, 1883

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 19, Item: 9
Identifier: 19.9
Scope and Contents

W. R. Lewis, West Chester, Pa., to Mr. Burson, als, Feb. 19, 1883, re: declining health of his father Joseph J. Lewis. Found in the collection's copy of Memoir of Enoch Lewis, written by Joseph J. Lewis.

Dates: 1883