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1755List2976Dutchess County New York 1755. Single sheet measuring 7 ¾ x 12 ½ inches. Folded and quite torn at folds; very good. A letter signed by the members of the Oblong Monthly Meeting of Friends in New York to members of the Sandwich one in Massachusetts on the occasion of the death of Nicolas Davis 1690–1755 a member of the Sandwich meeting. Davis was well-respected in his community and occasionally traveled to minister; he died in Quaker Hill where the Oblong Meeting House is located on such a trip. The Oblong Friends remember him:<br /> <br /> “His visit was well accepted his ministry being attended with the Gospel Life and Power to the Reproof of the Lukewarm & Self Indulgent Professers to the instruction of the weak and to the Edification and Comfort of the Sincere & uprightâ€.<br /> <br /> One of the letter’s signers Benjamin Ferriss is likely the same Benjamin Ferris who was one of the first Euro-American settlers of Quaker Hill arriving in 1728. The letter has eighteen other signatories: John Hoag Samuel Nothingham David Hoag Matthew Franklin Henry Chase Zebulon Farriss James surname illegible Abraham Ewing Wilm Buffett Allen Moore Dobson Wheeler Tim. Dakin Ebenezer Peaslee Josiah Akin Haas Bull. John Ewing Richard Smith and Jonathan Hoag. Of interest to scholars of Colonial-era Quaker history and New York State history. unknown
1789List2987Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1789. Single three-page letter measuring 7 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches. Folded with large tears at folds; excellent. A letter from H. Cathrall in Philadelphia to her friend Amey Thurston dated October 20th 1789. The letter discusses her health and the health and lives of their mutual friends. She also describes her experience of hearing ministry at a women’s Quaker meeting:<br /> <br /> “our yearly Solemnity was uncommonly large and much sisterly condescension was comfortingly evidencd; and thro the condescension of Isarels Israel’s King and Shepherd we were made in some sittings reverently to rejoice in that the Lord in wondrous Mercy had not forgotten Sion ‘nor yet in Anger cast off his People’~â€.<br /> <br /> Though Quaker worship meetings did not exclude women Philadelphia did have a women’s monthly meeting as well; Haverford College holds its membership book for 1793 Cathrall does not appear in it but at least one other name mentioned in her letter does.<br /> <br /> Of interest to scholars of Philadelphia’s long Quaker history especially the role of Quaker women. unknown
1823281351823. A three-page manuscript letter from Ephraim Smooth to Bloomfield McIlvaine exhorting him to follow the tenants of meditation and balance inherent in the Quaker tradition. <br /> <br /> A dance was held at the home of Obediah Sears and Ephraim Smooth writes at length about Quaker tradition of contemplation rejecting "ill-judged indulgence of riot & gaiety" refering to Bloomfield's education he graduated from the College of New Jersey later Princeton in 1812 and his power to influence the youths and finally offers a curative silent meditation with Simon Pure Obediah Broadbrim and himself to "cheerfully join in the dance of the spirit". Dated 5th day 7 month 1823 5 July 1823. Reference is made to the flute and fiddle made in Edenton North Carolina we assume; and addressed to "Bottany Bay" which we assume is the one on Edisto Island South Carolina. <br /> <br /> Bloomfield McIlvaine 22 Feb 1797- 18 Aug 1826 died at 30 in New Jersey. He married Henrietta Maria Banker in June 1824. His father was Joseph McIlvaine who died a couple hours after his son aged 58. Joseph was a US senator for New Jersey. Bloomfield was a lawyer - his extensive library takes four pages in his will just the books valued at $939.35. He is buried in Saint Mary's Episcopal Churchyard in Burlington New Jersey. unknown
1871List3241Rhode Island Massachusetts and New York 1871. Thirty-two letters two apparently missing final pages; with fifteen pages of incomplete letter material. Excellent to Near Fine. Letters from some of the young ladies of the Hazard family primarily Gertrude Minturn 1843–1877 Anna Peace 1845–1868 and Esther Robinson 1848–d. Hazard with some from other family and friends. The family was descended from Thomas Hazard one of the founding settlers of Newport Rhode Island.1<br /> <br /> The girls were educated and often write from school; Anna and Esther attend the ‘Friends School’ in Providence which is probably the Moses Brown School and Gertrude attends Dr. Dio Lewis’s School for Young Ladies in Lexington Massachusetts. Founded by Diocletian Lewis a temperance and physical culture advocate the school incorporated his exercise system developed to condition weaker individuals. Gertrude describes a regimen of thirty minutes of walking plus an hour and a half of exercise and discusses Dr. Lewis:<br /> <br /> “Dr Lewis gives familiar lectures on any subject which the scholars propose. He is a very pleasant genial man and takes part in the games & dancing with the greatest spirit. There are about 20 scholars. Some of them board in the village but are subject to the rules of the school. This building is very large and is mostly occupied by the patients of Dr Lewis’ ‘Movement Cures’ to whom most of his time is devoted. The scholars and patients associate together. Indeed we are under very little constraint the teachers leaving our actions to be regulated by our own sense of propriety; and they seldom find occasion to reprove the scholars for misdemeanors.†November 23 1864<br /> <br /> Meanwhile Anna and Esther’s education is more on the religious side; Esther writes:<br /> <br /> “We have not been to meeting very often since we returned from our lovely visit to Newport but the first Sunday morning I did think all the time of it as I said I was going to. We were edified this morning by a sermon from Elizabeth Meader or rather a torrent of noise so that I am nearly deafened now. I don’t think I ever heard a more horrible combination of sounds from the mouth of any human being.†January 8 1865<br /> <br /> Though speaking in tongues is most strongly associated with Pentecostalism it is not unheard of in Quakerism. In his book of genealogy and reflections the girls’ father Thomas Hazard 1797–1886 connects the family’s “strong religious tendencies†to his own interest in spiritualism.2 This interest in mediumship comes up several times in the letters first in 1864 when one of the girls reports that “Pa writes us that at a circle which he attended a few days ago a clairvoyant medium described our house at Vaucluse perfectly†February 24 1864 and later when one of the girls attends a circle with their father in Philadelphia:<br /> <br /> “Yesterday morning Pa & I had a sitting with a Mrs. Robinson a trance speaking medium. The communication from mother was the most beautiful I ever heard. She spoke to us just as she used to on earth using the same expressions. It seemed as if I could almost see her – we are going again on Monday.†February 8 1867<br /> <br /> That is the pair spoke to Frances Minturn Hazard who had died in 1854.<br /> <br /> Of interest to researchers of the Hazard family and Rhode Island Quakers.<br /> <br /> 1 Caroline Elizabeth Robinson The Hazard Family of Rhode Island 1635–1894 Printed for the Author 1896.<br /> 2 Thomas R. Hazard Recollections of Olden Times Sanborn 1879 228. unknown
19621161Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1962. Card. Fine. Six pieces: For Algerian Refugee Children: Blankets from American Children; Bundles for boys; Sewing Bags for Algerian Refugee Girls; Tool Box Fund; Christmas: Bread for Algerian Children and The Innocent Victims - Algeria reprinted from May 6 1961 issue of Look American Friends Service Committee unknown
19621161Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1962. Card. Fine. Six pieces: For Algerian Refugee Children: Blankets from American Children; Bundles for boys; Sewing Bags for Algerian Refugee Girls; Tool Box Fund; Christmas: Bread for Algerian Children and The Innocent Victims - Algeria reprinted from May 6 1961 issue of Look American Friends Service Committee unknown books
170650817London, T. Sowle, 1706. Small 4to. No wrappers. (2),11,(1) pp. Title-page soiled. The first page with a large brownspot. Outer margins shaved with some loss of lettering.
180532962Philadelphia: Printed by Kimber Conrad & Co 1805. Very Good. Philadelphia: Printed by Kimber Conrad & Co. 1805. First Edition. Octavo; original grey wrappers; 451pp. Light wear to edges; general smudging; spine perished. Mild soiling and faint spotting else unmarked; terminal leaves unopened; about Very Good. <br /> <br /> Detailed report on the Friends' interactions with the Oneida Onandago and Cayuga nations focusing on attempts at farming and education. Includes many speeches to the Friends from Native American leaders including Chief Cornplanter with particular attention paid to farming techniques as well as trades such as blacksmithing and carpentry and a couple digressions on the effects of alcohol. Uncommon in retail. <br /> <br /> Sabin 34617. Printed by Kimber, Conrad, & Co unknown
1736000473London Eng: Assigns of J. Sowle 1736. First Edition. Very Good -. Title continued: "for Demands Recoverable by the Acts made in the 7th and 8th Years of the Reign of King William the Third for the more Easie Recovery of Tithes Church-Rates &c. Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle at the Bible in George-Yard Lombard-Street." xii 2 189 1 p.: 1 table; 20 cm. 8vo. Half calf with six gilt-ruled spine compartments and a gilt-tooled leather label in the second compartment reading: Prosecution of Quakers. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges marbled. Inscription largely erased from front fixed endpaper. Published anonymously by Quaker Joseph Besse who produced a number of important volumes recording the legal woes of early English and Welsh Quakers. This volume describes the prosecutions of Quakers from 1696 to 1736 in England and Wales arranged alphabetically by county. Quakers were prosecuted for refusing to pay the annual tithe one tenth of their income and other support for the Church of England. In Very Good- Condition: cover is rubbed; spine is sunned; leather is starting to separated at the head of the spine and lacking small section of leather at head of spine; first and last leaves have soiling of corners and light foxing; pages are otherwise clean and tight. Assigns of J. Sowle unknown
170650817London T. Sowle 1706. Small 4to. No wrappers. 2111 pp. Title-page soiled. The first page with a large brownspot. Outer margins shaved with some loss of lettering. <br/><br/><em>The original printing. </em> unknown
First edition, ii,238pp., cont. calf, rebacked, rubbed. The first Quaker bibliography. "Hereby may be seen, not only what Books have been Printed of the Sufferings which many of the said People underwent, but also the many Warnings to the Governments and Rulers, &c. Concerned..." ? Advertisement of verso of title.
a67156Philadelphia 1773 Printed by Joseph Crukshank. Two volumes bound as one. 12mo. 8 147pp. 3 64pp. Crukshank book catalogue at end original leather boards with later paper spine. Good boards worn. . hardcover
5 p. l., 147, [3], 64 p. Hardcover Good condition, lacking backstrip, front cover detached Evans
pp. (10), 147, [3] [Contents],35 [The Ancient Testimony Of The People called Quakers]. 12mo. 165 mm. Worn contemporary binding of leather backed paper boards. Evans 25141. PA 60 Rt Stk. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
Two volumes in one. pp. 150; 34. 12mo. Foxed. Original leather boards. Spine taped. Evans 20950. PA 61 L Stk. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
Two volumes in one. pp. 150, 64, 3 [Bookseller's catalogue]. Aged stained. 12mo. Worn contemporary full leather Philadelphia binding. Boards detached. XLib. Evans 12661. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 60 Rt. Stk x2
176024872London: Printed and Sold by Luke Hinde in George-Yard Lombard-Street 1760. First edition. 12 372 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary blind pannelled calf missing front free-endpaper. First edition. 12 372 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed and Sold by Luke Hinde, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street unknown
178715881Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Cruikshank 1787 First edition. Contemporary calf burgundy morocco spine label. Octavo. With alphabetical index. Bottom corners rubbed small chip at foot of spine some light browning. Contemporary ink inscription on front free endpaper. A very good copy. An interesting collection of short biographies of early American Quaker ministers. Over fifty of the people discussed are women. Printed by Joseph Cruikshank unknown
202570London Luke Hinde 1760. 372pp. 8vo. Full leather slightly rubbed and edgeworn. Ink inscription to ffe. Some scattered foxing. A very good copy. London, Luke Hinde, 1760. hardcover
178735617Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank 1787. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. 439 pages. Brown calf leather binding with leather title label on the spine. Front board is detached. Leather is rubbed and pitted on the covers. Leather chipped head of the spine with a small remnant of black tape at the top. A small piece of black linen tape at the bottom of the spine. All preliminary and end sheets are removed. Title page is torn on the edge with a small amount of missing print. Text starts on the title page and ends on page 439. The last leave is partially glued to the rear paste down. Several pencil names written in the margins throughout the text including American Presidents on the early pages. Name of Richard Hopkins written in old ink on the title page. Other Hopkins family members names on the rear paste down. Small paper bookplate of Richard K. Betts on the front paste down. Persistent toning to the contents. A fair copy only. <br /> <br /> Evans 20377; Sabin 14377. Printed by Joseph Crukshank unknown
1791005068London: James Phillips 1791. Hardcover. Good. The Fifth Edition. vii 1 601 3 p.; 21 cm. Signatures: a4 A-2P8 -2P7 2P8 8vo. Original plain calf boards with later plain calf spine. Modern box with gilt-tooled spine title: Chalkley's Works. The Works of Thomas Chalkley has a separate title page but continous pagination and signing. Publisher's catalog on final 2 unpaginated pages. ESTC T061338. Lengthy inscription on front free endpaper by Joseph Brinton 1754-1809 of Lancaster County Pa. who purchased the book in 1791. He was the son of Moses and Eleanor Brinton and married Susanna Rigbee in 1784. With: two small pieces of pressed seaweed left in the book. Inscriptions on back fixed endpaper indicate that over the following century the book descended through the Brinton and Cooper families. Lacking one leaf containing pages 369-70 which has been unobtrusively supplied. In Good Condition: leather is rubbed with some loss; pp. 369-70 supplied as described; pp. 495-96 has been rehinged; old dampstain along fore-edge of title page and several following leaves; occasional soiling heavy on a few pages. James Phillips hardcover
1753003525London: Printed and sold by Luke Hinde 1753. Hardcover. Very Good. vii 1 194 6 p.; 20 cm. Signatures: A-N8 8vo. Contemporary full calf with blind-ruled border on both boards. Old calf spine repair. Remains of old library label on front fixed endpaper scraped through the endpaper. A Serious Call in Christian Love to all People to turn to the Spirit of Christ has special dated title page but continous pagination. Printer's advertisements on 6 pages following text. Pencil inscription at foot of p. 133: "David Reece Esq. & A. Williams deep in love." First edition. Benjamin Holme 1683-1749 was a Quaker who travelled extensively in the ministry. Various writings related to his visits to Friends in England Wales Scotland Ireland Holland the West Indies and the American colonies were brought together and published in this volume soon after his death. Much scarcer than the scarce 1754 printing. In Very Good Condition: leather is rubbed at head of spine front joint and corners; lacking both free endpapers; foxing and browning throughout; otherwise clean and tight. Printed and sold by Luke Hinde hardcover
1787088QPrinted by Crukshank Philadelphia: 1787. 1787 pp. viii 439. 8vo. 20 cm. Age stained. Disbound. Extremely useful still as a biographical reference to early American Quakers. Evans 20377; Sabin 14377; ESTC W37427. PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. No Binding. Very Good. Printed by Crukshank, Philadelphia: 1787. unknown
1760089QLuke Hinde London: 1760. 1760 pp. 12 372. 8vo. Age stain. Top edge of some leaves slightly worn away. Lacks fly leaves. Contemporary full leather binding. Front board detached. Early ownerships of Samuel and David Stockton on title page. PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 59. Language: eng. Hardcover. Good. Luke Hinde, London: 1760. hardcover
1757WRCAM25203London: Printed by Luke Hinde 1757. 88489-96pp. Quarto. Contemporary reversed calf red leather label. A bit rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Very good. This collection of statutes covers a very broad range both explicit restrictions on Quakers and many more subtle ones including acts for encouraging the growth of coffee in the American colonies and others relative to colonial finances e.g. "An Act for the more easy Recovery of Debts in his Majesty's Plantations and Colonies in America." in which Quakers are treated differently under the law. SABIN 14370. Printed by Luke Hinde hardcover books
