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Archive Series

Letters from various correspondents to Joseph Wood

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1759-1821

Comprises the correspondence Wood received from his many acquaintances. Most of the correspondents are Friends in Yorkshire, but some write from abroad, particularly America. They write primarily ab...

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Small notebooks

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1748-1821

Wood recorded his journeys to Friends meetings in the small notebooks. He wrote copiously about the people he met, places he stayed and his travels. Most of the notebooks have white numbers printed...

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Large notebook 1
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Large notebook 1

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1746-1777

Includes transcripts of an abstract of a letter to a Friend, entries relating to the Piesly family and Friends in Manchester, Nottingham, Derby, Durham, Lancashire and Cheshire.

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Large notebook 2
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Large notebook 2

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1762-1777

Includes transcripts of letters to the Monthly Meetings at Marsden and Rochdale in Lancashire.

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Large notebook 2B
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Large notebook 2B

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1700-1781

Includes transcripts of various epistles written by friends, Isaac Childs' Vision, a prayer by Prince Eugene of Savory, a poem by Joseph Rule and verses in praise of him, a sermon by Samuel Fothergill...

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Large notebook 3
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Large notebook 3

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1748-1783

Includes transcripts of various letters and other writings including an account of Claude Gay's journey to Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and part of France, a caution to Friends by Hannah Earnshaw ...

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Large notebook 4
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Large notebook 4

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1764-1790

Contains mainly transcripts of the testimonies of Friends.

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Large notebook 6
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Large notebook 6

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1791-1794

Includes a transcript of a Petition from the Quakers in France to the National Assembly, transcripts of letters to Charles Smith from Joseph Wood and a letter from John Dickinson of Sheffield to 'the ...

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Large notebook 8
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Large notebook 8

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1795

Comprises transcripts of letters written by Joseph Wood to various correspondents and a letter from the Yearly Meeting in London to the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings.

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Large notebook 9
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Large notebook 9

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1736-1796

Includes transcripts of various letters, 'A sorrowful account of several young persons who were drowned', a letter from the Governor of the Isle of Man to Richard Reynolds and the report of Thomas Col...

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Large notebook 10
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Large notebook 10

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1796-1797

Comprises primarily transcripts of letters written by Joseph Wood to correspondents including John Fearnley and William Gouldthorp. The cover of the volume is made of a contemporary 18th century deco...

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Large notebook 11
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Large notebook 11

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1741-1798

Includes transcripts of letters and testimonies of Friends, a poem by Joseph Brown and John Pemberton's concern to visit the Highlands and Isles of Scotland, with a letter from him to Martha Routh aft...

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