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

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J. Wm. Fulton, Wayne County, Indiana, to Elisha Smith, New Westville, Ohio, April 19, 1850.

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E. F. Buckley, Richmond, Ind., to Aaron Hovey, Rockford, Ill., April 21, 1839, re: life in Indiana, politics, establishing law practice

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S. and H. Muncy [Simon and Hannah], Howard County, Indiana, to ?, 1878-1880. Simon and Hannah Muncy, both born ca. 1813, appear on the 1880 census of Liberty Township, Howard County, Indiana, as natives of Delaware and Virginia, respectively.

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Martha Cole, Grundy, Ill., to Elizabeth Brady, York, England, 12th Mo. 3, 18--, re: immigration to the US, family news.

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Robert Hatton, Richmond, Ind., to Paxson Vickers, Lionville, Pa., 3rd Mo. 22, 1836, re: religion

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als, J. P. Hughes, Portland, Ore., to Abby H. Wilkins, Richmond, Ind., Jan. 17, 1858. Hughes was a Hicksite Friend traveling to Hawaii.

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als, unidentified Quaker physician to wife Beulah, re: problems with collecting fees, local Black neighbors

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2 als, Ira C. Johnson to wife Esther, n.d.

Scope and Contents Charles B. Lamborn, St. Louis, Mo., to Robert Lamborn, Kennett Square, Pa., Oct. 18, 1886, als, re: loan for Charles to build a house in St. Louis, where he expects to reside. Charles Burleigh Lamborn (1837-1902), son of Robert and Rachel (Pierce) Lamborn, was born a Hicksite Friend in Kennett Square, Chester Co., Pa. He served in the Union army, rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel, but was not disowned by Kennett Monthly Meeting until he married out of unity in 1871. He is buried in Longwood...