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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1

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Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)105
Wood, Joseph (1832-)3
Ackworth School2
Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting1
Society of Friends. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting1
Tract Library Association1
Society of Friends. Loan Fund1
Tract Association of the Society of Friends1
Southey, Robert (1774-1843)1
Shillitoe, Thomas (1754-1836)1

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Archive Collection

Joseph Wood Archive

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821); Ashbridge, Elizabeth (1713-1755)

23 Mar 1661-1840

The collection includes 100 notebooks written by Wood from 1767-1821. There are 63 large notebooks and 37 small ones. In his notebooks Wood recorded his ministry and copied his letters. A prolific ...

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Notebooks

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1661-1821

The notebooks contain Joseph Wood’s account of his life, his Quaker faith and his work as a Minister of the Gospel. Wood wrote every morning when at home. If travelling he made time to write in...

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Addresses to George III

1774-1840

Copies of addresses sent to the King, 1775-1820, and to the House of Commons, 1783

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Printed papers

1774-1840

Includes papers produced by Friends regarding the abolition of slavery, education and religion.

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Financial accounts

c.1800

Two accounts. One is an appraisal of the contents of a house. The second is a list of prices for foodstuffs.

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Juvenalia

23 Mar 1760-1795

Comprises items owned by children, including one owned by Wood.

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Miscellaneous papers

1695-1821

Includes papers with political, religious and social themes. Also contains an account of a dream by Wood.

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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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Publications of bible societies

c.1812

Tracts issued by various branches of bible societies, including the British and Foreign Bible Society.

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Letters on religious, political and social topics kept by Joseph Wood

23 Mar 1661-2 Dec 1821

Includes letters about the Quaker religion in various places in America such as Pennsylvania and Kentucky and also in Ireland. Some letters discuss political and social subjects.

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Dying expressions of Friends

8 Nov 1770-5 Nov 1813

Originals and copies of documents recording the words of Quakers shortly before they died.

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